The comment by LittleDavid reminded me about the civic quiz that has been making the rounds. The quiz is here.
The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%.
Interestingly enough, the American public scores better on this quiz than do elected officials (which probably explains some of the boneheaded laws that get passed). For 29 of the 33 questions, the general public answered correctly more times than did the electeds.
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Posted by Anon E. Mouse | Monday, December 1, 2008, 1:39 pm32/33- managed to botch the Gettysburg Address answer but admittedly guessed on the Monkey Trial and philosophical question.
I would have liked to see a “civics” vs. “politics” question givern so many people believe they are the same thing.
Posted by Alter of Freedom | Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:28 pmGreat website link! Thanks!
I got 33/33, 100%! I should be in government! Though I fail to see how knowing anything about the Puritans helps me in my daily life. =)
Posted by tx2vadem | Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 12:36 pm