There should def be a test — and only 3 questions are necessary.
1)Who is the current POTUS?
2)Who is the current VPOTUS?
3)Who is the current SOTH?
Few I’ve asked can answer all 3. Most only get #1.
In my test, you’d have to name every justice on the supreme court and the presidents who nominated them, in addition to naming current high profile office holders and your state-and-district specific House and Senate representatives. You’d also have to name specific legislation that had been passed in the last year, and specific cases SCOTUS had ruled on in the last year. In English. Spelling and penmanship count. You have fifteen minutes to complete the exam. Fail it once, try again in four years. Fail it three times, you never get to take it again.
OK, I’ll bite:
SotH - What does SotH stand for?
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SotH
I’m hoping this isn’t a reference to Lord Soth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Soth
as I would be hard-pressed to argue this is essential knowledge required for voting...