If You Were Developing a Citizenship Test..

[Hornet33]

1. Are you a legal citizen of the United States of America?

2. Are you 18 years of age or older?

3. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

4. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

5. Who made the first American flag?

6. What year was the Constitution of the United States signed?

7. How many stars are on the current United States flag?

8. How many stripes are on the United States flag?

9. Who was the first President of the United States?

10. What country did the United States win it's independance from?


What's really sad is that there is probably a large percentage of the population of this country that can't answer all 10 of those questions off the top of their heads.

[storch]

what is your name
what is your quest

[Russian]

I think Starship Troopers had a nice idea. If you want to vote, serve your nation Everyone else are secondary-citizens.

[cav58d]

Those damn secondary citizens that give medical care to the soldiers when they are wounded....Or who provide legal services when one of those soldiers has problems...Or those secondary citizens who fly thousands of rounds of ammo for the soldier to shoot...Or those secondary citizens who teach the children of the soldiers...Or those secondary citizens who pick up the garbage and recycling of the soldiers...or those secondary citizens who manufacture the weapons AND clothing of the soldiers....

Yea....Screw those secondary citizens....Who needs them right?

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Neubob
Can you currently, or have/are you taking steps to learn to speak english?

Are you a convicted Felon?

Can you think for yourself?

Is your IQ above 80?

Oh, and finally,

Given the right to vote, will you vote only for candidates that can pass this same test?

Wow. I'll post this list somewhere concerning Russian citizenship. Unfortunately at least 50% of Russian citizens (as well as citizens in any other country) will fail this test

Heinleinism is good, but I think if I work for nothing in Academy of Science for 10 years now - am i worth citizenship? In fact I am working against the regime, my salary is 2 times less then survival minimum in Moscow, and our beloved Party and Government wants all us to disappear somewhere. I seriously expect them to make us pay for coming to work.

[TalonX]

Originally posted by Eagler
all questions would be in English only

first question would be:
do you own a home?
if this was a no, then they failed and could stop there

I'd settle for landowner, even if they rent a house.

Only landowners should vote - landowners are the stakeholders of the United States of America.   The rest are just passers by.


That shouldn't get a response.

[Neubob]

Originally posted by Boroda
Wow. I'll post this list somewhere concerning Russian citizenship. Unfortunately at least 50% of Russian citizens (as well as citizens in any other country) will fail this test

Less than or right around 50% vote as it is.

But you're right, an IQ of 80 may be too stringent a requirement.

If you work and pay taxes, you have a right to a voice in how those taxes are spent. Active service is not, nor was it designed as a test for intellect, reason, righteousness or even rationality.

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by storch
what is your name
what is your quest

And these:

What is your favorite color?
What is the capital of Assyria?
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[eskimo2]

If I was still 25 there would be no questions; just one rule: hot girls only.

[storch]

wot? african or european?

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Neubob
You didn't say anything about educated, conscientious, responsible or well-informed about the issues.

All you said was that they had to have served.

I was replying to the comment to slashing voter turnout than what some of my requirements would be.

[Shamus]

Originally posted by TalonX
I'd settle for landowner, even if they rent a house.

Only landowners should vote - landowners are the stakeholders of the United States of America.   The rest are just passers by.


That shouldn't get a response.

But only if they own a section or more, less and they are only serfs...don't have a big enough stake.

shamus

[Denholm]

Originally posted by Russian
I think Starship Troopers had a nice idea. If you want to vote, serve your nation Everyone else are secondary-citizens.

Germany has a good system setup which means everyone who wants to vote has to serve at least 2 years in a rehabilitation center or the military.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Hornet33
6. What year was the Constitution of the United States signed?

1787

8. 7. How many stars are on the current United States flag?

51 after we add Iraq as Texas, Far East.

9. Who was the first President of the United States?

Under the Articles of Confederation (adopted March 1, 1781): John Hanson November 1981- November 1982.
Followed by Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) then some guy by the name of Washington in 1789 after the Constitution was adopted.

10. What country did the United States win it's independance (sic) from?

The British Empire.  Who is the United State's giving up it's independence to is a tougher question to answer: China?  WalMart?  United Nations?  

What's really sad is that there is probably a large percentage of the population of this country that can't answer all 10 of those questions off the top of their heads.

I missed #6 by a year, and at least knew enough to look up the names and dates for #9.

[lasersailor184]

1.) Define and describe Supply and Demand in no fewer then 10 pages.

2.) Describe how this applies to everything.  No less then 20 pages.

3.) List all powers the government has in the constition.

4.) List all powers forbidden to the government in the constitution.

5.) List all powers given to the people of the United States.




I believe this place would be so much better if everyone could answer those 5 questions.