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Civics Quiz and Stretches to Release Your Tight Hamstrings

For my U.S. readers, happy 4th of July!! I hope you get to spend this weekend with friends and family! 🇺🇸

As you probably know, everyone who wants to become a U.S. citizen needs to pass a civics test, among other things. So, for a bit of fun and to test your civics knowledge, here are six questions from the civics test.

Can you answer them?

Question #1: How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

Question #2: What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

Question #3: What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

Question #4: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Question #5: There were 13 original states. Name five.

Question #6: Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

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Scroll to the bottom to get the correct answers. How did you do?

If you want to test yourself or your family, check out all 128 questions by [clicking here].

I've been told that the actor playing Alexander Hamilton in "Hamilton" suffers from tight hamstrings from all that dancing on Broadway 😉. Okay, I made that up. But it was the best way I could come up with to transition from celebrating the 4th of July to my video showing you simple stretches to release your tight hamstrings:

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Best,

Christine

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P.S. Here are the answers to the civic questions:

Question #1: There are 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Question #2: The 10th Amendment states that the powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.

Question #3: Everyone living in the U.S. has the following rights: freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms.

Question #4: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Question #5: There were the 13 original states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Question #6: Alexander Hamilton is famous for: First Secretary of the Treasury; One of the writers of the Federalist Papers; Helped establish the First Bank of the United States; Aide to General George Washington; and Member of the Continental Congress; and killed in a duel by Vice President Aeron Burr.

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