So, I'm studying for my U.S. Citizenship test...

[LolaCocaCola]

It is coming up in a few weeks! :eek:

They test you on your knowledge of U.S. history and Government.
So far the toughest part is remembering the original 13 states.

I wonder how many people born and bred in the U.S. know the answers to some of these questions…here are a few examples:

**1. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?

2. Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

3. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?

4. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

5. What special group advises the President?

6. For how long do we elect each Senator?

7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

8. What is the Legislative branch of our Government?

9. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

10. Name the Amendments that guarantee or address voting rights?**

How many of these do you honestly (no Googling!) know the answers to???

[grettle]

I know #6, #7 and I think I know #4 and #10

[t-keela]

I knew all of them…but I really enjoyed my pol/sci. classes and taught US History in high school.

[t-keela]

BTW good luck on your test. We’re lucky to be getting folks like you as citizens.

[Mama_Tiger]

I know all but #10, but then I can never keep numbers straight, even of constitutional amendments.

[LolaCocaCola]

*Originally posted by t-keela *
**BTW good luck on your test. We’re lucky to be getting folks like you as citizens. **

Awww, thanks, t-keela!

That’s so sweet.

I will actually be a dual citizen of both the U.S. & Australia!

Yippeee!

I’ll be able to vote finally!

[MsRobyn]

*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola *
**It is coming up in a few weeks! :eek:

They test you on your knowledge of U.S. history and Government.
So far the toughest part is remembering the original 13 states.

I wonder how many people born and bred in the U.S. know the answers to some of these questions…here are a few examples:

1. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives

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2. Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?**

William Rehnquist

3. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?

Patrick Henry.

[Quote]
(http://www.bartleby.com/100/289.4.html)

**4. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

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Nine, but it’s changed over the years. Originally, IIRC, there were six.

**5. What special group advises the President?

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The Cabinet

**6. For how long do we elect each Senator?

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Six years, with one third being elected every two years.

Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies. (See Note 4)

(from this site, although this was superseded by the Sixteenth Amendment, which allows for direct election of Senators.)

**7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

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435. The District of Columbia has a non-voting member.

**8. What is the Legislative branch of our Government?

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The Congress, which is composed of the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house).

**9. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

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Francis Scott Key

**10. Name the Amendments that guarantee or address voting rights?

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Off the top of my head, three, but I can’t think of which ones, at least without Googling.

And the only stuff I googled was the links elaborating on the answers. I actually knew the answers myself.

Good luck with your exam, Lola, and let us know how it goes!

Robin

[Mama_Tiger]

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7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

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435. The District of Columbia has a non-voting member. **

So do Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

[LolaCocaCola]

Wow! I’m impressed, MsRobyn!

And thanks!

Anyone have an easy way of remembering the orig. 13 states?

[Cisco]

I knew 4-9 for sure, and I was 80-90% sure on the rest of them (except #3, I thought that was the Incredible Hulk.)

And what exactly is the point of having a non-voting member of the House? “Hey, that’s a nice idea you’ve got there. I’ll scratch your back if you scratch --OH, nevermind!”

Pretty damn sad though considering how up I was on all of this only a few short years ago.

[Optihut]

5. What special group advises the President?

The cabinet, eh?
I could have sworn it was the oil industry

[Ringo]

*Originally posted by Optihut *
**5. What special group advises the President?

The cabinet, eh?
I could have sworn it was the oil industry **

:rolleyes:
I was doing fine until I came to #9. Couldn’t dredge up #10 either. Do I have to go back to Canada now?
Good luck with it all, Lola!

[Lizard]

*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola *
**Wow! I’m impressed, MsRobyn!

And thanks!

Anyone have an easy way of remembering the orig. 13 states?

**

Well, the original 13 states now form our entire Eastern Seaboard, with the exception of Florida. That should help you remember some of them.

As for the OP, I knew 8. I didn’t know #10 for sure, but I did know that on #7, the answer was somewhere over 400.

And Cisco, the point of a non-voting member is to have someone present who can at least verbalize the interests of their home territory. Their function is in practice similar to that of a lobbyist.

[Lizard]

Oh, and best wishes from me as well, LolaCocaCola. I know I’d have no hope is someone aske me who wrote “Advance Australia Fair”!

[Kyla]

I know 2-9 off the top of my head, and I have a pretty good idea on 1 & 10, too, although I am not completely positive. I did NOT read the answers to this thread, as I know that these questions have been answered already.

[Mama_Tiger]

Of course, the question is, who’s NEXT in line for the presidency behind the President, the Vice President, and the Speaker of the House?

[Khadaji]

1, 2, 3, 4, NOT 5, 6, NOT 7, 8, 9 and part of10

Luck and Success to you.

[Sapphire_Wolf]

*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola *
****1. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?

2. Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

3. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?

4. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

5. What special group advises the President?

6. For how long do we elect each Senator?

7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

8. What is the Legislative branch of our Government?

9. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

10. Name the Amendments that guarantee or address voting rights?**

How many of these do you honestly (no Googling!) know the answers to??? **

Without even scrolling down:

1 - Secretary of State
2 - Haven’t a clue
3 - Patrick something or other, but IIRC, that wasn’t what he said, exactly. I can try and Google the speech.
4 - 9
5 - Special Advisory Group? The Cabinet
6 - 2 years
7 - Too damn many.
8 - Congress.
9 - Francis Scott Key
10 - Aufauk. I don’t remember.

[Sapphire_Wolf]

Whoops. Sec of State is the first CABINET member.

And I knew there was a two years in 6 somewhere.

Time to go home…

Oh wait, I was born in the US.

Damnit.

[Soup_du_jour]

Of course, the question is, who’s NEXT in line for the presidency behind the President, the Vice President, and the Speaker of the House?

President pro tempore? (Strom Thurmond.) I forget.

The 13 originals are…

New Hampshire
Massachusettes
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Tork
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

They are, the entire eastern seaboard, minus Florida (conquered later from Spain) and Maine (used to be part of Massachusettes.)

Hope this helps!