Posted on 03/11/2004 7:51:39 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy
Human Events magazine has an interesting little piece called, "Could You Pass the New U.S. Citizenship Test?" Here are the ten questions and my answers:
Question Number 1: What are the colors of our flag?
Answer: You can't ask that question, because it's divisive. You can't ask about the flag. We have TV anchors who will not wear a flag lapel pin because they think it's divisive. And which flag do they mean? The Mexican flag, the Puerto Rican flag, the Haitian flag?
Question Number 2: Who was the first president of the United States?
Answer: He was a racist.
Question Number 3: Name our three major enemies during World War II.
Answer: The military industrial complex, the Republicans, and the John Birch Society.
Question Number 4: What document states the supreme law of the United States?
Answer: Roe vs. Wade.
Question Number 5: Name the original 13 states.
Answer: It doesn't matter; they were coerced.
Question Number 6: What's the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to America?
Answer: It was a slave ship, and everybody knows it. Who cares who it was called?
Question Number 7: Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Answer: It doesn't matter. They're not enforced anymore.
Question Number 8: From the following choices, what type of government best describes the U.S. - constitutional monarchy, democracy, republic, or socialist?
Answer: Oppressive tyranny.
Question Number 9: Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Answer: A white guy who wasn't anywhere near the fighting and doesn't know what it's like and it's a rotten song.
Question Number 10: Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Answer: Booker T. Washington.
The answer to the last one is Patrick Henry, of course. Now, you all know the answers to those. At least, I'm hoping you all know the real answers to that citizenship test. But those questions don't cut it. Here are five sample questions, which are more contemporary and relevant: How many Family and Medical Leave Act days do you get paid each year? What is the minimum wage and what is the cost of a gallon of milk? Write a brief essay on the benefits of Medicare and Social Security, and tell us who is trying to eliminate them. Where is the nearest Head Start office, abortion clinic, or public school to your house, and how close is it, and is that close enough? Which states permit gay marriage?
That's a start on our new citizenship test, my friends.
| DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Immigration & Naturalization Service 100 Typical Questions |
ANSWER SHEET |
1. WHAT ARE THE COLORS OF OUR FLAG? 2. HOW MANY STARS ARE THERE IN OUR FLAG? 3. WHAT COLOR ARE THE STARS ON OUR FLAG? 4. WHAT DO THE STARS ON THE FLAG MEAN? 5. HOW MANY STRIPES ARE THERE IN THE FLAG? 6. WHAT COLOR ARE THE STRIPES? 7. WHAT DO THE STRIPES ON THE FLAG MEAN? 8. HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE UNION? 9. WHAT IS THE 4TH OF JULY? |
1. RED, WHITE, AND BLUE 2. 50 3. WHITE 4. ONE FOR EACH STATE IN THE UNION 5. 13 6. RED AND WHITE 7. THEY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES 8. 50 9. INDEPENDENCE DAY |
10. WHAT IS THE DATE, OF INDEPENDENCE DAY? 11. INDEPENDENCE FROM WHOM? 12. WHAT COUNTRY DID WE FIGHT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR? 13. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? 14. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY? 15. WHO IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY? 16. WHO ELECTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? 17. WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? 18. FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT THE PRESIDENT? |
10. JULY 4TH 11. ENGLAND 12. ENGLAND 13. GEORGE WASHINGTON 14. GEORGE W. BUSH 15. DICK CHENEY 16. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE 17. VICE PRESIDENT 18. FOUR YEARS |
19. WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTION? 20. CAN THE CONSTITUTION BE CHANGED? 21. WHAT DO WE CALL A CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION? 22. HOW MANY CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS ARE THERE TO THE CONSTITUTION? 23. HOW MANY BRANCHES ARE THERE IN OUR GOVERNMENT? 24. WHAT ARE THE THREE BRANCHES OF OUR GOVERNMENT? |
19. THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND 20. YES 21. AMENDMENTS 22. 27 23. 3 24. LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIARY |
25. WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? 26. WHO MAKES THE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES? 27. WHAT IS CONGRESS? 28. WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF CONGRESS? 29. WHO ELECTS CONGRESS? 30. HOW MANY SENATORS ARE THERE IN CONGRESS? 31. CAN YOU NAME THE TWO SENATORS FROM YOUR STATE? 32. FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH SENATOR? 33. HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES ARE THERE IN CONGRESS? 34. FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT THE REPRESENTATIVES? |
25. CONGRESS 26. CONGRESS 27. THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 28. TO MAKE LAWS 29. THE PEOPLE 30. 100 31. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 32. 6 YEARS 33. 435 34. 2 YEARS |
35. WHAT IS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? 36. WHAT IS THE JUDICIARY BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? 37. WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF THE SUPREME COURT? 38. WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE UNITED STATES? 39. WHAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS? 40. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF YOUR STATE? 41. WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF YOUR STATE? 42. WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. IF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? 43. WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT? |
35. THE PRESIDENT, CABINET, AND DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE CABINET MEMBERS 36. THE SUPREME COURT 37. TO INTERPRET LAWS 38. THE CONSTITUTION 39. THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION 40. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 41. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 42. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 43. WILLIAM REHNQUIST |
44. CAN YOU NAME THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES? 45. WHO SAID, "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"? 46. WHICH COUNTRIES WERE OUR ENEMIES DURING WORLD WAR II? 47. WHAT ARE THE 49TH AND 50TH STATES OF THE UNION? 48. HOW MANY TERMS CAN A PRESIDENT SERVE? 49. WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.? 50. WHO IS THE HEAD OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? 51. ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, A PERSON MUST MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME PRESIDENT. NAME ONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. 52. WHY ARE THERE 100 SENATORS IN THE SENATE? 53. WHO SELECTS THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES? 54. HOW MANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE THERE? |
44. CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK,
NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA,
DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA,
SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, RHODE ISLAND,
AND MARYLAND
45. PATRICK HENRY
46. GERMANY, ITALY, AND JAPAN
47. HAWAII AND ALASKA
48. 2
49. A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
50. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION)
51. MUST BE A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
OF THE UNITED STATES;
MUST BE AT LEAST 35 YEARS OLD
BY THE TIME HE/SHE WILL SERVE;
MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES
FOR AT LEAST 14 YEARS
52. TWO (2) FROM EACH STATE
53. APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
54. NINE (9)
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55. WHY DID THE PILGRIMS COME TO AMERICA? 56. WHAT IS THE HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A STATE GOVERNMENT CALLED? 57. WHAT IS THE HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT CALLED? 58. WHAT HOLIDAY WAS CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE AMERICAN COLONISTS? 59. WHO WAS THE MAIN WRITER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? 60. WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ADOPTED? 61. WHAT IS THE BASIC BELIEF OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? 62. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES? 63. WHO WROTE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER? |
55. FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 56. GOVERNOR 57. MAYOR 58. THANKSGIVING 59. THOMAS JEFFERSON 60. JULY 4, 1776 61. THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL 62. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 63. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY |
64. WHERE DOES FREEDOM OF SPEECH COME FROM? 65. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN THE UNITED STATES? 66. WHO SIGNS BILLS INTO LAW? 67. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE UNTIED STATES? 68. WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR? 69. WHAT DID THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION DO? 70. WHAT SPECIAL GROUP ADVISES THE PRESIDENT? 71. WHICH PRESIDENT IS CALLED THE "FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY"? 72. WHAT IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FORM IS USED TO APPLY TO BECOME A NATURALIZED CITIZEN? 73. WHO HELPED THE PILGRIMS IN AMERICA? 74. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA? 75. WHAT WERE THE 13 ORIGINAL STATES OF THE UNITED STATES CALLED? |
64. THE BILL OF RIGHTS 65. EIGHTEEN (18) 66. THE PRESIDENT 67. THE SUPREME COURT 68. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 69. FREED MANY SLAVES 70. THE CABINET 71. GEORGE WASHINGTON 72. FORM N-400, "APPLICATION TO FILE PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION" 73. THE AMERICAN INDIANS (NATIVE AMERICANS) 74. THE MAYFLOWER 75. COLONIES |
76. NAME 3 RIGHTS OR FREEDOMS GUARANTEED BY THE BILL OF RIGHTS? |
76. (A) THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PRESS,
RELIGION, PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY AND
REQUESTING CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.
(B) THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
(THE RIGHT TO HAVE WEAPONS OR OWN A GUN,
THOUGH SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REGULATIONS).
(C) THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT QUARTER, OR HOUSE,
SOLDIERS IN THE PEOPLE'S HOMES DURING
PEACETIME WITHOUT THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT.
(D) THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT SEARCH OR TAKE A
PERSON'S PROPERTY WITHOUT A WARRANT.
(E) A PERSON MAY NOT BE TRIED
TWICE FOR THE SAME CRIME AND DOES
NOT HAVE TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIMSELF.
(F) A PERSON CHARGED WITH A CRIME STILL
HAS SOME RIGHTS, SUCH AS THE RIGHT
TO A TRIAL AND TO HAVE A LAWYER.
(G) THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN MOST CASES.
(H) PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINST
EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE FINES OR
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
(L) THE PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS OTHER THAN THOSE
MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION. ANY POWER
NOT GIVEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY
THE CONSTITUTION IS A POWER OF EITHER
THE STATE OR THE PEOPLE.
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77. WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR? 78. WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES THE UNITED STATES HAVE? 79. WHICH PRESIDENT FREED THE SLAVES? 80. IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN? 81. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED? 82. NAME ONE PURPOSE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 83. WHERE DOES CONGRESS MEET? |
77. THE CONGRESS 78. REPUBLICAN 79. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 80. 1787 81. THE BILL OF RIGHTS 82. FOR COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS AND TRY TO RESOLVE WORLD PROBLEMS; TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AID TO MANY COUNTRIES. 83. IN THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. |
84. WHOSE RIGHTS ARE GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS? 85. WHAT IS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED? 86. NAME ONE BENEFIT OF BEING A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. 87. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT GRANTED TO U.S. CITIZENS? 88. WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL? 89. WHAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE? 90. WHERE IS THE WHITE HOUSE LOCATED? 91. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICIAL HOME? |
84. EVERYONE (CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS LIVING IN THE U.S.) 85. THE PREAMBLE 86. OBTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS; TRAVEL WITH A U.S. PASSPORT; PETITION FOR CLOSE RELATIVES TO COME TO THE U.S. TO LIVE 87. THE RIGHT TO VOTE 88. THE PLACE WHERE CONGRESS MEETS 89. THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME 90. WASHINGTON, D.C. (1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW) 91. THE WHITE HOUSE |
92. NAME ONE RIGHT GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 93. WHO IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE U.S. MILITARY? 94. WHICH PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE U.S. MILITARY? 95. IN WHAT MONTH DO WE VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT? 96. IN WHAT MONTH IS THE NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED? 97. HOW MANY TIMES MAY A SENATOR BE RE-ELECTED? 98. HOW MANY TIMES MAY A CONGRESSMAN BE RE-ELECTED? 99. WHAT ARE THE 2 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S. TODAY? 100. HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE UNITED STATES? |
92. FREEDOM OF: SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY, AND REQUESTING CHANGE OF THE GOVERNMENT 93. THE PRESIDENT 94. GEORGE WASHINGTON 95. NOVEMBER 96. JANUARY 97. THERE IS NO LIMIT 98. THERE IS NO LIMIT 99. DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN 100. (50) |
You know why.
I do, however, find it quite ironic that this is the only amendment that specifically has NO qualifiers (i.e. not subject to words like "reasonable" or things like "due process"), since it quite simply states "...the right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT be infringed" [emphasis added], yet it is the only one that is looked upon by the ACLU as being limited or qualified. The lengths to which those interested in imposing their views or power upon the people - and the lies that they will utter to further this process - are nothing short of sickening.
I noticed that, too.
While some answers were incomplete by omission of details, it seemed the description of the right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment was too limited compared to the descriptions for the other rights. The questions/answers were from the INS (now USCIS) -- IOW, from the federal government. You can contact them at one of the addresses listed here, but it won't make a difference.
Among other things, I also wondered why an immigrant needs to know the purpose of the UN to become a US citizen. (#82)
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