Name: Joe Biden cancels Donald Trump's 'tougher' citizenship test
Brand: dailymail.co.uk
SKU: dailymail-co-uk-159
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Joe Biden cancels Donald Trump's 'tougher' citizenship test

preview

&nbsp;Monday, Feb 22nd 2021| 1.3k President has scrapped former President 's more complicated version of the citizenship test, the administration confirmed Monday, over fears that it 'may inadvertently create potential barriers' to naturalization.A policy memo sent out by U.S. Citizenship and Services said that after April 19, the Trump-approved 2020 version of the test will no longer be in use, and the Biden administration will use the 2008 version instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December 1, the Trump administration rolled out a 20-question test, with applicants needing to answer 12 questions correctly to become U.S. citizens.&nbsp; The previous test was only 10 questions long - and six questions needed to be answered correctly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Overall, the 2020 version of the test pulled from 128 possible civics questions, while the 2008 test came from a pool of 100 questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'Multiple commenters noted that there was little advance notice before implementation of the 2020 civics test, which raised concerns about limited time for study and preparation of training materials and resources,' read a .&nbsp;To ensure immigrants won't face similar whiplash as the administration reverts back to the 2008 test, applicants who filed after December 1 and before March 1 and are scheduled to have an interview before April 19 may have the choice to take either test.&nbsp;&nbsp;Critics of the Trump test believed it showed a conservative bias.&nbsp;sharesFor example, questions about who a U.S. senator or a U.S. House member respresents were answered using the term 'citizen' as opposed to person.&nbsp;The 14th Amendment of the Constitution says that representatives are apportioned by 'the whole number of persons in each State' - and makes not distinction in regards to immigration status.&nbsp;However, the Trump administration fought in court to have the census only apply to citizens, so the question mirrored the administration's ideal policy.&nbsp;Northwestern University law professor Steven Lubet that the test could include up to five questions on the Federalist Papers, which are 'revered' by modern conservatives.&nbsp;But the over-reliance of Federalist Papers' questions included one that was inaccurate.&nbsp;Immigrants were asked to name a document that influenced the U.S. Constitution.&nbsp;Among the 'correct' answers was the Federalist Papers, but as Lubet pointed out, the Federalist Papers were written to urge adoption of the Constitution, and so they couldn't influence the Constitution itself.&nbsp;A question that includes the Second Amendment could also lead to confusion as it asks, 'What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?'&nbsp;'Everyone' doesn't have the right to a firearm, as federal law doesn't grant that right to a convicted felon.&nbsp;Share what you thinkThe comments below have not been moderated.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.Post comment to your Facebook TimelineBy posting your comment you agree to our .Submit CommentClearDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.&nbsp;NoYesDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usualWe will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook.You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our .Published by Associated Newspapers LtdPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday &amp; Metro Media Group&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;Monday, Feb 22nd 2021| 1.3k President has scrapped former President 's more complicated version of the citizenship test, the administration confirmed Monday, over fears that it 'may inadvertently create potential barriers' to naturalization.A policy memo sent out by U.S. Citizenship and Services said that after April 19, the Trump-approved 2020 version of the test will no longer be in use, and the Biden administration will use the 2008 version instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December 1, the Trump administration rolled out a 20-question test, with applicants needing to answer 12 questions...

public

Senior U.S. Political Reporter  @DailyMail . Past:  @NYPost , Whispers at  @usnews ,  @YeasAndNays  at  @DCExaminer . RTs are not high fives. Follow me on Instagram.

Nikki Schwab

For the latest updates on breaking news visit our website: http://dailymail.co.uk 🇬🇧

Joe Biden cancels Donald Trump's 'tougher' citizenship test

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS