Member of Congress

The No Member of Congress/Senate Left Behind Test
By Jason Hastings

I am tire of ignorant people getting elected to national office. So why don't we develop a written test for our prospective political leaders? Since our national politicians want to test our students and teachers why don't we give a test to our incumbents and candidates? We could call it our "No Member of Congress/Senator Left Behind" test. They would have to take and pass this test before they can run for office or reelection. This would be a simple test about our Constitution, our representative republic form of government, and historic events or people that have influenced us.

THE TEST (25 questions)

1. Discuss how The Bible and Judeo-Christian morals influenced the founding fathers.

2. Discuss any other religious influences that you think may have influenced them.

3. Discuss how the "petty republics" of Ancient Greece influenced the founding fathers and western civilization. Start with:

A) Democracy
B) Law
C) Theatre and Arts

4. Discuss how the Roman Empire influenced our founding fathers and western civilization. Start with:

A) Central system of laws
B) Civil Service
C) Democratic government
D) Professional army

5. Discuss the Magna Carta.

6. Discuss the Mayflower compact.

7. Discuss the Articles of Confederation (Articles I-XIII).

8. Discuss the Continental Congress.

A) 1st Continental Congress
B) 2nd Continental Congress
C) The Congress of the Confederation

9. Explain in detail each part of our Declaration of Independence.

A) Introduction
B) Preamble
C) Indictment
D) Denunciation
E) Conclusion

10. Explain in detail each part of our Constitution.

A) Preamble
B) Articles I-VII
C) Amendments I-XXVII