Glenn Beck experienced the new American citizenship test. Was it as challenging as people claim?

New Citizenship Test Introduced

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has rolled out a new citizenship test, but it’s been met with concerns that it might be too challenging for immigrants. Some worry this increased difficulty could dissuade individuals from pursuing legal citizenship.

For this test, applicants will face 20 questions chosen from a pool of 128, needing to correctly answer at least 12 to pass.

In light of this, a quiz with 10 questions has been provided, prompting responses from notable figures, including Glenn Beck, a co-founder of Blaze Media.

The first question posed was, “Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?” with options like “A) Benjamin Franklin, B) John Adams, C) Thomas Jefferson, and D) George Washington.” Glenn Beck expressed surprise at the multiple-choice format before confidently answering, “Thomas Jefferson.”

For the second question, which asked about powers exclusive to the federal government, he chose correctly. The choices included A) print money, B) declare war, C) make a treaty, or D) all of the above, with the answer being D).

Moving to the third query, “What does the Amendment state about citizens born or naturalized in the U.S.?” Glenn identified this as the Fourteenth Amendment.

Subsequent questions covered various aspects of U.S. history and civics, including significant events in the American Revolution, the importance of the Federalist Papers, and the right to vote for women, among others. Some of these frustrated Glenn and co-host Stu Bruguiere, particularly when they felt a bit confused.

One multiple-choice question regarding when women received the right to vote introduced some ambiguity. While they guessed between two dates, Glenn suggested that voting perhaps started in 1919 but was finalized in 1920.

Stu admitted he had guessed, opting for 1920, which turned out to be correct. This raised Glenn’s question about the relevance of such specifics in relation to citizenship. “Why does the date matter? It’s essentially a detail. A 12-year range doesn’t change anything for me,” he remarked.