The complete lack of uniformity was strikingly illustrated by the fact that of 848 questions asked applicants. not a single one was asked by all 54 of the examiners. From this survey it was discovered that the silly irrelevant questions such as "how high is the Bunker Hill Monument?" and "How many stars are there on a quarter?" had actually been asked by examiners. Possibly the most important move in the direction of simplifying and liberalizing the naturalization process came in 1934. when there was enacted a statute substantially reducing naturalization fees. The question of the fee had been possibly the major deterrent in the path of the alien attempting to secure citizenship status. The fees for certificate of arrival and for a declaration of intention were reduced from $5 to $2.50. the fees for a petition for citizenship and for a certificate of a derivative certificate from $10 to $5. and a change from $10 to $5 was also made in the fee for issuance of a special certificate of citizenship for use by a naturalized citizen in obtaining recommendation as a citizen of the United States in his country of former allegiance. The fee for issuance of a new certificate of citizenship to replace one which had been lost. mutilated. or destroyed was changed from the obviously exorbitant fee of $10 to $1. The educational test given to a petitioner for examination is based upon the principles of the Constitution of the United States.
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