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Can You "An American" Pass the US Citizenship Test?
...... Find Out: Try Answering 10 Questions.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/la-welc...678x1200307361

[Perna]

Those are fun. Where I worked the vice president is Irish, not a citizen of the U.S. and we use to rib him about taking the test and becoming a citizen and we took a bunch of those sample tests to see how well we'd do; they're pretty difficult! I never had 9th grade Civics, it wasn't offered in the state I was in at the time.

[(JD)]

Got it! There are 11 questions aren't there? Good thing not being able to count doesn't count against you.

[sabby]

YAY!! I only got 2 wrong....wow....imagine that, I actually remember something I learned in school....

[onlymedid]

I am too embarrassed to say what I got. Let's just say....I would be kicked out of the Country if I had to take that test right now!

[gimmeice]

That's a fun quiz, I only missed two.

[pachyderm]

Hah! I got all eleven right!

[Timgt5]

I got all of these right, an informed citizenry is vital to the survival of any democratic society, in fact as we are thinking about the incredible sacrifices that have been made on our behalf how many of you can me tell the following without looking it up on the net or reference books?

What are the specific functions and purposes of our 3 branches of Government ( Executive, legislative, judicial)

If a President wants to put forward a budget, what body must it be approved by first according to the constitution before it can be enacted into law.

Each of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution)

Who sits on the Supreme Court currently and who is the current chief justice.

Who all of your state reps and state senators are.

If the president is knocked out of commisson, what is the order of sucession.

What is the reasoning behind the Electorial College .

What our political system is actually considered. For example England would be considered a Parlimentary Government.


Thats a few, people really need to know this stuff, otherwise we become easy picking for brainwashing demogogues of all partys.

I will post the correct answers to those questions tomorow

I got 5

[Blue93]

i got 1! lol (though im not from the states pfew lol)

[DocClyde]

Got' em all. To answer your questions:

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I got all of these right, an informed citizenry is vital to the survival of any democratic society, in fact as we are thinking about the incredible sacrifices that have been made on our behalf how many of you can me tell the following without looking it up on the net or reference books?

What are the specific functions and purposes of our 3 branches of Government ( Executive, legislative, judicial)

If a President wants to put forward a budget, what body must it be approved by first according to the constitution before it can be enacted into law.

Each of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution)

Who sits on the Supreme Court currently and who is the current chief justice.

Who all of your state reps and state senators are.

If the president is knocked out of commisson, what is the order of sucession.

What is the reasoning behind the Electorial College .

What our political system is actually considered. For example England would be considered a Parlimentary Government.


Thats a few, people really need to know this stuff, otherwise we become easy picking for brainwashing demogogues of all partys.

I will post the correct answers to those questions tomorow

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What are the specific functions and purposes of our 3 branches of Government ( Executive, legislative, judicial)

Executive: Execute the laws, to make sure that the laws actually happen

Legislative: Make Laws, Pass Laws into effect

Judicial: rule on abuse/possible constitutional infraction of laws

If a President wants to put forward a budget, what body must it be approved by first according to the constitution before it can be enacted into law.

Dunno--do you mean Reps or Senate

Each of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution)
Freedom of Speech, Petition, Assembly
Freedom of Religion, Press
2--Right to bear arms
5 self-incrimination (right to not)
soldiers can not stay in your house
right to a fair trial, speedy hearing
innocent till guilty.
# 10 is, if I recall, something along the lines of these are the laws unless something else replaces them.
Who sits on the Supreme Court currently and who is the current chief justice.

Justice Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist, Souter [sutter?] (sp), Ginsberg,

Who all of your state reps and state senators are.

Danforth, McCaskill, Jo Ann Emerson, Talent,

If the president is knocked out of commisson, what is the order of sucession.

VP/sec state, thats as far as I can remember LOL

What is the reasoning behind the Electorial College .

To screw up the 2008 election LOL

Actually it has to do with representation by all the states--one huge State, for instance California, could vote me in, but a bunch of little states, like Rhode Island, MA, CT, etc. could vote another in, and those states have "in effect" the same say as California would.

What our political system is actually considered. For example England would be considered a Parlimentary Government.

Republic

You know, my mind is fried at the moment, but of course, as soon as I hit enter, I will remember it all

[(JD)]

(That's if they count all the votes Funny, 4 years ago it cost us dearly to recount because of one side, now they all wish to have only half our votes count.) (FL)

Part of the problems currently is that we have a judicial system that is making laws (which is not their job.)

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. <font color="blue"> To keep the government from governing religion like the King did. Notice it does not include a right to NOT be offended </font>

Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

And there are 9 on the Supreme court: Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer,Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, David Hackett Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas

Florida State Reps: Oscar Braynon II, Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, Eduardo Gonzalez, Matt Hudson, Evan Jenne, David Rivera
State Senators: http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/...tors&Submenu=1

PS: Governor Charlie Crist (he's good and I don't want to lose him to VP!!! )

Succession: # The Vice President **** Cheney
# Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
# President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
# Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
# Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
# Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

We are a Republic. (Bi partisan Democracy)

[(JD)]

BTW I answered all questions correctly.

Ok..

How many articles and amendments are there to the Constitution of the United States?
Which one says "separation of church and state?"

[DocClyde]

If you could be one fruit and one vegetable, which one would you be, and why?

Okay, that was just me, being silly

[(JD)]

a tomato should this now go to games?

[fadinglight]

Yes I won't be kicked out of the country!!

[jbug]

Wow I was paying attention in American Government LOL
Mr. Terry would be proud. At least the stuff stayed with me after all these years.

Jbug

[MyBestKids2]

I reject your reality and susbsitute my own!

[Timgt5]

you get 10 Gold Stars!!!

There are 26 amendments to the constitution

Nowhere in the document itself is there lanquage stating "seperation of church and state" the establishment clause simply states the government cannot "establish" (sponsor or collect taxes on behalf of) a paticular religion.

The church and state issue is among the most misunderstood aspects of our constitution

The other 2 most important amendments, 9 and 10 are also misundertood, based on those amendments "The New Deal" and "The Great Society" and for that matter the greatest fraud ever perpetuated on society: Social Security ( FDR led us very well in our foreign issues, but his domestic policies were a disaster) should have never come to pass.

Back in 1994 a law was proposed that required any member of congress proposing spending legislation to cite the specific article in the constitution that authorized the expense on the part of the federal government, it never passed.

I commend you greatly for being an informed citizen! There need to be a whole hell of lot more out there paying attention to how our system works. I believe if that were the case we would elect far better leaders.

[(JD)]

Like my trick question?
As a Christian I feel it is my duty to understand and be involved in my government (= a good citizen.)

Now, shall we discuss our monetary status?

[Brian37]

I thought Susan B. Anthony was a replacement for Farrah Fawcett on Charlies' Angels?