American Citizen

BigBassin144 · 02-11-08, 08:54 AM

See how much you know about our country. This is a Citizenship test. See if you know more than an illegal alien.

http://content.gannettonline.com/gns/citizenship/citizenship_trivia.html

I got 11400. I missed the one about how many congressmen.

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Marty · 02-12-08, 09:22 PM

I got 11,000, missing the 1,000-point question about the most important right. It's one thing to grow up here and learn all that stuff in school and in life, but I wonder how difficult it is for an immigrant who has to study for it.

basskicker · 02-12-08, 09:36 PM

i got 11,000 as well. i missed the same question as Marty.

WTL · 02-12-08, 09:39 PM

I got em all, but that last question, who ever said what the most important right was? Is voting more important than free speech? We kinda need both.

And I could understand someone missing the alaska or hawaii last state to be added question.

flfireman · 02-12-08, 09:48 PM

I surprised myself. 12,000. I was honestly predicting some tougher questions. But, I always did well in American history.

Christopherkeene9 · 02-12-08, 10:02 PM

11,000 Missed the righht question.

Marty · 02-14-08, 08:46 PM

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I got em all, but that last question, who ever said what the most important right was? Is voting more important than free speech? We kinda need both.

I agree, I can't understand why that question was there.

BigBassin144 · 02-14-08, 09:26 PM

If you think about it, in other countries you can say whatever you want... as long as you don't get caught. If you can't vote, you can't vote. end of story. That's my opinion on that question.

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brushhog · 02-14-08, 11:23 PM

I got 'em all, but I'm real smurt... I agree with WTL we could probably start a whole debate going on most important right. One could argue you have to speak freely to earn the right to vote in a supressed country...

WTL · 02-15-08, 12:35 AM

Besides, does voting really get the individual anywhere if every other right they have can be infringed upon? I mean, the people in Cuba can vote quite often I beleive. They can only vote for one guy, but they still have the right to vote for him. Democracy quite often, is a farce.

Rebbasser · 02-15-08, 01:17 AM

I got them all, but like the hose holder I'm a history buff. I agree an argument can be made about the last question.

Fish4food · 02-15-08, 01:18 AM

It's not even debatable. The most important right Americans have is the right to vote. Free speech is important, but the country was founded on the ideal that people need to have a choice/say in who represents them. This is why the House of Representatives was chosen to do the taxation and spending. It is also why they are the only officials that come from districts, decided by the census, to have a somewhat equal amount of people represented by each official.

1/4 stick · 02-15-08, 03:01 AM

I got them all right. I do ask though, (and some may not like this, sorry). What good is the right to vote if there is no one worth voting for?

WTL · 02-15-08, 09:28 AM

Fish4food, it is very much debatable. The founding fathers were very much aware that the democratic system could evolve into a tyranny of tha majority and designed the Constitution to try and prevent that.. Its a shame it only worked so long.

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but the country was founded on the ideal that people need to have a choice/say in who represents them.

Look at it this way, without free speech but with the vote, you may be able to cast a worthless ballot, but you may not be able to say who you supported and why for.

MississippiBoy · 02-15-08, 10:10 AM

Got 'em all. Does that mean I can stay?

lunker-lander · 02-15-08, 07:46 PM

That means thou has the right to leave if thou shalt choose to do so....

Just messin'....

-Lunk-

lunker-lander · 02-15-08, 07:52 PM

Only missed one. The question about how many voting representatives there are. I think not too bad for 15 years old. I personally think this would be easy, American or transplant.

-Lunk-

Fish4food · 02-16-08, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by WTL

Fish4food, it is very much debatable. The founding fathers were very much aware that the democratic system could evolve into a tyranny of tha majority and designed the Constitution to try and prevent that.. Its a shame it only worked so long.

Look at it this way, without free speech but with the vote, you may be able to cast a worthless ballot, but you may not be able to say who you supported and why for.

People have freed countries without freedom of speech, no place has stayed free without the right to vote.

Rebbasser · 02-16-08, 01:01 PM

I think the Right to Vote in this case needs to be defined as secret ballot and vote for who you choose, i.e. free elections, not who the party or the dictator tells you to vote for.

sodam insane and communist Russia held elections.

WTL · 02-16-08, 01:29 PM

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People have free countries without freedom of speech,

No, they have not.

WTL · 02-16-08, 01:30 PM

Voting and free speech are intertwined. When you vote, it is as if you are speaking, saying "this is who I want". Voting, in a way is nothing other than another mode of free speech.

02-11-08, 08:54 AM	#1
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	American Citizen See how much you know about our country. This is a Citizenship test. See if you know more than an illegal alien. HTML Code: http://content.gannettonline.com/gns/citizenship/citizenship_trivia.html I got 11400. I missed the one about how many congressmen. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-12-08, 09:22 PM	#2
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	I got 11,000, missing the 1,000-point question about the most important right. It's one thing to grow up here and learn all that stuff in school and in life, but I wonder how difficult it is for an immigrant who has to study for it. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

02-12-08, 09:36 PM	#3
basskicker BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashland City, TN Posts: 111	i got 11,000 as well. i missed the same question as Marty. __________________ other anglers are hard to beat, but the fish are the real competition.

02-12-08, 09:39 PM	#4
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I got em all, but that last question, who ever said what the most important right was? Is voting more important than free speech? We kinda need both. And I could understand someone missing the alaska or hawaii last state to be added question. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-12-08, 09:48 PM	#5
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	I surprised myself. 12,000. I was honestly predicting some tougher questions. But, I always did well in American history. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

02-12-08, 10:02 PM	#6
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	11,000 Missed the righht question.

02-14-08, 09:26 PM	#8
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	If you think about it, in other countries you can say whatever you want... as long as you don't get caught. If you can't vote, you can't vote. end of story. That's my opinion on that question. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-14-08, 11:23 PM	#9
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	I got 'em all, but I'm real smurt... I agree with WTL we could probably start a whole debate going on most important right. One could argue you have to speak freely to earn the right to vote in a supressed country... __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

02-15-08, 12:35 AM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Besides, does voting really get the individual anywhere if every other right they have can be infringed upon? I mean, the people in Cuba can vote quite often I beleive. They can only vote for one guy, but they still have the right to vote for him. Democracy quite often, is a farce. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-15-08, 01:17 AM	#11
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	I got them all, but like the hose holder I'm a history buff. I agree an argument can be made about the last question. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-15-08, 01:18 AM	#12
Fish4food BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 29	It's not even debatable. The most important right Americans have is the right to vote. Free speech is important, but the country was founded on the ideal that people need to have a choice/say in who represents them. This is why the House of Representatives was chosen to do the taxation and spending. It is also why they are the only officials that come from districts, decided by the census, to have a somewhat equal amount of people represented by each official.

02-15-08, 03:01 AM	#13
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	I got them all right. I do ask though, (and some may not like this, sorry). What good is the right to vote if there is no one worth voting for?

02-15-08, 10:10 AM	#15
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Got 'em all. Does that mean I can stay?

02-15-08, 07:46 PM	#16
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	That means thou has the right to leave if thou shalt choose to do so.... Just messin'.... -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-15-08, 07:52 PM	#17
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Only missed one. The question about how many voting representatives there are. I think not too bad for 15 years old. I personally think this would be easy, American or transplant. -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-16-08, 01:01 PM	#19
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	I think the Right to Vote in this case needs to be defined as secret ballot and vote for who you choose, i.e. free elections, not who the party or the dictator tells you to vote for. sodam insane and communist Russia held elections. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-16-08, 01:30 PM	#21
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Voting and free speech are intertwined. When you vote, it is as if you are speaking, saying "this is who I want". Voting, in a way is nothing other than another mode of free speech. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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