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I scored abysmally, but I am all for such a test, the test would weed out those unwilling to put in the effort to study and take their voting rights seriously.
1. The painting of Lincoln's Cabinet is an iconic painting representing a significant era in American history. In the painting there is a chair with a portfolio laid across it. Many historians assert there was a "missing" member of Lincoln's Cabinet represented by that empty chair. Who was the "missing" Cabinet member?
Wouldn't true knowledge of the Constitution be better than a handful of questions for which most people won't know the answers? The candidates running for national office don't follow the Constitution and dismiss it as if it doesn't exist. The three branches of federal government dance around it. If they adhered to it; abortion, healthcare, gun control, the environment, economy and jobs wouldn't be main talking points this season.
If a topic isn't addressed by the Constitution it is covered by the 10th amendment which leaves that up to the states as well as individuals.
This is from www.achives.gov and any can read the Declaration or Constitution day or night. I highly recommend doing so to be cognizant of what is being shoved down your throats on a daily basis.
Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I recently stumbled across this civic literacy test. The questions seem very reasonable.
I propose that a minimum score of 70 percent be required in order to vote in the United States.
I got 58 of 60 questions right. However, I do not see how most of the questions asked on that test have any relevance to being able to vote. You don't have to know American history to be able to vote for a President or to pass a law.
Example:
How does The War of 1812 have anything to do voting?
I got 58 of 60 questions right. However, I do not see how most of the questions asked on that test have any relevance to being able to vote. You don't have to know American history to be able to vote for a President or to pass a law.
Example:
How does The War of 1812 have anything to do voting?
It's my considered opinion that people who would flunk a test like that have no framework for consideration of current events because they are likely to be as intellectually lazy about current events as they are about past events. But we could update it if you think it's too much to expect voters to know this country's history.
I somehow managed to get 75 pct. But boy that is a tough test.
I gave up halfway through it thinking if people had to do this test and get a 70% passing mark youd probably have less than 10% of the population eligible to vote.
I like the one man one vote scenario,
I scored a 60... Well, always feels good to beat out Chapel Hill.
The test asks questions about philosophies which isn't really fair to many. Most kids who go through any education system are not educated on many of the topics and many of the events of recent history (last 50 years) aren't as discussed in detail in enough classrooms. I don't recall learning much about the Gulf of Tonkin ever nor the Cuban Missle Crisis. I know what they are, I just was never informed of the repercussions or reasons.
Anyway, this was fun.
It's my considered opinion that people who would flunk a test like that have no framework for consideration of current events because they are likely to be as intellectually lazy about current events as they are about past events. But we could update it if you think it's too much to expect voters to know this country's history.
It's been a while since I took this test, and I don't remember all the questions now. However, I do recall a lot of the questions were sort of "trivia" questions about obscure dates and names.
I'll presume the idea behind a test like this would be to eliminate an entire demographic of the voting block, those that didnt get a higher education,immigrants,poor people,or maybe old Liberals like me who have forgotten half this stuff,probably most of those that would flunk the test would cast a vote for Democrat candidates.
Wonder what a future America would be like if only Republicans were allowed to vote. wonder why the authors of the constitution even made provisions for any one but the rich and well educated to have the right to vote.Why have a vote at all just get a bunch of the richest elite to nominate who'll be the figurehead for a while.
Another idea would be Instead of all the paperwork involved in applying a test like this to the entire voting demographic why not just simplify the whole process by just requiring you have a million bucks in the bank then you qualify to vote.
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