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Our intent was only to provide people with a fun quiz to test their knowledge of American History and Government. Below I have listed the most commonly disputed questions and backed up the answers with my resources. -- Jay S. TOAST.net Gamemaster Question 6: The answer is Two, it does not matter if they are consecutive or not. Some incorrectly believe that the President can serve more than two terms as long as they are not consecutive. The actual amendment reads: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once. " There is no distinction between consecutive and non-consecutive terms. The amendment states no more than two, no matter the circumstance. Resources: Question 25: The Answer is None. Official and assumed have different meanings. While I agree that English is our predominant language by custom and majority as well as the language of the founding fathers, it is not an official language. The word official suggests that some sort of agreement was made by a body of authority. Some countries have legislation passed declaring an official State Language. Others, like Switzerland, India, and South Africa have more than one official language. The Federal government of the United States cannot declare an official language by federal law, it is a right reserved for the states. Louisiana, Hawaii, and New Mexico have multiple official languages. 29 out of the 50 states have English as an official language as does the US Virgin Islands. The test has no political leanings and isn't proscribing to any agenda, however it does take the definition of Official Language as one that has been ruled by a governing body. Should all 50 states declare English as the official language the test would be adjusted accordingly. Resources: Question 30: The answer is Two. Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson Some are surprised to learn that Bill Clinton is one of our impeached Presidents. Impeachment is only the formal process of accusation. It is the first step in removal from office and a President is still considered impeached, even if those accusations do not hold up or result in removal from office. Both Clinton and Johnson were impeached by the House but later acquitted by the Senate. From Dictionary.com:
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When we had the idea for a fun little quiz based on the actual questions from the United States Naturalization Test, we did not anticipate the incredible response we received. Overall, the emails have been positive. There are a few emails disputing some of the questions and their answers, a few complaining of distorted facts, and more than a couple accusing us of political bias.