Could You Pass The Test?

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Can you correctly answer the ten hardest questions on the citizenship exam?

Some can… But more than likely the answer is no.

According to a 2011 study at Michigan State University, the following ten questions were picked as the hardest on the citizenship exam.

When asked these particular questions, 64% of Americans would fail the test. Immigrants did far better at 91%.

They have a pretty good incentive: immigrants can take the test over if they fail. But if they don’t pass the test in two attempts, they must start over and pay the $640 exam entrance fee again.

Check out how Dave & Amy did here:

So how well would you do?

  1. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
    a) 14
    b) 21
    c) 25
    d) 27
  2. Which of these is something Benjamin Franklin is known for?
    a) He was the first person to sign the Constitution
    b) He discovered electricity
    c) He was the nation’s first Postmaster General
    d) He was the nation’s second President
  3. Who was President during World War I?
    a) Woodrow Wilson
    b) Warren G. Harding
    c) Calvin Coolidge
    d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. Which statement correctly describes the “rule of law”?
    a) The law is what the president says it is
    b) The people who enforce the laws do not have to follow them
    c) No one is above the law
    d) Judges can rewrite laws they disagree with
  5. Under the Constitution, which of these powers does not belong to the federal government?
    a) Ratify amendments to the Constitution
    b) print money
    c) declare war
    d) Make treaties with foreign powers
  6. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
    a) 4
    b) 6
    c) 8
    d) 12
  7. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
    a) John Roberts
    b) Ruth Bader Ginsberg
    c) William Barr
    d) Brett Kavanaugh
  8. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
    a) 100
    b) 435
    c) 535
    d) 538
  9. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Which of these men was not one of the authors?
    a) James Maddison
    b) Alexander Hamilton
    c) John Jay
    d) John Adams
  10. When was the Constitution written?
    a) 1492
    b) 1776
    c) 1787
    d) 1865

 

 

(answers: d, c, a, c, a, b, a, b, f, c)

Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2019

 

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