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As we continue our exhibition, "Stars, Stripes, and Reckoning: Threads of a Nation," and our country continues to endure ongoing ICE raids and divisiveness over who belongs, I would like to challenge you (and myself!) to test your knowledge on history, civics, and American government. The following questions are included on the civics test that individuals must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

Personally, I am uncertain whether I could easily pass this test without a fair amount of studying beforehand. Yet in 2024 alone, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed 818,500 new citizens. All of whom had to pass a naturalization test, which includes a civics component.

Give it a try and let me know how you do (answers below… don't peek!). I am of the opinion that if others entering our country must know these answers, then perhaps American citizens should too