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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe New, More Patriotic AP History Test
Here is the updated, more patriotic test that conservatives are pushing for.
Women only began voting in the year 1920 because:
a.) they just didnt want to before then, it was weird
b.) a womans tiny hands couldnt lift the heavy paper ballots of the time
c.) they were all too busy sewing flags
d.) all of the above
Police sprayed African Americans with firehoses because:
a.) they had a bee on them
b.) it was the best way to stay cool in the Alabama heat
c.) they were all wearing suspicious, dark-colored hoodies
d.) that never happened (circle this answer and get a free Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut!)
During World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because:
a.) they won a contest
b.) of a clerical error by a White House intern
c.) they were all terrorists, even the babies
d.) oh, they were Japanese? Sorry, I dont see race.
The Founding Fathers were great because of their:
a.) muscular, syphilis-free physiques
b.) commitment to freedom for all
c.) ability to multitask (preaching freedom while simultaneously owning slaves)
d.) sick ponytails
Which word or phrase best describes the United States' treatment of Native Americans during the age of colonization?:
a.) fun
b.) flirty
c.) super chill
d.) un-genocidal
The bald eagle fucking kicks ass, right?:
a.) strongly agree
b.) patriotically agree
c.) fuck yeah it does!
d.) I once saw one eating the guts out of a smaller bird right in front of its babies, it was awesome.
more questions here:
http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/ea5dc8d02c/the-new-more-patriotic-ap-history-test
rurallib
(62,423 posts)was trying to get to. Good questions
malaise
(269,055 posts)3rdwaydem
(277 posts)These founding fathers gave us many great things including our constitutional republic. A rather novel idea at the time which now is becoming the norm worldwide. Also, the belief in the rights of the individual over the state which led to the protections set forth in the first ten amendments to the constitution known as the Bill of Rights. Not bad in my humble opinion.
Yes, the cultural norms of their day had them engaging in practices which are abhorrent by today's standards yet the constitution they left as their legacy has helped us to overcome these.
Most of the great change of the last century came not from politicians but rather, from Judges and Justices who, relying on this constitutional gift our founders left us, have righted many of our countries historical wrongs.
In short, ours is the worst system in the world, except for all of the others. Because our system is run be humans, who are imperfect, imperfections will hence plague our system. Yet, our system has ensured that we have the tools to continue to fix these shortcomings.
I would rather live nowhere else. That says a lot given, as an American, I can actually up an leave to go somewhere else.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)and refused to have anything to do with it. I guess they were ahead of their time.
3rdwaydem
(277 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Patriotic correctness is also known as being a dick.