Our readers tried the new U.S. civics test. They have some objections.

"The question that tripped respondents up the most was on the 19th Amendment and when women gained the right to vote - a question that many commenters also said lacked context. Other questions that proved tricky were about the Federalist Papers and President James Madison, a Founding Father. Maybe it's time to revisit "Hamilton"? Thousands of readers also shared their thoughts on the revised test, which is longer and more rigorous than its predecessor and features more content about American history."

"When we asked the agency about the test changes last week, spokesman Matthew J. Tragesser said in a statement that U.S. citizenship "should not be a cakewalk to obtain." "USCIS is working to overhaul the test and the entire process to strive towards maximum adherence with the letter and spirit of the law," Tragesser added. "... Aliens are required to understand English, learn U.S. history and civics, and show a fidelity to our Constitution.""

USCIS rolled out a revised civics test for citizenship and more than 350,000 people tried a quiz of tougher questions. Seventy-five percent of quiz-takers got at least six correct; the USCIS test requires 12 of 20 correct to pass. The revised test proved harder than the prior version, which saw 90 percent pass rates among earlier quiz-takers. The most challenging questions concerned the 19th Amendment, the Federalist Papers, and President James Madison. The new test is longer, more rigorous, orally administered, not multiple choice, and includes more American history. Agency officials said citizenship should not be a "cakewalk" and emphasized English, U.S. history and fidelity to the Constitution.

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