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Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test? Find out

A 50-state study by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation found that only 4-in-10 Americans can demonstrate the level of basic civics understanding necessary to obtain citizenship.
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Another study has come out suggesting most Americans would not be able to pass the U.S. citizenship test. 

Conducted by The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, a non-profit educational leadership organization, the study surveyed 41,000 Americans adults across all 50 states and Washington D.C. 

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Each person participating was given a short multiple choice test to determine if they could demonstrate the basic level of civics understanding needed to pass a U.S. Citizenship exam.   

Only 4-in-10 Americans passed.  

Could you? Applicants for citizenship are required to get a 60 percent to get a passing score.

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