Stats of our lives: Mind the civics gap

A disturbingly high percentage of U.S. citizens would fail a U.S. citizenship test — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

Mind the civics gap
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Percent of Americans who think all citizens should be able to pass the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test

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