How much do you know about Civic literacy (Rush Limbaugh, Boxer, Clinton)

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by Randomstudent

32/33 97%

I missed the question about the Gettysburg address.

OMG surely you couldn't have missed that when only one choice was good.

I am kidding about that although I bet you weren't alone.

[roysoldboy]

I have done this before and never been on the bottom rung. I guess most people told the truth, or at least, I accept all as truthful.

Do any of you see that we would probably do a better job of making law than the people who are doing so? If not look at the scores of politicians.

[revrandy]

28 out of 33, not bad for a Canadian.

Shall we try a Canadian civic's test and see how well the American's do?

[Ohiogirl81]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Incorrect Answers
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to: Your Answer: impeach several Supreme Court justices Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views

Oops.

I'm surprised I didn't whiff on at least half of those economics questions. It's been a long time since Macro 201.

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

Oops.

I'm surprised I didn't whiff on at least half of those economics questions. It's been a long time since Macro 201.

If you remember that FDR wanted to add 6 justices of the left bent then you will have learned something from this test.

[hammertime33]

94%. I missed two: the Gettysburg Address question and the flood control / public good question (I think it's a poorly worded question).

[hammertime33]

Originally Posted by TrapperJohn

Hard to believe college educators scored only 55%.

It makes me wonder what they mean by "college educator." I can't imagine a single college professor I had missing more than 1 or 2 of these.

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by revrandy

28 out of 33, not bad for a Canadian.

Shall we try a Canadian civic's test and see how well the American's do?

Yes, let's do. Got one?

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by revrandy

28 out of 33, not bad for a Canadian.

Shall we try a Canadian civic's test and see how well the American's do?

No.

My family tosses out all the Canadian cards when we play Trivial Pursuit.

[Cav Scout wife]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

Take the test and compare yourself to students, government workers and others. I will admit to scoring only about 81%. What did you score? Tell us about your score.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Educating for Liberty

• You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
  If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.
  You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.

The Federal Reserve questions got me.

But this shocked me more than anything else:

Civic Literacy Report - Additional Finding

The chart clearly shows elected officials know LESS about our Government than the average person. Maybe that's why we as a country as so screwed up!