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Office of Citizenship head Alfonso Aguilar aims for redesign by January 2007 and implementation a year later. The reform is intended to require test takers to demonstrate attachment to the United States and its Constitution, with fewer questions focused on facts such as the flag’s color and more on topics like Congress and the Declaration of Independence. 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Alfonso Aguilar, the head of the Office of Citizenship at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, says he hopes to have the test redesigned by January 2007 and in place a year later.  \nCurrently, 97 percent of those who take the citizenship test pass, Aguilar said Tuesday. He said he wants to revamp it so that those who take the test are required to show some\"attachment\" to the United States and its Constitution.  \n\"We're not going to give away citizenship,\" Aguilar said.  \nHe said he was particularly concerned that so many of the questions on the current test require memorization instead of understanding.  \n\"The current test has seven questions on the color of the flag,\" Aguilar said. He said he would prefer more questions testing knowledge about the function of Congress or the meaning of the Declaration of Independence.  \nBut Aguilar added that some immigrants come here with low education levels, and he does not believe they should be excluded from becoming citizens.  \nThe government began studying changes to the test in 1997. The effort is expected to cost more than $6 million.  \nMore than 400,000 immigrants take the citizenship test each year, including more than 13,000 in Houston.  \nReaction to the ongoing process of reformulating the test has been mixed.\"The citizenship test is too simple,\" said Pablo Bexler, an Argentinian who teaches a citizenship test preparation class at the Central American Refugee Center in Gulfton.\"There are many people who don't understand the difference between the legislative and judicial branches of government.\"  \nBut Bexler said some uneducated immigrants find it particularly difficult to pass the literacy test.  \nThat has also been the experience in the Vietnamese community, said Ha Hoa Dang, with Boat People SOS, a group that aids Vietnamese refugees.","cbCaib7VPiSuP9sW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib7VPiSuP9sW","pdf",14357,"English","# Proposed Changes\n## Focus on civics instead of trivia\n## Goals and timeline\n# Public Response\n## Criticism and concerns\n## Passing literacy challenges","[{\"question\":\"What change is being proposed for the U.S. citizenship test?\",\"answer\":\"The test will be revamped to emphasize civics and constitutional understanding instead of trivia and memorization.\"},{\"question\":\"What knowledge would the redesigned test prioritize?\",\"answer\":\"It would include more questions about the function of Congress and the meaning of the Declaration of Independence.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the reform expected to be costly and when will it take effect?\",\"answer\":\"The government began studying changes in 1997 and the effort is expected to cost more than $6 million, with a redesign targeted for January 2007 and implementation about a year later.\"}]","Citizenship Test to Emphasize Civics Over Trivia - Overview of Proposed Changes | PDF",1789878041]