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    The State of Minnesota will pay your tuition if you register as an Adult Basic Education student and send back the pretest below. You must be a Minnesota Resident.

    Using your browser's Copy command, copy the information and the 15 question test below and paste it into your email program. Fill in your personal information and mark the correct answers with an "X" and send it to study@uscitizenship.org

    You can also study for free at any Anoka County Library or Ramsey County Library or at the Rochester Public Library in Minnesota

    To enroll you as Metro North Student we need:

    Your full name:

    Date of birth:

    Sex: male ___ female ___

    Employment status :

    Working full time ____ Working part-time ____ Not Working ____

    Race: White ___ Black ___ Asian ____ Hispanic___ Other _______

    Current Minnesota address:

    To complete the process you must send back your answers to these 15 questions.
    Mark the correct answers with an "X".

    1.     Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    the English _______
    the French _______
    the Native Americans _______

    2.     Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

    one for each President ________

    one for each original colony _______

    one for each senator _______

    3.     What did the Declaration of Independence do?

    ratified the Constitution ________

    declared our independence from England. ________

    amended the Bill of Rights ________

     

    4. What is the supreme law of the land?

    the Congress ________

    the Constitution ________

    the President ________

    5.     What is not a promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

    to vote for President ________

    to obey the laws ________

    to defend the Constitution ________

    6.     What does the Constitution do?

    makes new laws ________

    defines the government ________

    declares independence ________

    7.     How old do citizens have to be to vote?

    18 ________

    21 ________

    16 ________

    8.     What is an Amendment?

    a change ________

    an adjustment ­________

    a reversal ________

    9.     What is freedom of religion?

    the right to print what we think ________

    the right to practice any religion ________

    the right to protest in a group ________

    10.  What is the "rule of law"?

    the law never changes ________
    the law can be changed ________
    everyone must follow the law. ________

    11.  What other names have you used since becoming a permanent resident, including maiden name?
    In this question "maiden name" means

    a woman's given name. ______

    a man's last name. ______
    a woman's last name before she gets married. _____

    12.  What is your most recent absence from the United States?
    In this question "most recent" means ...

    the closest to today. _________

    the first of many. ______
    the farthest from today. _______

    13.  Have you ever failed to comply with selective service laws?
    In this question "failed to comply" means ...

    did not obey. ______

    obeyed. _____
    did not agree with. ______

    14.  Have your ever knowingly and for gain helped any alien enter the U.S. illegally?
    In this question "for gain" means ...

    for free. _______
    to get money or for profit. ______
    to lose money. ______

    15.  Have ever knowingly committed any crime for which you have not been arrested?
    This question is asking if you ...

    ever broke a law and you were caught. __________

    ever broke a law but didn't get caught. ________

    thought about breaking a law, but you didn't. ______
     

     

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