“What is the rule of law?” Oklahoma lawmakers answer questions from U.S. Citizenship test

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OKLAHOMA CITY - A measure requiring Oklahoma high school students to pass the United States Citizenship test­­ now moving forward at the state capitol.

But we wanted to know, ­­how much do our own state lawmakers know?

Specifically, some of those who are supporting the measure.

The civics exam, the same one given to immigrants,­­ consists of 100 questions.

Students would have to get a score of at least 60 to graduate.

Ten lawmakers on the common education committee voted yes on the bill.

Only four opposed.

So, we visited their offices for a pop quiz asking a handful of questions from the test.

“What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? To uphold the Constitution,” said Rep. Mickey Dollens.

“To uphold the Constitution,” said Representatives George Young and Ed Cannady.

They all got that one right but some questions stumped our elected officials.

“When was the Constitution written? 1876, 1786," said Rep. Dollens.

Rep. George Young said, “The Declaration was '76, I think the Constitution was around the same time, 1776.”

And Rep. Ed Cannady said, “1789 rings a bell.”

The answer is 1787.

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And Rep. Ed Cannady said, “1789 rings a bell.”

The answer is 1787.

That's not bad...it came into force in 1789.

[Bigun]

So little actual history has been taught in our public schools for long enough that a great many people would likely have difficulty with such a test today including legislators.