WE’RE BACK: Judging by the number of calls we got yesterday, you
missed us! We only take two printing holidays at The Era a year and
yesterday we were observing Independence Day. (And the other one is
Christmas which fortunately falls on a Friday!)

ANSWERS ARE: So, how good of an American are you? We included a
patriots’ quiz in our July 4 edition, promising answers today.

Without further ado, the answers:

1. The Constitution.

2. Sets up the government; or protects basic rights of
Americans.

3. We the People.

4. A change, or an addition.

5. The Bill of Rights.

6. Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the
government.

7. Twenty-seven (27)

8. Declared our independence from Great Britain.

9. Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

10. You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion.

11. Capitalist economy, or market economy.

12. No one is above the law.

13. Congress, Legislative, President, Executive, the courts,
Judicial.

14. Checks and balances; separation of powers.

15. The president.

16. Congress; or Senate and House of Representatives.

17. The Senate and House.

18. 100.

19. Six.

20. Bob Casey and Arlen Specter.

21. 435.

22. Two years.

23. Glenn Thompson.

24. All people of the state.

25. Because of the state’s population.

26. Four.

27. November.

28. Barack Obama.

29. Joe Biden.

30. The Vice President.

OUR FACTS: Our information comes from the test given to
residents hoping to become citizens of the United States. Would you
have made it? We shudder to think how some of our recent high
school (not to mention, college) grads would have done.

The new naturalization test was implemented in October of 2008
after the previous exam was revised and redesigned.