Maybe they should use those Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life easy questions
“Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?”
“When did the War of 1812 start?”
“How long do you cook a three-minute egg?”
“Please locate your ass. You may use both hands.”
“Do you like gladiator movies?”
“Have you ever seen a grown man naked?”
“What is the difference between Osama and Obama?”
That would disqualify a large percentage of the population that is functionally illiterate, the haters, half of the voters in the red states and a quarter of the voters in the blue states. That would shorten the lines at the poles. Then we could get on with the business of the country.
“All else being equal, tax increases tend to ________ economic growth. (A) encourage; (B) discourage; © have no effect on.”
Are you an American Citizen?
- What is the difference between deficit and debt?
- To within 10%, identify the proportion of the major components of the US budget
- Is more or less than half our debt owned by China?
- What are the consequences to printing money to pay for debt?
Describe in 200 words or more the purpose and function of the Secretary of the Interior.
Ah, this takes me back to the time when only educated landowning males could vote. Ain’t no days like the olden days!
I don’t actually support such a test, of course. But it sure would be nice if the electorate had even a rudimentary understanding of some economic facts.
No one cares who the Speaker of the House is. It’s just a name that doesn’t tell you anything–utter trivia. But if you’re voting on the economy without knowing some of the basic facts and vocabulary, then you’re voting randomly.
but of course no one is buried in Grant’s Tomb, Grant and his wife are entombed there but are above ground, not buried.
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[li]What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -The Bill of Rights[/li][/QUOTE]
I thought they were called The First Amendment, The Second Amendment, The Third Amendment, &c…
“I think Justice Olive Wendell Holmes was correct, and was later supported by West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish in 1937, in the belief he expressed by his dissent to Lochner v. New York in 1905 that the United States does not have an official economic system.”
“Listen, just say capitalism.”
(D) be an issue conservatives obsess over in discussions of.
You voted on the economy? Funny, my ballot only had a bunch of people’s names on it.
They are but they are also known as The Bill Of Rights.
Liz
The economy is not necessarily the primary concern of the majority of Americans, even if it’s all YOU care about.
Actually, if the exit polls from last Tuesday are to be believed, the economy absolutely is the primary concern of the majority of Americans.
“What’s the Capital of Texas?”
“It’s Austin!”
“WRONG! IT’S HOUSTON!” 
Let me re-hijack to correct some of your answers.
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[li]What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -Guns, guns, guns, and guns, etc.[/li][li]What is freedom of religion? -Freedom to join any denomination that worships Jesus Christ.[/li][li]What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? “Mister Speaker.”[/li][li]Why does the flag have 50 stars? Because we’re jerks who won’t let PR in.[/li]Jerks? No, we just don’t want to change the national anthem to “Playing solitaire till dawn .. with a deck of fifty-one.”
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