10 Questions From The US Citizenship Test

Jason P

I don't think they would let me in ... :fp:

1. What is the rule of law?

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

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

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

5. Why did colonists fight the British?

6. When was the Constitution written?

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

8. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

9. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

10. Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.

As an interesting sidenote, my uncle just got his US citizenship last year. He moved over here in the 50's from Slovania (a country that no longer exists). Green cards back then didn't have an expiration date and the person doing the paperwork was in disbelief when she saw it. It was pretty cool to see a bunch of proud and happy people celebrating the moment.

hedonist

Your last line made me smile...congratulations to your uncle!

I know my parents and much of my mother's extended family felt the same way when they became citizens.

(as to the questions listed...overall, I'd give myself a :oops: )

Prince Of Dorkness

I can answer these....

1. What is the rule of law?

My way or the highway.

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

As many can be arsed to show up.

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

The Koch Brothers.

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

Electricity.

5. Why did colonists fight the British?

Have you ever seen their teeth?

6. When was the Constitution written?

The book or the screenplay?

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

Herbie. I name everyone Herbie until I know them better.

8. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

clearly not the mating one.

9. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

The one on last names that are easy to spell.

10. Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.

The one cried by the Palin family.

Denial. I know that's in Egypt, but since most Tea People can't tell India from Afghanistan, they probably don't know THAT, either.

Jason P

BinauralJam

i don't know number 3, the rest i'm pretty sure i got.

norm

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

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

The Koch Brothers.

that's my favorite answer

unsung

Pretty easy quiz.

brianlux

Given a short amount of study time, this test would be easy to pass. But I'm guessing the questions are not always the same and require a more broad understanding of US politics and history is required to make the grade, otherwise anyone with a minimal amount of education could receive citizenship.

josevolution

I took the test over 10yrs ago and for the life of me i don't think those ? were part of it ..

mookeywrench

1. What is the rule of law?

Law passed through legislation overrides people on powertrips

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

no clue....over 400

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

John Roberts

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

Power of Defense

5. Why did colonists fight the British?

To gain independence from the British monarch and taxation without representation? (I think this gets a little deeper than a quick answer)

6. When was the Constitution written?

1776

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

Alexander Hamilton

8. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana purchase

9. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

WWII

10. Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.

Mississippi

lcusick

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, which declared our intent to become our own nation. The US Constitution was signed in 1787. We had to fight the Revolutionary War first and beat Britain before we created our own country and Constitution.

Dirtie_Frank

lcusick wrote:

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, which declared our intent to become our own nation. The US Constitution was signed in 1787. We had to fight the Revolutionary War first and beat Britain before we created our own country and Constitution.

Prior to the US Constitution, there was the Articles of Confederation. :ugeek:

lcusick

Dirtie_Frank wrote:

lcusick wrote:

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, which declared our intent to become our own nation. The US Constitution was signed in 1787. We had to fight the Revolutionary War first and beat Britain before we created our own country and Constitution.

Prior to the US Constitution, there was the Articles of Confederation. :ugeek:

Yep- that's true!!

vant0037

Jason P wrote:

As an interesting sidenote, my uncle just got his US citizenship last year. He moved over here in the 50's from Slovania (a country that no longer exists). Green cards back then didn't have an expiration date and the person doing the paperwork was in disbelief when she saw it. It was pretty cool to see a bunch of proud and happy people celebrating the moment.

Did you mean Slovenia? Because that country definitely still exists...

Jason P

vant0037 wrote:

Jason P wrote:

As an interesting sidenote, my uncle just got his US citizenship last year. He moved over here in the 50's from Slovania (a country that no longer exists). Green cards back then didn't have an expiration date and the person doing the paperwork was in disbelief when she saw it. It was pretty cool to see a bunch of proud and happy people celebrating the moment.

Did you mean Slovenia? Because that country definitely still exists...

My bad ... Yugoslavia is where he was born ... Slovenia is the new name :fp:

vant0037

Jason P wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

Jason P wrote:

As an interesting sidenote, my uncle just got his US citizenship last year. He moved over here in the 50's from Slovania (a country that no longer exists). Green cards back then didn't have an expiration date and the person doing the paperwork was in disbelief when she saw it. It was pretty cool to see a bunch of proud and happy people celebrating the moment.

Did you mean Slovenia? Because that country definitely still exists...

My bad ... Yugoslavia is where he was born ... Slovenia is the new name :fp:

Haha, no worries. I've been through there and you had me thinking it had crumbled/dissolved/couped since!