Could YOU pass a citizenship test?

Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the federal government functions. ”Four score and seven years ago.” c. ”We the people.” d. ”When in the course of human events.” Answers 1. c: The printed copies distributed to state delegations and others originally bore just two signatures: those of Congress President John Hancock and Secretary Charles Thomson. 2. b: The seven red stripes represent valor and “hardiness”; the six white stripes stand for purity and innocence. 6. d: Although George Washington was born in Virginia, the first president could have been foreign-born, so long as he was a U.S. citizen “at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution.” Martin van Buren was the first president born after the United States broke away from Britain. 7. d: The framers hoped that staggered terms would promote stability and prevent senators from combining for “sinister purposes.” 8. a: Before 1951 and the ratification of the 22nd Amendment, presidents could theoretically serve unlimited terms.