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In addition to barbecuing, beer-drinking, and fireworks-watching, we’d like to suggest another way to celebrate July 4th: Taking a quiz on American history and politics!

The U.S. Citizenship test features 100 civics questions, and hopeful American citizens are asked up to 10 of these during an interview. They have to answer six out of the 10 questions correctly to pass the test.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services reports that as of 2015, the overall national pass rate is 91%.

We’ve put together a quiz with questions from that very test — how do you think your civic knowledge compares?
Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test?
Immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship must answer 6 out of the 10 questions correctly in order to pass the naturalization test.
Each Question is a Multiple Choice Question.
Here are 10 questions pulled directly from that test.
1.  We elect a President for how many years?
2.  The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
3.  Which is NOT a Cabinet-level position?
4.   Who is in charge of the executive branch?
5.   Which war wasn’t fought by the United States in the 1900s.
6.   What is the name of the national anthem?
7.    What piece of land did the United States buy from France in 1803?
8.    How many U.S. Senators are there?
9.    When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
source:  CNN.com