Matthew Tragesser, a spokesperson for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said in a September statement that with the change, “the American people can be assured that those joining us as fellow citizens are fully assimilated and will contribute to America’s greatness.”

The US citizenship test, officially known as the Naturalization test, is an examination that an applicant has to take to become a naturalized American citizen. This test is not for green card holders unless they are applying for citizenship. The new ...

First, very few of the students I met, of any age, could pass the new citizenship test. Second, very few of the schools I visited would even administer it. The requirement to commit dates, names and places to memory is at odds with the pedagogy that has become standard in education schools and among progressive teachers and school officials.

(NEXSTAR) — As part of a “multi-step overhaul” of the naturalization process, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday that it is expanding and altering its Naturalization Civics Test. Applicants have had to take a ...