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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don’t,

leading to a push for civics education

By A.G.BREED/T.SULLIVAN
AP National Writers
BLUFFTON, South Carolina
(AP) — On the first day
of his American National
Government class, Prof.
Kevin Dopf asks how many
of his students are United
States citizens.
Every hand shoots up.
“So, how did all you peo-
ple become citizens?” he
asks.
“Did you pass a test?”
“No,” one young woman
says tentatively. “We were
born here.”
It’s a good thing. Based
on his years of making his
students at the University
of South Carolina Beau-
fort take the test given to
immigrants seeking U.S.
citizenship, most would be
rejected.
“Thirty, 35% of the students
will pass it,” says Dopf, a re-
tired Army lieutenant colo-
nel and former West Point
instructor.
“The rest of them are clue-
less. I mean, they’re just
clueless.”

This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution.
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