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Question 1: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Answer: It might’ve been a few years or decades since you covered this in history class, but the answer is “We the People.” The U.S. Constitution declares that its people chose to create their own government and will elect people to represent their interests.

 

Question 2: If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Answer: Many people know the vice president is the second in line to the presidency, but who’s third? That would be the speaker of the House. Another potential question on the test is, “What is the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives now?” That would be Republican Paul Ryan. The test could also ask you to name your state’s governor, your senator or your representative. Could you name them all?

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327 thoughts on “7 Out of 10 Americans Couldn’t Pass This Citizenship Test”

    1. Mary Anne Storch

      We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility…do establish this constitution for ourselves and our posterity. Preamble to the US Constitution

  1. i wonder how many senators and congress men or women could pass the test.it should be mandatory for all elected officials

    1. That is a great theory. All Congress men and women should have to take the test. It is not easy; unless you have an updated pamphlet on the Constitution and Amendents.

  2. Why bother, you get better rights if you are an illegal refugee! No ID, Full benefits as a citizen and now, you can even vote as if you were a legal citizen!

  3. It is Not the whole or complete opening — it IS. ‘WE THE PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES, in order to form a more perfect union, …’ SO, it is NOT the Citizens they are referring to — it is those ‘People’ in Congress–because the ‘United States’ they are referring to is the 10 sq. miles in Art 1, section 8, Cl. 17
    We are Citizens of the united States of America , NOT the United States

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