How much does America know about politics in general?

This Poll is designed with Americans only in mind. If you are not from the United States of America, this poll will not apply to you because it will ask you very specific questions that only Americans should know. There are no questions involving opinion. Simply answer these questions to the best of your abiility without researching as you go. I ask for honesty, and if you do not know the answer to a question, answer it that you do not know.

I know the name of the person elected by my congressional district to the House of Representatives.

Yes

I have no representative in the United States House of Representatives.

I know the party affiliation of the person elected by my congressional district to the House of Representatives.

Yes

I have no representative in the House of Representatives.

I know the name of the person who is running against my representative in the United States House of Representatives.

Yes

My representative is running unopposed

I have no representative in the House of Representatives.

How many people are from your state in the United States Senate?

I know the name(s) of the person(s) running against my Senator(s) in 2006.

Yes

No Senator from my state is up for reelection

There are no Senators from my state.

I know the party affiliation of ______ of the United States Senators from my state.

What was the name of the last elected president who was not a Governor?

Albert J. Gore

James Danforth Quayle

George Herbert Walker Bush

William Jefferson Clinton

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

I don't know

Which president named November 26 as as Thanksgiving?

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

Millard Fillmore

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

I don't know

Which president established Thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November?

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

Millard Fillmore

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

I don't know

Which president noved Thanksgiving one week earlier?

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

Millard Fillmore

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

I don't know

In what year did Congress establish that Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November?

What document gives Congress the power to collect income tax?

The Declaration of Independence

Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States

The Federalist Papers

The 3rd Amendment of the Constitution

The Emancipation Proclamation

The 16th Amendment of the Constitution

The Mayflower Compact

No such document exists

I don't know

What United States document guarantees the separation of church and state?

The United States Constitution

The Federalist Papers

The Mayflower Compact

The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

The Declaration of Independence

It is not guaranteed anywhere in any official document

I don't know

What three Presidents tried lower personal income tax rates to boost the economy and raise revenue for the government?

Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush 43

John F. Kennedy, Jimmie Carter, Bill Clinton

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton

John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush 43

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan

No president ever reduced personal income tax rates.

I don't know

How did lowering personal income taxes work in each of these three tries?

Lowering personal income taxes improved the economy and brought in more revenue to the government every time it was tried.

They all had limited improvement for a short time

One was good, the other two were bad

Two were bad, the other one was good

They all weren't that good, but it wasn't really that bad

All times it drastically lowered economic standards and reduced the amount of revinue taken in my the government.

I don't know

What was the site of the battle where the Star Spangled Banner was written?

How many stars are on the flag that inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner?

What city is credited with the creation of Memorial Day?

Plymouth Massachusetts - 1620

Jamestown Virginia - 1607

Lexington, Massachusetts - 1777

Appomattox Virginia - 1865

Reading Pennsylvania - 1820

Waterloo New York, 1866

Davenport Iowa, 1892

I don't know

Who was President when Memorial Day became a National Holiday?

Ulysses S. Grant

Theodore Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry S Truman

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Richard Nixon

I don't know

What was the original name of Veterans Day?

Military Tribute Day

Remembrance Day

Armistice Day

I don't know

It's always been called Veterans Day.

What was it founded upon?

Signing of the treaty of surrender by Robert E. Lee

Signing of the treaty of surrender by the Germans after WWI

Signing of the treaty of surrender by the Germans after WWII

Signing of the instrument of surrender by the Japanese after WWII

Surrender of British forces after the war of 1812

I don't know

What year was the first Unknown Soldier interred at the monument at Arlington National Cemetery?

Does Canada have a 4th of July?

Yes

I don't have a copy of a Canadian Calendar

When someone asks my income I say....

The amount I get in a paycheck times the number of paychecks I get per year

The amount of my gross pay in the current year

I don't know how much money I make

What day are income tax returns due?

When someone files their income tax return, and still owes taxes after the due date, at what rate does the Federal Government charge interest on the amount owed?

None

1% per month

1.5% per month

6% per year

Federal short-term rate

Federal short-term rate plus 3%

Federal short-term rate plus 4%

I don't know

When someone files a tax return and has an refund due from the Federal Government, at what interest rate does the government pay?

None, it's like an interest free loan to the government

0.5% per month

1.0% per month

Federal short-term rate

Federal short-term rate minus 1%

Federal short-term rate plus 1%

I don't know

The Mayflower Compact is largely regarded as the first document establishing a goverment on the continent of North America. Among other things, it promoted.....

Christianity

Separation from England

If you don't work, you don't eat

I don't know

This poll was created on 2006-05-31 15:55:32 by Mr_Snuffalluffagus