A Test To Vote?

Should we make people pass a test to vote?

Would it surprise you that over 55% of Americans failed to identify just one Supreme Court Justice. The scariest part is what the most common answers were: George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Thurgood Marshall and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Hypothetically if you had to get at least 6 of the 10 questions below correct to vote this November, how would you fare?

1) What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
2) We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?
3) How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
4) Name one U.S. territory.
5) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
6) Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
7) What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
8) Who were the three main Axis Powers in World War II?
9) During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
10) What is the last day you can send in Federal Income Tax Forms?

"Why not test people about the basic functions of government? A voting test would point the arrow of civic engagement up, instead of down, sending the signal that becoming an informed citizen is a valued accomplishment."
-Jonah Goldberg
Los Angeles Times 1997




Answers
1) Bill of Rights
2) 2 years
3) 9
4) Puerto Rico, US Virgin Island, American Samoa, Northern Marina Island, Guam
5) Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the Government
6) John Roberts
7) Louisiana
8) Japan, Germany, Italy
9) Communism
10) April 15th