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1. Who is your current U.S. Representative?
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Just one of them?
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2. Who is your current U.S. Senator?
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Just one of them?
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3. Who is the current President of the United States?
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Most should know that, and that's not based on literacy. I'm sure there are many illiterate children all across the world who know who George Bush is.
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4. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
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5. How many people are currently members of the Supreme Court?
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Personally I don't know how these would apply to anything. I know that I've never voted on a Supreme Court justice, and I'm pretty sure no one else has either... And really, I couldn't tell you much about any of them aside from knowing a few of their names that I had to pick up for a government course.
In regards to a felon's inability to vote, I see it as a prolonged consequence of breaking the law. If I commit a felony, I don't get to vote.
But in regards to a literacy test, I'm going to have to give a big resounding "No" because why should knowing random facts about the set up of the government give me a right to vote or not? I know who I support and I know why, and I'm 99% sure that even if I couldn't read or write I'd still be able to put 2 and 2 together and figure out who I should support.