A MAJOR change to the US citizenship test has been proposed, and it could make becoming naturalized even more difficult.

Officials said that they hope the moral character quiz will mean only the best and brightest become Americans .

In a memo released Friday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that applicants should face a more "holistic" assessment, according to Time .

The federal agency wants legal immigrants to have "good moral character" and asked that they be judged for their "positive attributes and not simply the absence of misconduct."

In a statement, USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser said, "US citizenship is the gold standard of citizenship - it should only be offered to the world's best of the best.

"USCIS is adding a new element to the naturalization pr

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