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Posted by 32below (Member # 2075) on July 05, 2011, 09:30 PM:

Take the test

Test

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 05, 2011, 09:53 PM:

72.73%

A stupid test.

Posted by Nikonut (Member # 188) on July 06, 2011, 12:02 AM:

What test??? [Cool]

Posted by jimanaz (Member # 3689) on July 06, 2011, 12:17 AM:

I'm tied with Leonard for the worst score. [Confused]

Posted by Nikonut (Member # 188) on July 06, 2011, 12:24 AM:

That was like going back to school! OUCH! My brain hurts now.
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You answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %

Incorrect Answers...

<Deleted to file> until more have taken this test! LOL

WHEW!!! [Eek!]

[ July 06, 2011, 12:29 AM: Message edited by: Nikonut ]

Posted by tlbradford (Member # 1232) on July 06, 2011, 08:09 AM:

29 out of 33. Missed the tha abortion one, Gettysburg address (i thought he was quoting), the gubment taxes, and the Puritan question.

Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on July 06, 2011, 11:16 AM:

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Aquinas! Who is gonna know that? Not me.

Edit: reading the "table" regarding those who held political office and ordinary citizens was interesting.

[ July 06, 2011, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: smithers ]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 06, 2011, 11:25 AM:

Well, some other dummy needs to volunteer, I'm tired of being the only idiot. Dan? (the man)

gh....lb

Posted by the bearhunter (Member # 3552) on July 06, 2011, 01:31 PM:

i ai'nt as smart as i thunk i was [Roll Eyes]

Posted by R.Shaw (Member # 73) on July 06, 2011, 01:51 PM:

Barely 60 .

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 06, 2011, 02:03 PM:

It looks like we do pretty well, against those 2800 others?

HM rules!

Posted by the bearhunter (Member # 3552) on July 06, 2011, 02:05 PM:

LB, i dropped the average abit below 60 [Eek!]

Posted by Kelly Jackson (Member # 977) on July 06, 2011, 02:21 PM:

75 and change.

Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on July 06, 2011, 03:04 PM:

Not so good I missed one
Wheres KOKO he would have aced it.

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Quiz InformationFull Civic Literacy Exam (from our 2008 survey)
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.
.ResultsYou answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

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Question: The Bill of Rights explicitly prohibits:
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Posted by Jay Nistetter (Member # 140) on July 06, 2011, 03:27 PM:

73% here.
BUT I GOT THE IMPORTANT ONES RIGHT!

Posted by Lonny (Member # 19) on July 06, 2011, 04:13 PM:

79.78.

And I think that was about my GPA I when I graduated from high school?

Hell, maybe if they curve the results I can land a B

[ July 06, 2011, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: Lonny ]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 06, 2011, 04:18 PM:

Jay, that's exactly like my grandson, before his last semester before graduating last year. I said; F's what the hell is this shit? And, he said, "They were high F's". It took some intense study, but he managed to make up for it.

So, you got the important ones? Wonderful.

Actually, they were kinda lame questions, if you ask me? I normally Ace tests like that.

gh....lb

Posted by Nikonut (Member # 188) on July 06, 2011, 04:23 PM:

Well done Paul!!!

I missed that one, too. (edit)And five others!!!
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Question: The Bill of Rights explicitly prohibits:
Your Answer: discrimination based on race, sex, or religion
Correct Answer: establishing an official religion for the United States
.
Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
Your Answer: Do Southern states have the constitutional right to leave the union?
Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?
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Question: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:
Your Answer: all moral and political truth is relative to one’s time and place
Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
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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: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
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Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: U.S. Constitution
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address
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Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average.
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Some tough and tricky questions. How many of you think we should be required to pass a written test(in English)before voting? I do! [Wink]

Nikonut

[ July 06, 2011, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: Nikonut ]

Posted by DanS (Member # 316) on July 06, 2011, 04:35 PM:

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

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.

Incorrect Answers

Question: Which of the following fiscal policy combinations has the federal government most often followed to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession?

Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?

Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:

I must have guessed correctly on the others.

Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on July 06, 2011, 07:49 PM:

Some of the questions I answered correctly were outright guesses.
To paraphrase TA, "Being smart has its drawlbax. Slumtimes you over anal-eze stuff."

Posted by Nikonut (Member # 188) on July 06, 2011, 09:08 PM:

Damn man, don't do that... my sides hurt now!

Posted by Jay Nistetter (Member # 140) on July 06, 2011, 10:00 PM:

Leonard, I think I could have done better if I had one of those Atlanta teachers.

Posted by Patterson (Member # 3304) on July 07, 2011, 05:27 AM:

60 percent here....

Posted by Kelly Jackson (Member # 977) on July 07, 2011, 08:15 AM:

outstanding Paul.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 07, 2011, 08:57 AM:

Yeah, Paul. You did great. Show off!

gh....lb

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