In order to vote in today's Presidential election you must be a U.S. citizen. Here are some questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test. See if your audience knows the answers. I guarantee they will miss some!
- "How many stripes are there on the flag?" (13 stripes)
- "How many states are there in the Union?" (50)
- "Who elects the President of the United States?" (The Electoral College)
- "How many changes, or amendments, are there to the Constitution?" (27)
- "What are the three branches of our Government?" (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)
- "For how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives?" (2)
- "What is the capital of the state we live in?"
- "Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?" (Speaker of the House)
- "Name some of the 13 original states?" (Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Georgia)
- "Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?” (Patrict Henry)
- "Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?" (Thomas Jefferson)
- "Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner?" (Francis Scott Key)
- "Which President is called the “Father of our Country?” (George Washington)
- "In what year was the Constitution written?" (1787)
- "Where is the White House located?" (1600 Pennsylvania Ave)