US Citizenship

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On this day called Independence Day, can you pass the test?

U.S. Citizenship

Could you pass the U.S. Citizenship test?

A person taking the U.S. citizenship test is typically asked
about a dozen of 100 potential questions.
They are allowed to miss a couple.

Take a minute and see how you would do with these 12 questions.

Click below for the correct answers:

  1. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
    a) They represent the 13 original colonies
    b) They represent each of the people who signed the Declaration
    of Independence
    c) They represent the battles fought for United States
    independence

  2. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
    a) 23
    b) 19
    c) 27

  3. What are the three branches of our government?
    a) Legislative, executive, and judicial
    b) Legislative, parliamentary, judicial
    c) Executive, legislative, parliamentary

  4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    a) It ordered that Pilgrims be freed from British oppression
    b) It ordered that slaves in rebel territory be freed
    c) It allowed citizens of the United States to claim land

  5. Who becomes president of the United States if the president
    and the vice president should die?
    a) The secretary of state
    b) The attorney general
    c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives

  6. Which countries were our main allies during World War II?
    a) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia,
    Italy, France
    b) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, China,
    France
    c) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia,
    China, France

  7. What is the 49th state of the Union (United States)?
    a) Alaska
    b) Hawaii
    c) New Mexico

  8. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
    a) 9
    b) 12
    c) 13

  9. What is the national anthem of the United States?
    a) “America the Beautiful”
    b) “This Land is Your Land”
    c) “The Star-Spangled Banner”

  10. In what year was the Constitution written?
    a) 1776
    b) 1771
    c) 1787

  11. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
    a) Constitution
    b) Mayflower
    c) Titanic

  12. How many representatives are there in Congress?
    a) 104
    b) 284
    c) 435

None of the questions are multiple choice on the actual test.
Applicants are asked the questions by an examiner.

Other questions from the 100 questions on the citizenship test:

Can you name two senators from your state?

According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain
requirements in order to be eligible to become president.
Name one of these requirements.

Why are there 100 senators in the Senate?

What do the stars on the flag mean?

What are the duties of Congress?

How many representatives are there in Congress?

What is the supreme law of the United States?

What is the Bill of Rights?

Can you name the 13 original states?

What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American
Colonists?

What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

What special group advises the president?

Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

Name one purpose of the United Nations.

Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights?

How many times may be a senator be reelected?

How many times may a congressman be reelected?

Click the link below for the correct answers:

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Yup…no problem. Basic elementary school American history.

Redwolf

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I got 10/12. I thought that wor perty good fur a furriner.
Couldn’t answer that last part though… :confused:

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The last two? As many times as they care to run and their constituents care to re-elect them. There are no term limits on members of Congress (which includes both Senators and “Congressmen”…aka members of the House of Representatives).

Redwolf

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I got one wrong (the one about how many reps there are in total). It changes all of the time, with all that gerrymandering they like to do :stuck_out_tongue:

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You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 9 out of 10 correct!

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

http://www.blogthings.com/couldyoupasstheuscitizenshiptestquiz/

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Welcome to the United States
This form must be completed by every nonimmigrant visitor not in possession of a visitor’s visa.
Type or print legibly in pen in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. USE ENGLISH.
Item 7 - If you are entering the United States by land, enter LAND in this space. (LAND!) If you are entering the United States by ship, enter, unh-unh, SEA in this space.
Do any of the following apply to you? (Answer Yes or No)
(No! No! Yes! No! Yes! No!)
A. Do you have a communicable disease; (COUGH NOW! Coughs . . . ) physical or mental disorder; or are you a drug abuser or addict?
Tell me, Bill, Yes or No. (No) Louder. (No!)
B. Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral turpitude or a violation related to a controlled substance; or ever been arrested or convicted for two or more offenses for which the aggregate sentence to confinement was five years or more?
Answer Yes or No. (Yes! Yes, sir! Yes! No! No! No!)
Or been a controlled substance trafficker; or are you seeking entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities?
Answer Yes or No. (Yes or No) Thank you!
C. Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were you involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?
Answer Yes or No. (Yes)
Thank you very much! And welcome to the United States!

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I passed.

The important question is, though . . . what’s the vocal range required to sing the Star Spangled Banner and can you manage it.

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I think the Star Spangled Banner is not as difficult range-wise as some people think it is. Do you remember when Kim in Tulsa gave us the Star Spangled Banner in the key of D for whistle? :slight_smile:

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To restate the question: What’s the vocal range required to sing the Star Spangled Banner and can you manage it.

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Its range is an octave and a half, according to wikipedia. I don’t sing patriotic songs, so I don’t know if I can manage it, but probably not. Here is the wikipedia song:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner#Performances_and_adaptations

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Vocally, the Star Spangled Banner is exceptionally difficult. Anything that takes you way up and octave and then forces you to drop an entire octave for the next note is not easy. I took quite a few years of vocal training, and I still found it difficult to sing. I could do it (I had a very large range), but it was difficult.

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I’ve always wanted to hear Sinéad O’Connor sing it (I know she could do it) but I’m certain she would rather die. Then again, Céline Dion sang God Bless America and did a stellar job on it (IMO).

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Mutant Tex by Walden

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I miss your cartoons, Walden!! I wish you would make more! :slight_smile:

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I cannot sing the Star Spangled Banner.
Thank heaven I was born here!

I’ve been playing on the street a bit today,
including some patriotic songs. Some of them
I like, including The Battle Hymn of the Republic
and America the Beautiful.

In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in his bosom
That transfigures you and me.
As he died to make men holy
Let us die to make men free,
His truth is marching on.

I’m seriously disinclined to march off to my death,
but if I had to march off to my death,
I’d just as soon do it singing that.

I was busking the Saturday after 9/11
and we did as many patriotic tunes as
we could do. It was a good idea, they
have their place.

But I can’t bring myself to play Dixie.

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Implying that going to war and killing people is equal to Christ’s death on the cross makes me shiver.

I don’t think they have their place in the lives of Christians. I feel like one’s allegiance should be to God, and not to any earthly power/government. Back in junior high school, it was always me and a couple Jehovah’s Witness kids who got in trouble for not singing the anthem and not saluting the flag, although now I know that it was illegal to punish us for that.

I’m sure that one of these two posts (mine and/or yours) will get us dragged over to the rubber room, but such is life I suppose.

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I was always under the belief that when yer man Jesus died on the cross, it was for the sake of others.
I mean, he died so that others could be free.
Just like yer average soldier.

I, as an atheist, never asked J.C. to die on my behalf any more than I asked a soldier to die on that same behalf.

Cran,
There are many here amongst us who find all this Jesus stuff to be way off the point.

Each to their own, by all means, but this constant posting about Jesus and all his alleged wonders is a bit..if you like..tedious.

Think about it from the point of view of a non Christian.

Slan,
D. :wink:

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Uh…Jim (a Jew) is the one who started posting about Jesus! I merely followed up to the particular song he posted, which implies that it’s OK to go to war for God. That is something I strongly disagree with, since I am part of a historic peace church. :poke:

P.S. I don’t think anybody asked Christ to die for us; but that’s not really the point here.

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The point being then, Jews aside :wink: , Christ died for
our sins.
Now my sins are many but I am capable of dying for them, and probably will, without any recourse to divine intervention.
Meself and Jesus are not on a first name kinda relationship, but I can live with that.
I have a funny feeling that He would be cool with that as well.

Slan,
D. :slight_smile: