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100%

95%

got #19 wrong

55%

You answered 45% of questions correctly.

lol good thing I'm Canadian

65%

pretty good for an aussie:p

You answered 50% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:

crap, i had some big fails. like these.
15. In what month do we vote for President? - i knew it was nov, because the new president is called in after new years right? and there is this short time "dead period"?
14. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - i took 4 years, why would this one be 6 years? Economic reasons?
18. How many justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court? - and this was a chance - i knew it was 7 or 9, and i failed :P :D.


i had no clue!
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?


Sweden here. They will put me back on a cargo plane to Sweden :P.

40%

pretty good for an aussie that has absolutely no intention of becoming a US citizen :P

60%

pretty good for an american, if I do say so myself. Although, I had no idea what the hell this "Constituition" thing they were talking about is.

i like number ten

100%, fluffes.

Of course, I taught U.S. History for a year, so I'd hope I could get 100%.

You answered 95% of questions correctly.
I didn't know who the chief justice of the US supreme court was.
Most of the others I remember just from studying history and the speaker of the house thing was a guess.
And I'm not even an american:P

just for fun I did this one (for ontario)
http://www.v-soul.com/...test/canada_citizen_test/
And got 100%.
I better get 100%:P

HAHAHAH YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE CHIEF JUSTICE IS OMG WHAT A MAROON.

It's Megatron. :D

You answered 95% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:


Haha...I answered Susan B Anthony saying she made the first flag instead of fought for women's rights because about half way through I decided the wording of these questions was horrible and decided I would toy with it.

1. Jefferson was the primary author, but he didn't write it alone. A committee appointed by Constitutional Convention were the total drafters. And you can be damn sure Franklin chimed in some since he was on it.

3. Those are the first words to the pre-amble to the Constituion. And we the people are the first few literal words, but in order to form a more perfect union come next.

8. "Why DOES the United States flag have 13 stripes?" The US flag does NOT have 13 striples, it HAD 13 stripes. They get the tense right in the very next question.

11. Seems to be arguable given the increased in DoED's budget and recent takeover of the federal student loans program. But of course it is not specifically enumerated as a role of the fed.

12. This one made me laugh since children are taught there are three branches, but many lawyers would argue four because of the administrative hearing side to the bureaucracy. While the bureaucracy is technically executive branch, it is mostly career government employees who aren't beholden to elections or appointments and so those administrative hearings make up the hidden fourth branch.

13. Voting...on the full floor. Some of our non-voting members can vote in some subcommittee matters and administrative matters.

14. Unless it's a special election.

15. Our general election day is always in November, but some states institute early voting for up to 6 weeks beforehand and this neglects the fact that we also can vote for President in a primary.

correct me if I"m wrong but
"But of course it is not specifically enumerated as a role of the fed."
means that it automatically should fall to the states according to the US constitution ?

Although from what I understand, the reason why the drinking age is 21 across the US is a result of the feds refusing to fund something if the states didn't agree to that?

Also how is marijuana federally banned when something like that is supposed to be a state responsibility?

I only know how it works in canada where we our constitution/division of powers was set up with the opposite intent and ended up with the opposite outcome.
lol

I got 100% and I'm an American. What's enumerated to the feds is debateable. There are some "elastic" clauses to the US Constitution that can give the feds more authority...particularly the commerce clause. Actually taking time to read the US Constitution can raise more questions than it answers.

doh 55%... but i knew a couple of the answers but didn't read apparently... 27 amendments??

Matter of opinion and some USSC rulings on your question about what is not enumerated is therefore left up to the states (aka 10th amendment). Frankly, I would agree, but legally it is often not the case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/...nited_States_Constitution
is a fun read

50% and most were purely by guess (some I had to think cause I had a hunch of right answer and still got some wrong) due I'm not Yankee. If knows US history well (or watches political movies) will bypas easily.

How much is required for Yankee citizenship? 25%?

95%

Got the first sentence of the declaration of independance mixed with the first sentence of the constipation.

oh, well - I am still smarter then GWB

being smarter than GWB doesn't require much fyi.

Highway funds. Thank you, Liddy Dole.


EDIT: I was a 95%-er also, due to screwing up the Susan B. Anthony question also.

You answered 55% of questions correctly.
just as well i'm not american isn't it :D

trumper: "8. "Why DOES the United States flag have 13 stripes?" The US flag does NOT have 13 striples, it HAD 13 stripes. They get the tense right in the very next question."

It still does have 13 stripes. It's the stars that change when states are added.

Very good point--that's what i get for reading/posting on these forums from work. I was doing a conf call during this haha (further proof that no one ever really listens to conference calls).

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington is not correct.
Thomas Jefferson
2. When was the Constitution written?
1776 is not correct.
1787
3. What are the first words of the Constitution?
Correct
We the People
4. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Preamble is not correct.
The Bill of Rights
5. Which of the following wars fought by the United States did NOT take place during the 20th century?
Correct
Spanish-American War
6. Which one of these is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Correct
Freedom of the press
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
17 is not correct.
27
8. Why does the United States flag have 13 stripes?
Correct
They represent the 13 original colonies
9. Which of these was NOT among the original states?
Delaware is not correct.
Maine
10. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Correct
Louisiana
11. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Which of the following is NOT a federal power?
Correct
To provide education
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the three branches of the government?
Correct
Federal
13. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Correct
435
14. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
4 is not correct.
6
15. In what month do we vote for President?
Correct
November
16. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Correct
The Speaker of the House
17. Who was president during World War I?
Correct
Woodrow Wilson
18. How many justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Correct
9
19. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?

Correct
John G. Roberts, Jr
20. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Designed and made the original U.S. flag is not correct.
Fought for women’s rights

65%. Not sure how good that is for an Aussie that's barely heard any USA history, but meh.

The funny thing is, I'm pretty sure over 50% of Americans would fail this test.