How much do you know about your country??

This a quiz I found. PLEASE be honest about your results.

I got 24 out of 30 correct.

Independence DayQuiz

Your Score is 24
Congratz, you Pass! You should be proud.



http://games.toast.net/independence/quiz.php?quiz=1

Your Score is 29
Near Perfect! This was a difficult test, you should be proud!

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Question Your Answer Correct Answer
1 What is the title of the National Anthem? D D: The Star Spangled Banner
2 Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the first amendment? C C: Freedom of Religion
3 What is the title of the head of a city government? A A: Mayor
4 Who has the ability to declare war? D D: The Congress
5 How many full terms may a Senator serve? D D: No term limits for Senators
6 How many full terms can a President serve? B B: 2
7 How many years is a full term for a Representative? B B: 2
8 Which amendment sets the minimum voting age to 18? D D: 26th
9 Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die? A A: The Speaker of the House
10 On July 4th, 1776 we declared Independence from whom? B B: Great Britain
11 How many branches of government do we have? C C: 3
12 Which is part of the Judicial branch at the federal level? A A: The Supreme Court
13 Who elects the President of the United States? B B: The Electoral College
14 How many states are there? C C: 50
15 How many stripes are there on the American Flag? B B: 13
16 Who was the President of the United States during the civil war? A A: Abraham Lincoln
17 Who is the current President of the United States? B B: Barack Obama
18 Who is the current Vice President of the United States? D D: Joe Biden
19 Why did the Pilgrims come to America? D D: to find religious freedom
20 How many total Senators are there? D D: 100
21 The Constitution has how many Amendments? B B: 27
22 How many Amendments have been proposed officially by Congress but never ratified? C C: 6
23 Which of these amendments is a ratified and current amendment? D D: Prohibiting the importing of liquor into States where it is illegal
24 In what year was the last amendment ratified? D D: 1992
25 What is the Official Language of the United States? A A: None
26 Who was the first Vice President of the United States? B B: John Adams
27 Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?" B B: Patrick Henry
28 How many Presidents were assassinated while in office? C C: 4
29 Which of these Presidents was born in Texas? A A: Dwight D. Eisenhower
30 How many Presidents have been impeached? B C: 2


Question 30 is not true.

the correct answer is 1. Thou many sources would state 2. Bill clinton did have two charges for impeachment brought against him. But the Senate rejected both charges, and Clinton remained in office. Thus he was NOT officially impeached.

Your Score is 21
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Question Your Answer Correct Answer
1 What is the title of the National Anthem? D D: The Star Spangled Banner
2 Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the first amendment? C C: Freedom of Religion
3 What is the title of the head of a city government? B A: Mayor
4 Who has the ability to declare war? A D: The Congress
5 How many full terms may a Senator serve? D D: No term limits for Senators
6 How many full terms can a President serve? B B: 2
7 How many years is a full term for a Representative? B B: 2
8 Which amendment sets the minimum voting age to 18? B D: 26th
9 Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die? A A: The Speaker of the House
10 On July 4th, 1776 we declared Independence from whom? B B: Great Britain
11 How many branches of government do we have? C C: 3
12 Which is part of the Judicial branch at the federal level? A A: The Supreme Court
13 Who elects the President of the United States? B B: The Electoral College
14 How many states are there? C C: 50
15 How many stripes are there on the American Flag? B B: 13
16 Who was the President of the United States during the civil war? A A: Abraham Lincoln
17 Who is the current President of the United States? B B: Barack Obama
18 Who is the current Vice President of the United States? D D: Joe Biden
19 Why did the Pilgrims come to America? D D: to find religious freedom
20 How many total Senators are there? D D: 100
21 The Constitution has how many Amendments? C B: 27
22 How many Amendments have been proposed officially by Congress but never ratified? B C: 6
23 Which of these amendments is a ratified and current amendment? A D: Prohibiting the importing of liquor into States where it is illegal
24 In what year was the last amendment ratified? C D: 1992
25 What is the Official Language of the United States? A A: None
26 Who was the first Vice President of the United States? B B: John Adams
27 Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?" B B: Patrick Henry
28 How many Presidents were assassinated while in office? B C: 4
29 Which of these Presidents was born in Texas? D A: Dwight D. Eisenhower
30 How many Presidents have been impeached? C C: 2

26

i got 23

25

I got 19/20 of the first 20 right, not so good the last 10 so there is no sense giving number.

I knew Texas born President was trick question and picked Nixon because I'm pretty sure he retired to ranch there after resignation? ... Wrong answer anyway.

I retook it and scored perfectly.

Scored 22... close but no cigar.
I agree with Murphy, Clinton never left office so his impeachment was a fake.

Politics aside Wikipedia defines it as:

Impeachment is a formal process in which an elected official is accused of unlawful activity, and which may or may not lead to the removal of that official from office. It is the first of two stages. Impeachment does not necessarily result in removal from office; it is only a legal statement of charges, parallel to an indictment in criminal law. An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a supermajority to convict. Although the subject of the charge is criminal action, it does not constitute a criminal trial; the only question under consideration is the removal of the individual from office, and the possibility of a subsequent vote preventing the removed official from ever again holding political office in the jurisdiction where he was removed.

Got a 27

As for Impeachment this is from Wikipedia (so it must be true )

The impeachment process is a two-step procedure. The House of Representatives must first pass by a simple majority articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached".

Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 after violating the then-newly created Tenure of Office Act. President Johnson was acquitted by the Senate, falling one vote short of the necessary 2/3 needed to remove him from office, voting 35-19 to remove him. The Tenure of Office Act would later be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998 by the House of Representatives on articles charging perjury (specifically, lying to a federal grand jury) by a 228–206 vote, and obstruction of justice by a 221–212 vote. The House rejected other articles. One was a count of perjury in a civil deposition in Paula Jones's sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton (by a 205–229 vote) and an article which accused Clinton of abuse of power by a 48–285 vote. The Senate fell short of the necessary 2/3 needed to remove him from office, voting 45-55 to remove him on obstruction of justice and 50-50 on perjury.

I think the answer to question 30 is 2, if not it has to be 0 because Andrew Johnson was not removed from office either.

Richard, your post was not there when I started. Didn't mean to be redundant.

"Your Score is 22"
"Very, Very close! A little refresher course and you'll pass."

I need to get up to speed on the Amendments; otherwise I did ok.

Good exersise for all of us.
Thanks,
-Len

22 for me too.