Should basic citizenship test be part of voter registration?

'One of the requirements for becoming a citizen of the United States is passing a written civics test. Questions include: What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Who is Commander in Chief of the military? What is the highest court in the United States?
Pretty easy, right?
Well last month, Newsweek gave 1,000 Americans the U.S. citizenship test to see if they could pass it if they had to. 38% failed. Questions like why we fought the Cold War stumped 73%. Defining the Bill of Rights tripped up 44%. 29% couldn't name our current vice president. And 6% weren't sure when we celebrate Independence Day.
But it's not just civics and American history many Americans aren't "getting." There is a general disconnect between what many voters think and what actually goes on in Washington. According to a CNN poll, most Americans think that the government spends a lot more money on programs like foreign aid and public broadcasting than it actually does. Many Americans support cuts to those programs even though they amount to very little of the overall budget. When it comes to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicaid - the ones that really cost our government the big bucks - most Americans want to avoid cuts.
In a column for CNN.com, contributor LZ Granderson says that too many ignorant voters in this country may be to blame for too many incompetent men and women in Congress. Granderson suggests weeding out "some of the ignorant by making people who want to vote first pass a test." He suggests the same citizenship test immigrants must pass.....'

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Caffetry, Jack. "Cafferty File: Tell Jack How You Really Feel Blog Archive - Should Basic Citizenship Test Be Part of Voter Registration? « - CNN.com Blogs." Cafferty File: Tell Jack How You Really Feel - CNN.com Blogs. 12 Apr. 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. <http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/12/should-basic-citizenship-test-be-part-of-voter-registration/?iref=allsearch>.