Should we have compulsory citizenship tests for all citizens (not just immigrants)?

I don't know nothing about this country at all , literally nothing . Are we supposed to know the background or something. I'd fail that test epically

lol that's a problem perhaps some brief, decent, and structured citizenship education is necessary in school (as well as sex ed, for that matter!) I think this would be a great thing for the US, which is where I live. When I said "this country" in the OP, though, I was being kinda ambiguous; maybe the complexity of national history/background is different in different countries lol!

Are you horny by any chance !

And forget having compulsary education to do with citizenship , we already have RE. No more lessons which require me to sleep in please , sleeping in RE lessons is enough for the week

no. what would we do with people who failed? deport them to where if this is their homeland?

i dont think passing a citizenship test makes a person a good citizenship. granted he/she will know the country`s history but may still be a idiot.

What would be the point in a citizenship test? Knowing facts about the country you are living in is now way a measure of your dedication to it or how good of a citizen you are. Im sure there are people who could churn out every answer correctly and be a right ****, and people who couldnt answer a single one of them but be 'better' for the country.

Whos to say that you even should have any kind of dedication or alligence to the country anyway?

Seems silly to me.

Erm, where exactly would people who were born here be deported to?

I was just awfully pissed at the way some ignorant people were posturing that they are better than immigrants and other people who are trying to get citizenship without having been born in the country. humans are humans, yes -- it doesn't matter if one was born in the country or not, he/she may still be a stupidhead!!

But yes, compulsory citizenship tests are both impractical and prob. unnecessary. I must confess I don't have much hope for my countrymen; sometimes I feel if they run the country to smithereens in their xenophobia/bigotry/general nimcompoopishness, then it might just be for the better as they'll win their very own National Darwin Award.

Hopefully we can discuss this civilly as it is a rather thought-provoking topic.

Well, lots of people are clamoring about how immigrants come into countries and somehow "steal" citizenship. This is despite the fact that the immigrants take a citizenship test that asks basic questions about the country's history and background.

I suspect that a most of this xenophobic group is ignorant and uninformed; I doubt that the majority of them would be able to pass the same citizenship tests we impose on immigrants. So do you think that all people ought to earn their citizenship? POLL INCLUDED.

If people born in the country fail the test, what should happen? Should they be deported? Should they be driven into military service to prove their allegiance? Should they just be classified as a non-citizen and not be given benefits?

What about claims that the party controlling government may create a biased test that favors certain segments of the population over the other (i.e. by asking questions that those segments are more likely to answer correctly)? Hmm, how basic should the test be then?

Now that I think about it, compulsory citizenship tests are probably a bad idea unless we are willing to find/impose solutions for the complications that may arise. Hmm.

My class did a mock citizenship test, I think everyone failed it. The questions were ridiculous, like what order were the saints days in, what would you do if you were arrested...

All immigrants should pass a "fit and proper" test. Immigrants who are likely to doss around or commit crime will be denied entry. If you're talentless we don't want you. The Swiss do this and have a quality of life we'd dream of having. This doesn't apply to citizens.