New citizenship test questions unveiled
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Alicia Bowers, a Panamanian immigrant, can easily recall that George Washington was the first U.S. president. She knows the three branches of government are legislative, executive and judicial.
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People who want to become Australians  will have to commit to broad values of &quot;mateship&quot; and may need  to brush up on horse racing and political history under new  citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
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The government wants to make the citizenship test for immigrants more meaningful, requiring a better understanding of America's history and government institutions. No longer would it be sufficient to know the three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial). Applicants could also be asked why there are three branches of government.
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Exam boards in England are planning to put more simple questions in some science papers, the Times reports.
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A new site lets users create profiles for the different sides of their personality.
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Australia will review its citizenship test only six months after its introduction, in part because of its emphasis on past sporting heroes, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said Tuesday.
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The Educational Testing Service has developed a new test that it says can assess technology literacy.
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Those people who took the time to actually digest the fat new sheaf of dietary guidelines the federal government released this week had a few questions.
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A high failure rate among migrants sitting a citizenship exam introduced by Australia's former conservative government has prompted a re-think of the controversial test, criticized by some as racist.
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The Bush administration yesterday unveiled dozens of new questions that may be added to the nation's naturalization test, and immigration advocates are concerned that the changes could make it more difficult for millions of legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
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Test your knowledge on this year's National, World, Arts &amp; Entertainment and Business &amp; Technology news
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More than 100,000 people, including children as young as 10, will be asked to provide saliva tests and DNA samples in a new annual survey of the lives, behaviour and beliefs of people in the United Kingdom
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Aspiring American citizens beware -- the United States is changing its citizenship test to include tougher questions aimed at ensuring a better understanding of how the government works.
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PM to unveil major new national health screening programme
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People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
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Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war.
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Voting is due to being in Hungary on a double referendum on citizenship rights and the health care system. Voters are being asked whether to offer citizenship to about 5 million ethnic Hungarians living outside Hungary.