And the answers...
Again, don't blame me, blame the INS:
These are the answers to the 100 questions, as provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1. Red, white and blue.
2. 50.
3. White.
4. One for each state in the Union.
5. 13.
6. Red and white.
7. They represent the 13 original states.
8. 50.
9. Independence Day.
10. July 4th.
11. England.
12. England.
13. George Washington.
14. George W. Bush.
15. Dick Cheney.
16. The Electoral College.
17. Vice president.
18. Four years.
19. The supreme law of the land.
20. Yes.
21. Amendments.
22. 27 (with the Congressional Pay amendment ratified May 7, 1992).
23. Three.
24. Legislative, executive and judicial.
25. Congress.
26. Congress.
27. The Senate and the House of Representatives.
28. To make laws.
29. The people.
30. 100.
31. In North Carolina: John Edwards (D), Jesse Helms (R)
32. Six years.
33. 435.
34. Two years.
35. The president, Cabinet and departments under the Cabinet members.
36. The Supreme Court.
37. To interpret laws.
38. The Constitution.
39. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
40. Raleigh, NC
41. Governor James B. `Jim' Hunt
Governor James B. `Jim' Hunt
42. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
43. William Rehnquist [his correct title is chief justice of the United States].
44. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland.
45. Patrick Henry.
46. United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, France.
47. Alaska.
48. Two.
49. A civil rights leader.
50. Fayetteville Mayor: Mayor J. L. Dawkins
51. Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; must be at least 35 years old by the time he or she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.
52. Two from each state.
53. Appointed by the president.
54. Nine.
55. For religious freedom.
56. Governor.
57. Mayor.
58. Thanksgiving.
59. Thomas Jefferson.
60. July 4, 1776.
61. That all men are created equal.
62. The Star-Spangled Banner.
63. Francis Scott Key.
64. The Bill of Rights.
65. Eighteen.
66. The president.
67. The Supreme Court.
68. Abraham Lincoln.
69. Freed many slaves.
70. The Cabinet.
71. George Washington.
72. Hawaii.
73. The American Indians (Native Americans).
74. The Mayflower.
75. Colonies.
76. 1. The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government. 2. The right to bear arms (or, the right to have lawful weapons, including firearms, though subject to certain regulations). 3. The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner's consent. 4. The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant. 5. A person may not be tried twice by the same jurisdiction for the same crime and cannot be forced to testify against him/herself. 6. A person charged with a crime still has many rights, including the right to have a trial and be represented by a lawyer. 7. The right to jury trial by his/her peers in most cases. 8. Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment. 9. The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution. 10. Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power reserved either to states or the people.
77. The Congress.
78. 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th.
79. Abraham Lincoln.
80. 1787.
81. The Bill of Rights.
82. For countries to discuss world problems; to provide economic aid to many countries; occasionally take action.
83. In the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
84. Everyone (citizens and noncitizens living in the United States).
85. The Preamble.
86. Vote for the candidate of your choice; travel with a U.S. passport; serve on a jury; apply for federal employment opportunities; etc.
87. The right to vote.
88. The place where Congress meets.
89. The president's official residence.
90. Washington, D.C.; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
91. The White House.
92. Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting (petitioning) for changes in the government.
93. The president.
94. George Washington.
95. November.
96. January.
97. There is no limit, at the present time.
98. There is no limit, at the present time.
99. Democratic and Republican.
100. Fifty.
So How'd ya do? Personally, I got a 97.
