I BET INSTAPUNDIT READERS COULD: How many Americans could pass the new citizenship exam?

Would-be U.S. citizens will face a much harder exam on civics and history, reports Ariana Baio in The Independent.

Until now, applicants had to answer six of 10 questions correctly from a test bank of 100 questions before the exam. For example, they might be asked to name one First Amendment right, know that the Constitution is “the supreme law of the land,” pick November as the month of presidential elections, identify George Washington as the first president or name one Indian tribe.

Now they’ll have to get 12 of 20 questions correct out of a test bank of 128 questions. There are fewer one-word answers.

Passing ought to be a requirement to graduate from high school. Or better yet, middle school and again in high school.