Last week, House lawmakers advanced a bill requiring high school students to pass the civics test that immigrants take when applying for citizenship. We created a similar quiz, and more than 25,000 of you took it. Here’s how you did.
Aditi Bhandari
Aditi Bhandari was a 2017 data visuals fellow at The Texas Tribune. At Northwestern University, she studied journalism and design. She creates data-driven graphics and interactive stories, and previously worked as a web development intern at The Boston Globe and as a student fellow at Northwestern University's Knight Lab. A transplant from Mumbai, India, she's always on the hunt for a good cup of chai.
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