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A new law in Arizona requires high school students to pass the United States’ naturalization test. Immigrants to the United States must pass this test to become a citizen. The test contains 100 questions on U.S. history and government. The Joe Foss Institute, a non-profit organization in Arizona, worked with legislators to create the law. Their goal is to pass a law in each of the fifty states to require high school students to pass the naturalization test.
* naturalization = 귀화/ non-profit organization = 비영리 단체(기관)/ legislator = 입법자, 국회(의회)의원/ their goal is to pass a law = be to 용법
Supporters of civics testing are working in other states to pass similar laws. North Dakota passed a law in January requiring students to take a civics test about a week after Arizona passed its law. The new state laws will increase the number of American students who understand how their government works. Few students currently have this knowledge. A 2010 national test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), showed only about 25 percent of students in their final year of high school had a good understanding of American democracy. Thirty-six percent did not have even a basic understanding.
* supporter = 지지자(후원자)/ civics = 공민학/ understanding of ~ = (~에 대한) 이해(해석)
