What Were the Drafters of the New U.S. Citizenship Exam Thinking?
As a thought experiment, imagine what types of questions you would put on the civics exam that every immigrant who hopes to become a U.S. citizen must pass. Details of early U.S. history, perhaps? An introduction to America’s foundational or contemporary economic and social philosophy? A reminder of when to pay federal income taxes? The exam that has been in use for years contained a smattering of all of the above on its list of 100 possible questions. Starting in…