Could you pass a US citizenship test?

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1. Barely

In high school we had this (or something similar) in our "Constitution" class. It was a dreaded class. It was a boring class for most of us as we dealt with the hypocrisy of our political system on a daily basis. This was during the time of the Viet Nam war. Here we were listening to "history" such as the Roman Empire and going through the Korean "police action" conflict. We did not have any books on "our" war. The teacher was not prepared to discuss it and more afraid of what bringing it up might create. The boys sitting there were wondering if they would ever make it to college before their number came up or should they be done with the suspense and enlist right away. Meanwhile the wealthy pushed their sons to other shores or came up with excuses to keep them out of harms way. The rest had to shoulder the war. It was very difficult to be patriotic at that time when everyone was either for or against a war that seemed to go to nowhere and the study of the Constitution and Citizenship seemed to show what could be right with this country at a time when everything else seemed so wrong.
Here we are forty some years later with similar problems. No draft but the "chosen: again keep their offspring out of harms way. The Constitution seems to be brought up constantly yet the infractions continue. Laws are not bending these days--thy are snapped off at the foundation. They talk about how great Citizenship is and yet so many seem to now want "foreigners" around. SO who else takes a citizenship test?????
Some times I think Congress should be taking a few tests of their own for honesty,check their attitude on racism,the poor,the unemployed,the sick,the elderly etc. I don't think they would pass one test !!!