새 시민권 시험 풀어보세요…노인용 20개 문항

새 시민권 시험이 오늘(1일)부터 시행된다.

이민당국은 개정판 시험이 이전보다 쉽게 출제됐다고 주장하는 반면 이민자 권익옹호 단체들은 그렇지 않다고 반박하고 있다.

특히 노인들의 경우 새 시민권 시험이 까다롭다는 의견이 지배적이다.

다음은 미국에 이민온 지 20년이 넘었으며 65세 이상 노인들에게 주어지는 시민권 시험 20개 문항의 질문과 답을 정리했다.

▶문: What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

▷답: .speech

.religion

.assembly

.press

.petition the government



▶문:What is the economic system in the United States?*

▷답: .capitalist economy

.market economy



▶문:Name one branch or part of the government.*

▷답: .Congress

.legislative

.President

.executive

.the courts

.judicial



▶문:What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

▷답: .the Senate and House (of Representatives)



▶문:Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*

▷답: .Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]



▶문:In what month do we vote for President?*

▷답: .November

▶문:What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

▷답: . George W. Bush

. George Bush

. Bush



▶문: What is the capital of your state?*

▷답: .Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]

▶문:What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

▷답: . Democratic and Republican



▶문:What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*

▷답: . serve on a jury

.vote in a federal election



▶문:How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

▷답: .eighteen (18) and older



▶문:When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

▷답: . April 15



▶문:Who was the first President?*

▷답: .(George) Washington



▶문:What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

▷답: .freed the slaves (Emancipation

Proclamation)

.saved (or preserved) the Union

.led the United States during the

Civil War



▶문:Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

▷답: .World War I

.World War II

.Korean War

.Vietnam War

.(Persian) Gulf War



▶문:What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

▷답: .fought for civil rights

.worked for equality for all Americans



▶문:What is the capital of the United

States?*

▷답: .Washington D.C.



▶문:Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

▷답: .New York (Harbor)

.Liberty Island

[Also acceptable are New Jersey

near New York City and on the

Hudson (River).]



▶문:Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

▷답: .because there is one star for each

state

.because each star represents a state

. because there are 50 states



▶문:When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

▷답: .July 4

*20문제중 10개가 시험문제로 출제되며 6개이상 맞추면 합격