US Citizenship Test

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Here is a sampling of the US Citizenship Test. How many can you guys get right?


3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

13. Name one branch or part of the government.*

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

66. When was the Constitution written?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

79. Who was President during World War I?

91. Name one U.S. territory

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
 
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Here are the answers... I double checked mine to be sure they are correct. Sadly I must admit, I could not name the current Chief Justice (didn't know who it was after Rhenquist died), didn't know very good dates on the Constitution, I thought Benjamin Franklin was one of the writers of the Fedralist Papers, and I couldn't name the President during WW1.

babercr1 said:
Here is a sampling of the US Citizenship Test. How many can you guys get right?


3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Note the capitalization of these Rights.
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Treasury, to name a few...
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
Congress is given the power to lay taxes in order to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States. There are too many to list them all here...
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
This is a bit ambiguous, the 10th amendment gives all powers to the States that are not delegated to the Federal Government by the constitution, or prohibited from the States by the Constitution.
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th, 1776
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
The original thirteen colonies are...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
 66. When was the Constitution written?
The constitutional convention started on 5/25/1787. The final draft was ratified on 6/21/1788.
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
79. Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
91. Name one U.S. territory
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands would be the three most common answers.
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
For the 13 original colonies.
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Missed Amendments (29 was my answer).

Had Fed papers right then changed to Jefferson.

Missed Constitution writing by one year (1789)
 
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I vote we make the test tougher.

1. How many square miles is the land area of the state of Utah?

2. How many bullets were fired during the Civil War?

3. What size shoe did Martha Washinton wear?

4. How many people were born in the city of Chicago yesterday?
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
I vote we make the test tougher.

1. How many square miles is the land area of the state of Utah?

2. How many bullets were fired during the Civil War?

3. What size shoe did Martha Washinton wear?

4. How many people were born in the city of Chicago yesterday?
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1.) 85,000

2.) Counting solid shot from cannons, 11,364,784

3.) 6

4.) 136
 
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babercr1 said:
Here is a sampling of the US Citizenship Test. How many can you guys get right?


3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
IDK.

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
24 or 26?

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Libery (maybe?)

13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
Executive

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
A lot... 550?

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
House majority leader.

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Colon Powell and Condoleeza Rice

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
12

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
Crap... I can't remember

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
Kill me? LOL.

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Taxes?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
Virginia, Connecticut, Maryland

66. When was the Constitution written?
Poopy... I can't remember

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
FRANKLIN

79. Who was President during World War I?
FDR

91. Name one U.S. territory.
Guam

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 original colonies
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Awww... that's the best I got...
 
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Why become a citizen? Just sneak in and enjoy the advantages of living here illegaly.
 
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VOLatile said:
Yeah... but give me credit, I couldn't remember the new guy's name for the life of me... or their titles... lol.
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:lol: Give you credit for not knowing the answer in any way, shape or form? :p

C'mon Volatile!

Kidding. At least you knew that Powell USED to hold a cabinet level position. He was Secretary of State before Condi.
 
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rwemyss said:
:lol: Give you credit for not knowing the answer in any way, shape or form? :p

C'mon Volatile!

Kidding. At least you knew that Powell USED to hold a cabinet level position. He was Secretary of State before Condi.
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I thought he was the Secretary of Defense... Did Condi get promoted when he left? How long ago did he leave? This is proof that I couldn't give **** about Bush and his administration.
 
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Robert Gates is the current SecDef. Before him was Rumsfeld and prior to that was Willam Perry, the only Republican in the Clinton cabinet.
 
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I'm pretty good with these. I can list off all of the amendments in order... Of course I took US History 2 years ago and am taking Gov right nowl.
 
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I think they should throw in a trick question at the end like "why do some people claim the Constitution is an illegal document?"
 
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