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KillarneyRose 09-08-2002 05:10 PM

Interesting: U.S. Citizenship Test
 
I ran across a magazine article that printed ten questions from the United Stated Citizenship exam. American GC'ers, if you had to answer these questions could you get them all correct?

I'll post the answers tonight.

1. What do the stripes on the flag represent?
2. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
3. How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
4. What are the names of the 13 original states?
5. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
6. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independance?
7. What year was the Constitution written?
8. What kind of government does the United States have?
9. How many representatives are in congress?
10. How many Supreme Court justices are there?

EagleChick19 09-08-2002 05:40 PM

1) 13 original colonies
2) the Preamble
3) 26
4) Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Maryland
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Georgia
5) Patrick Henry
6) Thomas Jefferson
7) 1776
8) no clue..
9) In Congress, there are 435 reps and 100 senators.
10) 9

CrimsonTide4 09-08-2002 05:42 PM

#8
 
Democracy or representative democracy

EagleChick19 09-08-2002 05:47 PM

Re: #8
 
Quote:

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Democracy or representative democracy
Thanks...I couldn't remember that! I was having a brain fart!!

aephi alum 09-08-2002 06:20 PM

#7: The Constitution was written in 1789 (I believe). The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776.

aephi alum 09-08-2002 07:18 PM

You could be right... maybe it was written in 1787 and ratified in 1789? 1789 is what's sticking in my head...

mrblonde 09-08-2002 08:01 PM

#8 is actually a republic, not a democracy (theyre different)

Optimist Prime 09-08-2002 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrblonde
#8 is actually a republic, not a democracy (theyre different)
Actully both answeres are right. It is a democratically elected representitive republic. With out the Representative its wrong.

mrblonde 09-08-2002 08:57 PM

YES! What you said

EagleChick19 09-08-2002 08:58 PM

1787...

SATX*APhi 09-09-2002 01:39 AM

I only knew the answer to # 8 :eek: Blah!!

KillarneyRose 09-09-2002 02:39 AM

THE ANSWERS...
 
1. What do the stripes on the flag represent?
They represent the thirteen original states

2. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
The Preamble

3. How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27

4. What are the names of the 13 original states?
CT, NH, NY, NJ, MA, PA, DE, VA, NC, SC, GA, RI, MD

5. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Patrick Henry

6. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independance?
Thomas Jefferson

7. What year was the Constitution written?
1787

8. What kind of government does the United States have?
Republican (America is a republic, not a democracy) note: I did not add that, it was in the answer key

9. How many representatives are in congress?
435

10. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Nine

Peaches-n-Cream 09-09-2002 02:52 AM

I knew it. I was a political science major. :D

SATX*APhi 09-09-2002 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SATX*APhi
I only knew the answer to # 8 :eek: Blah!!
Quote:

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
8. What kind of government does the United States have?
Republican (America is a republic, not a democracy) note: I did not add that, it was in the answer key

Ummm, apparently I was wrong!! A big, fat ZERO for me!!

moe.ron 09-09-2002 03:55 AM

Re: #8
 
Quote:

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Democracy or representative democracy
Actually, Republic.


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