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    Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    Most Canadians know so little about their own country that they would flunk the basic test that new

    immigrants are required to take before becoming citizens, according to a poll released on Friday.

    The Ipsos-Reid survey showed that 60 percent of Canadians would fail the test. A similar poll done in 1997 showed a failure rate of 45 percent.

    "Canadians appear to be losing knowledge when it comes to the most basic questions about Canadian history, politics, culture and geography ... (they) performed abysmally on some questions," the firm said in a statement.

    Only 4 percent knew the three requirements a citizen had to

    meet to be able to vote while only a third could correctly identify the number of provinces and territories. Just 8 percent knew that Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.

    The survey was carried out for the Dominion Institute, which aims to boost knowledge of Canadian history and values. It said all high school students should have to pass a special citizenship exam before they can graduate.

    "It is frankly disheartening to see the lack of progress made by our group and the countless other organizations working

    to improve civic literary of Canadians over the last 10 years," said institute co-founder Rudyard Griffiths.

    The Ipsos-Reid survey of 1,005 adults was conducted between

    June 5 and 7 and is considered to be accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.


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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    i'm willing to bet a lot of American's would fail the test that immigrants are required to take...

    it's sad, really.
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=beautiful.disaster link=topic=8527.msg441844#msg441844 date=1183400236]
    i'm willing to bet a lot of American's would fail the test that immigrants are required to take...

    it's sad, really.
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    heheh that's what I was thinking when I read the subject line.


    [quote author=Olivia link=topic=7606.msg1221694#msg1221694 date=1237710360]<br /> She is in the death queue.<br />[/quote]<br />You got me all wrong.

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=beautiful.disaster link=topic=8527.msg441844#msg441844 date=1183400236]
    i'm willing to bet a lot of American's would fail the test that immigrants are required to take...

    it's sad, really.
    [/quote]My last boyfriend took it in one of his classes and he was the only one who passed. And he BARELY passed. He asked me some of the questions afterward and I had no clue. The questions get pretty specific, but it is definitely sad that so many people don't know them.
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    oMG, yeah, no, AMY is in no way superior to Tara. Never.

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    yea, i would be one of those that either barely passed or barely failed.&nbsp; especially if they are asking specific questions... i'm not completely clueless but i'm horrible at dates and names soooo, yea.&nbsp; i would probably fail.&nbsp; i wonder if they have a copy online somewhere?

    hmmmmm...
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/

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    [quote author=beautiful.disaster link=topic=8527.msg441859#msg441859 date=1183400738]
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/


    [/quote]Okay, that version is MUCH easier than the one we had :lol:
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    :whogives:

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    You answered 80% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:

    65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.

    &nbsp; hooray!&nbsp; i'm not so dumb afterall...

    [quote author=tara12sk link=topic=8527.msg441863#msg441863 date=1183400885]
    Okay, that version is MUCH easier than the one we had :lol:
    [/quote]

    that shit was really easy... but i am taking Poli Sci this semester so that's probably why. ;)

    like this one...

    9. What are the 13 original states?&nbsp;
    Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland&nbsp;

    :lol:
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    i failed the american citizens test when i took it once, and i am a born and raised american...yay american public school systems!

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=delta9 link=topic=8527.msg441866#msg441866 date=1183400957]
    :whogives:
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    Me obviously.&nbsp; It much more interesting than half the jibber jabber posts.

    [quote author=beautiful.disaster link=topic=8527.msg441844#msg441844 date=1183400236]
    i'm willing to bet a lot of American's would fail the test that immigrants are required to take...

    it's sad, really.
    [/quote]

    Yep, that's my point.&nbsp; We've seen the report that most Americans would fail our citizenship test.&nbsp; Fair play, that's all, fair play.

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=daybreaksdisdain link=topic=8527.msg441877#msg441877 date=1183401205]
    Me obviously.&nbsp; It much more interesting than half the jibber jabber posts.

    Yep, that's my point.&nbsp; We've seen the report that most Americans would fail our citizenship test.&nbsp; Fair play, that's all, fair play.
    [/quote]

    :lol: i'd probably fail too.


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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=delta9 link=topic=8527.msg441880#msg441880 date=1183401305]
    :lol: i'd probably fail too.


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    There there, we'll all be dumb together&nbsp;

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    here's another one...

    http://usgovinfo.about.com/blinstst.htm

    it looks a lot harder and i'm pretty sure i would fail the shit out of this one.&nbsp; :|
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    I thought canada was all about maple syrup, and ice hockey.........does that mean I passed?






    j/k

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=beautiful.disaster link=topic=8527.msg441895#msg441895 date=1183401787]
    here's another one...

    http://usgovinfo.about.com/blinstst.htm

    it looks a lot harder and i'm pretty sure i would fail the shit out of this one.&nbsp; :|
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    You couldn't pass a drug test either.

    [quote author=SOAD link=topic=8527.msg441914#msg441914 date=1183402394]
    I thought canada was all about maple syrup, and ice hockey.........does that mean I passed?

    j/k
    [/quote]

    you forgot hot women. You get a B+

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=delta9 link=topic=8527.msg441920#msg441920 date=1183402563]
    You couldn't pass a drug test either.
    [/quote]

    :P
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    I think most brits would fail a test too because

    A) our education system is a fucking huge turd that fell from the sky......one of my dads ex-tennants was a teacher and she was as thick as 4 short planks

    B) half the people in the UK dont even speak english...never mind know any history etc, fucking freeloaders coming here for an easy life at the taxpayers expense

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=SOAD link=topic=8527.msg441976#msg441976 date=1183404610]
    I think most brits would fail a test too because

    A) our education system is a fucking huge turd that fell from the sky......one of my dads ex-tennants was a teacher and she was as thick as 4 short planks

    B) half the people in the UK dont even speak english...never mind know any history etc, fucking freeloaders coming here for an easy life at the taxpayers expense
    [/quote]

    so i can come to the UK and live off the tax payers?&nbsp; i am sooo there...&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; i speak english (sort of).&nbsp; ;)&nbsp;

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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=emmieslost link=topic=8527.msg441987#msg441987 date=1183404965]
    so i can come to the UK and live off the tax payers?&nbsp; i am sooo there...&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; i speak english (sort of).&nbsp; ;)&nbsp;
    [/quote]Hell yea. I'm in.
    I hear most of them understand American though, so don't worry.
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    Re: Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

    [quote author=emmieslost link=topic=8527.msg441987#msg441987 date=1183404965]
    so i can come to the UK and live off the tax payers?&nbsp; i am sooo there...&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; i speak english (sort of).&nbsp; ;)&nbsp;
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    you dont qualify...you have to be a terrorist and not speak any english

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