Are you a good citizen?

[Tiger Wench]

Full 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.

Boy, are you a commie?

Here's my score - beat it, bitches!

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

[Kaos]

Full 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.

Boy, are you a commie?

Here's my score - beat it, bitches!

Got 28 right. 

Didn't know what FDR was going to do (didn't care for his ass anyway)
Whiffed the public good question about North Dakota
Guessed wrong on International trade's effects
Shit the bed on "of, by and for"
Fumbled the Plato question

[JR4AU]

I made a C.  75%.  I pass!  Where's my cap and gown?

[Townhallsavoy]

You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

I need to brush up on economics. 

[JR4AU]

I need to brush up on economics.

That was what got me too. 

[Aubie16]

33/33 -- 100%

I had an unfair advantage by virtue of being a History and Economics teacher. The Plato/Aristotle question almost tripped me up.

[JR4AU]

33/33 -- 100%

I had an unfair advantage by virtue of being a History and Economics teacher. The Plato/Aristotle question almost tripped me up.

Nobody likes a showoff!

[chinook]

Nobody likes a showoff!

unless its a she with a nice rack, but in this case i agree.

[Aubie16]

Nobody likes a showoff!

If it makes you feel any better you can link a law quiz. You'll ace it and I'll fail miserably.

[Buzz Killington]

I am obviously a horrible Bureaucrat.  24 out of 33.

[eagleair89]

Here ya go, my results:

Results

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      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.

Incorrect Answers

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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: If taxes equal government spending, then:
          Your Answer: government debt is zero
          Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

thought I was smarter than that..............................

 

[JR4AU]

I am obviously a horrible Bureaucrat.  24 out of 33.

Ha!  I'm not the Tiger X dunce!

Amazingly, the national avg on this test is under 50%!

[Saniflush]

90.9
30/33
I missed these

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

Question: The Puritans:
    Your Answer: opposed all wars on moral grounds
    Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity

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

[AU_Tiger_2000]

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      You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

      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

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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

Did better than I thought I would.  My 9th grade Civics teacher would be proud.

[Hogwally]

     I tied you with 31.  Didn't understand the dam question and missed the last one just not paying attention.

[Jumbo]

unless its a she with a nice rack, but in this case i agree.