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http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11141949
Summary: At least some places in America, children are utterly unworthy of
living here. Ten US Citizenship questions at the bottom.
I'm honestly curious how many people from Africa, Europe, and whatever else
is represented here could answer the questions at the bottom. Only one did I
even have to hesitate and think about, and that's probably due to the
current level of booze here.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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scott wrote:
>> Summary: At least some places in America, children are utterly
>> unworthy of living here. Ten US Citizenship questions at the bottom.
>
> I wonder how old the children were that were asked?
High school is grade 10, 11, and 12, so age 15 thru 17.
> Not me. I could only answer four for sure - maybe I would have guessed
> some others correctly but unlikely I would have passed.
Interesting. Of course, from my POV, I couldn't tell you whether King George
the Third came before or after King George the Fifth, so I guess I'd be as
bad in Europe as some folks would be here. I was more curious whether it was
a failing of the US education system, a failure of me to pay attention in
those classes, or just normal for people not to know even the basics of the
history of the other side of the world.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:17 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> High school is grade 10, 11, and 12, so age 15 thru 17.
15 thorough 18. Some of us were not fortunate enough to be born before
the cutoff and started a year later than others our age. But also these
days, "High school" tends to be grades 9-12 rather than 10-12...
Jim
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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:52:25 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] san rrcom> wrote:
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>I'm honestly curious how many people from Africa, Europe, and whatever else
>is represented here could answer the questions at the bottom.
I had to google to check but I was right.
I got more than 50% right I can't answer 1, 2 and 4.
I actually failed the British citizen check by guessing wrongly the first time
around. It really works :)
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> I got more than 50% right I can't answer 1, 2 and 4.
Where are you from? The UK?
SPOILERS:
Did you slap your forehead when you looked up the answer to #1? As in, was
it so easy you didn't realize what they were asking? Or did you not know?
Hmmm... Do other countries have "bill of rights" as a marketing term? Around
here, we talk about "car buyer's bill of rights" and "airline passenger bill
of rights" and crap like that, but I wonder if such terminology has leaked
into other countries.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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On 09/17/09 11:33, Darren New wrote:
> whether it was a failing of the US education system, a failure of me to
> pay attention in those classes, or just normal for people not to know
> even the basics of the history of the other side of the world.
That presupposes that there is another side of the world.
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ASCII and ye shall receive.
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On 09/17/09 17:02, Darren New wrote:
> Hmmm... Do other countries have "bill of rights" as a marketing term?
> Around here, we talk about "car buyer's bill of rights" and "airline
> passenger bill of rights" and crap like that, but I wonder if such
> terminology has leaked into other countries.
My guess is that in the UK, it's either the "note of rights" or the
"cheque of rights".
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ASCII and ye shall receive.
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:02:01 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> I got more than 50% right I can't answer 1, 2 and 4.
>
>Where are you from? The UK?
>
Aye
>SPOILERS:
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>Did you slap your forehead when you looked up the answer to #1? As in, was
>it so easy you didn't realize what they were asking? Or did you not know?
I did not look it up. I do not understand the question. What does the term "the
supreme law of the land" mean?
>
>Hmmm... Do other countries have "bill of rights"
Yes the English Bill of Rights 1689 (An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties
of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown) and the Scottish Bill
of Rights (Claim of Right Act 1689) existed 100 years before yours :P
>as a marketing term? Around
>here, we talk about "car buyer's bill of rights" and "airline passenger bill
>of rights" and crap like that, but I wonder if such terminology has leaked
>into other countries.
Not here yet ;)
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Stephen
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:22:27 -0500, Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>On 09/17/09 17:02, Darren New wrote:
>> Hmmm... Do other countries have "bill of rights" as a marketing term?
>> Around here, we talk about "car buyer's bill of rights" and "airline
>> passenger bill of rights" and crap like that, but I wonder if such
>> terminology has leaked into other countries.
>
> My guess is that in the UK, it's either the "note of rights" or the
>"cheque of rights".
Smarty :)
It could be called the "Lack of Rights" :)
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> I did not look it up. I do not understand the question. What does the term "the
> supreme law of the land" mean?
Oh. The Constitution says in the text that it is the supreme law of the
land. If other laws are made that are in conflict with the Constitution, the
Constitution wins. If the Constitution says "You may not keep women from
voting", and some state passes a law that says women may not vote, that
state law is overruled by the supreme law of the land and is unenforcible.
> Yes the English Bill of Rights 1689 (An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties
> of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown) and the Scottish Bill
> of Rights (Claim of Right Act 1689) existed 100 years before yours :P
Cool. See what I meant? ;-)
> Not here yet ;)
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