Can you pass the US citizenship test?
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Abe Lincoln "If I was able to win this war without freeing a single slave I would have"Kakulukia said:
The civil war started over the south saying states should have more say than the federal government. They split and formed a Confederation.
Slaves were freed because Lincoln need the support of some of the states to win the war.
I'm a US citizen and I got 47/50, but one of the questions that I got correct was ABSOLUTELY, unarguably incorrect, but put the answer I knew that they wanted. In addition, one of the three that I got wrong was completely up for debate.
I didn't get the Pledge question that you guys are referring to (pool of 100 questions, I got 50 of them), but the Emancipation Proclamation did NOT free the slaves. It freed any slaves in states that were rebelling against the Union, which left several states that weren't rebelling still able to own slaves. It was not until the 13th amendment that slavery was formally abolished and all slaves were freed.
Other than that, a decent test, though I'm disappointed in myself for messing up the number of voting members in the House. I should have known that one.
I didn't get the Pledge question that you guys are referring to (pool of 100 questions, I got 50 of them), but the Emancipation Proclamation did NOT free the slaves. It freed any slaves in states that were rebelling against the Union, which left several states that weren't rebelling still able to own slaves. It was not until the 13th amendment that slavery was formally abolished and all slaves were freed.
Other than that, a decent test, though I'm disappointed in myself for messing up the number of voting members in the House. I should have known that one.
Not really. The Constitution was created to give "proof" that citizens rights would be protected, and not turn into another limited government. They were worried that the Federal government would have too much power over the states.ravenshrike said:
It was mainly made to protect free speech, freedom of religion and freedom of the press.
43 of 50. I can continue to be an American citizen, though it looks like I'll have to change states. I know almost nothing about Tennessee.
Jury nullification is awesome, and the only check that we have against the very-much unconstitutional federal drug control. Pity few people realize that some states specifically authorize it, and none would punish a jury for voting in that fashion, if the laws are truly unjust.Aidinthel said:
It wasn't made to protect citizens, it was made to protect the states.awsome117 said:
It was NOT to protect free speech, etc. The BILL OF RIGHTS, that is, the FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS, were made for the purposes of protecting those rights, but even then, they specifically (for several of them) only protected citizens from the federal government, not from the states. It wasn't until the 14th amendment and later judicial proceedings that the rights in the Bill of Rights were (individually, most of them) affirmed to apply to the states as well as the federal government.
The Constitution was passed without the Bill of Rights. The Constitution says little about freedom in this respect. However, the Constitution was ratified under the understanding that a Bill of Rights would follow, yet the Constitution IN ITSELF does not protect the rights of people; its amendments do, and even then, not until the 14th amendment does it protect citizens directly from both state and federal governments.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis This is the real United States Citizenship and Immigration website. The other one is just a cheap knock-off; our government websites usually don't suck that much.
5/5 an I'm not even American.
Are all of the questions this insultingly easy, or did I get dumb sample because I chose Texas as a State?
Compared to the British test, this seems like child's play... in fact it does seem like the kind of test we would be given at Primary School when we learnt a little bit about another country.
Are all of the questions this insultingly easy, or did I get dumb sample because I chose Texas as a State?
1) Why did the colonists fight the British?
A. because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
B. to free the African slaves
C. because of financial crisis
D. to help native Indians to get freedom
Your answer was correct.
2) Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
A. to declare war
B. to provide schooling and education
C. to provide protection such as police
D. to provide safety such as fire departments
Your answer was correct.
3) What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
A. fought for women rights
B. fought for environment protection
C. worked for capitalism
D. fought for civil rights
Your answer was correct.
4) When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A. July 8, 1767
B. July 4, 1776
C. June 4, 1776
D. July 5, 1787
Your answer was correct.
5) Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
A. because they have more rich people
B. because they are larger by land area
C. because they are larger by land and water area
D. because they have more people
Your answer was correct.
A. because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
B. to free the African slaves
C. because of financial crisis
D. to help native Indians to get freedom
Your answer was correct.
2) Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
A. to declare war
B. to provide schooling and education
C. to provide protection such as police
D. to provide safety such as fire departments
Your answer was correct.
3) What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
A. fought for women rights
B. fought for environment protection
C. worked for capitalism
D. fought for civil rights
Your answer was correct.
4) When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A. July 8, 1767
B. July 4, 1776
C. June 4, 1776
D. July 5, 1787
Your answer was correct.
5) Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
A. because they have more rich people
B. because they are larger by land area
C. because they are larger by land and water area
D. because they have more people
Your answer was correct.
Compared to the British test, this seems like child's play... in fact it does seem like the kind of test we would be given at Primary School when we learnt a little bit about another country.
50 questions (chose California), 70%. As an Aussie, I think this isn't so bad. Did I beat any Americans? =P If so, you should be ashamed! =D
