Think It’s Easy To Become A US Citizen? Think Again.

Things have definitely changed from when I was a kid, and I’m sure you can agree. Remember when you learned about U.S. history in grade school? Not a hot subject these days. Sure, they’re getting the basics; Who was first president, where did Columbus land, who was at the first Thanksgiving, things like that. I have asked my monkeys pretty basic questions, or so I thought, only to receive the typical shoulder shrug along with the statement “Dad, we don’t learn that stuff!”

From what I have heard, it’s actually more difficult for a non-American to become a U.S. citizen, they actually have to know more about our history than what our kids are learning in school.

Below are 14 questions from the 100 most currently used questions for the U.S. citizenship test. How many of these can you answer without looking at the answers? See how many you know, or how many you used to know, but have forgotten the answers over the years.

Oh, and here’s another newsflash. There are tons of websites with information about US history. We don’t know about most of them because there are no Kardashians gracing the site.

1. How many changes, or amendments, to the Constitution are there?

The answer: 27 amendments.

2. What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer: The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

3. Who becomes president if both the president and vice president die?

Answer: The Speaker of the House.

4. Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer: John G. Roberts

5. Who was the person who said: "Give me liberty, or give me death" ?

Answer: It's Patrick Henry, a prominent figure who actually lived at the time of the American Revolution.

6. What was the 49th state added to the United States?

Answer: Alaska

7. What are some of the requirements to be eligible to become president?

Answer: A candidate for president must be native born, and not a naturalized citizen, be at least 35 years old and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

8. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

Answer: There are 9 Supreme Court Justices.

9. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson, who later became the nation's third president.

10. Who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner"?

Answer: Francis Scott Key.

11. Name the amendments (by number) that address voting rights.

Answer: The 15th, 24th, 19th and 26th amendments.

12. In what year was the Constitution written?

Answer: The Constitution was written in 1787.

13. How many times may a Senator or Congressman be re-elected?

Answer: There is no time limit, it's as many times as you can get yourself elected!