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Several of these are "trick questions".
I wonder--do they want the REAL answers, or the "textbook" answers?...
13. Who was the first President of the United States?
Technically, it was John Hanson, who was chosen by Congress (including George Washington) soon after the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781 (which was when the Nation was created, although it was still under British Rule)
Washington was the first President under the US Constitution, after we won the War for Independence.
16. Who elects the President of the United States?
Technically, the Electoral College. They are under no legal obligation to follow the direction of the Popular Vote of their respective constituencies. Technically, the popular vote has no legal weight, but the Electoral College usually follows the recommendations of the Populace. A few times, however, they have gone a different way...
19. What is the Constitution?
Well, if you believe the last President, George Bush, when discussing the Harriet Meir nomination to SCOTUS, "It's just a goddam piece of paper..."
If you believe Cass Sunstein, it is a "living document" that's meaning changes with each new twist, turn, and development in culture.
If you believe the people who wrote it, much of the constitution (at least the original ratified version, and specifically the Bill of Rights) is immutable, sacrosanct, and describes certain limitations on the Federal Government, and proclaims that certain basic human rights are self-evident and unalienable.
20. Can the Constitution be changed?
Again, it depends on who you believe.
If you believe Bush and Cheney, it can be changed, modified, and in some cases, completely abrogated, to suit the needs of the Executive Branch, without Congressional approval or state ratification.
If you believe the current administration, the Constitution is an annoying speedbump, getting in the way of the complete corporate-fascistic takeover of our nation, and silly little things like the 1A, 2A, 4A, 5A, and 10A are just minor annoyances to be ignored, dismissed, and dissolved to further their agendas...
But if you believe the Founding Fathers, changing the constitution IS possible, although it is a lengthy, complicated, and VERY political process, involving Congressional approval and ratification by a majority of the States.
21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
It depends on who you believe.
Bush would call it the Patriot Act.
Obama and Sunstein would call it "congitive infiltration".
The Constitution calls it an "Amendment".
23. How many branches are there in our government?
Dick Cheney would say One, because the judicial and Representative are, in his worldview, subserviant and inferior to the Executive.
26. Who makes the laws in the United States?
Well, the REAL answer is the big corporations and central bankers. considering that over 90% of the bills tha tcome before the senate are passed without discussion, reading, or debate, I think such a statement is a pretty fair assessment of how things REALLY work...
But that's probably not the answer they are looking for...
37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
Well, for the last 40 years or so, they have essentially been there to modify Statute Law to meet the needs and agendas of the administrations in power through the establishment of case law that often contradicts statutory law when said laws stand in the way of the government, or give "too much power to the people or the states".
46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
The REAL enemies of the US in WWII were IBM, Chase Bank, IG Farben, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Motor Company, Thysson, CSSC, UBC, and Brown Brothers Harriman.
Again, probably not the answer they are looking for...
64. Where does freedom of speech come from?
Some would say it comes from their Creator.
Some would say it comes from the power of the 2A in the hands of the people.
Some would say that it is a fundamental human right, and comes from no man, government or deity, but rather from the very state of human existance.
Cass Sunstein, OTOH, would say it comes from the whim of the government, and is something that must be tightly monitored and controlled.
69. What did the Emancipation Declaration do?
It ONLY freed the slaves in the South--a legal impossibility, because it is impossible for the government of one nation to impose laws onto another nation with regards to its own internal operation.
Interestingly enough, it did NOT free slaves in the Union...
70. What special group advises the President?
Goldman Sachs?
71. Which President is called the "Father of our country"?
George Washington, but if you asked "who's you're daddy" that would be Bill Clinton... :lol:
77. Who has the power to declare the war?
Goldman Sachs?
Monsanto?
Exxon?
BP?
78. What kind of government does the United States have?
An Neo-Feudal Fascistic Oligarchy?
82. Name one purpose of the United Nations?
- To ensure that Third World nations never rise up in status by enslaving them with debt-based economies imposed through the World Bank and the IMF?
- To ensure that First World nations are brought down to the level of Third World Nations through egregious trade restrictions, usurious and unconstitutional taxes and immoral treaties that serve to disarm, disenfranchise, and demoralize the populace?
- To massively decrease the world population, through the instituting programs of sterilizing "vaccinations", engineered famines, genocidal wars, and human-created "environmental catastrophies"...
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
88. What is the United States Capitol?
200 West Street, New York, NY
100. How many states are there in the United States today?
Two: The State of Denial (which is the largest, by far), and the State of Awareness (which is tiny, but quickly growing)
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