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Question 11: The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Answer: This one might be easier for fans of the smash hit Broadway show “Hamilton,” as its subject, Alexander Hamilton, was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, along with James Madison and John Jay. These three men penned the papers to rouse public support of the new system of government proposed in the Constitution.

Question 12: American citizens are expected to know about key historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln and Susan B. Anthony. You could get questions about either of them or the question, “What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?”

Answer: A man of many accomplishments, Franklin is famous for being an inventor, diplomat, the first postmaster general of the United States, the founder of the first free libraries and the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention.

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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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