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Title: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Tiger Wench on June 27, 2011, 12:36:55 AM
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.

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Here's my score - beat it, bitches!

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You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Kaos on June 27, 2011, 01:00:57 AM
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? (http://www.isi.org/%28X%281%29S%2851mzwqr5fa0icf45m2axewuy%29%29/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1)

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

Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: JR4AU on June 27, 2011, 09:16:21 AM
I made a C.  75%.  I pass!  Where's my cap and gown?
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Townhallsavoy on June 27, 2011, 09:28:35 AM
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You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

I need to brush up on economics. 
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: JR4AU on June 27, 2011, 09:37:35 AM
I need to brush up on economics.

That was what got me too. 
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Aubie16 on June 27, 2011, 09:38:01 AM
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.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: JR4AU on June 27, 2011, 09:39:04 AM
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!
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: chinook on June 27, 2011, 09:40:03 AM
Nobody likes a showoff!

unless its a she with a nice rack, but in this case i agree.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Aubie16 on June 27, 2011, 09:42:28 AM
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.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Buzz Killington on June 27, 2011, 09:45:32 AM
I am obviously a horrible Bureaucrat.  24 out of 33.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: eagleair89 on June 27, 2011, 09:47:45 AM
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..............................

 :bar:
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: JR4AU on June 27, 2011, 09:59:01 AM
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%!
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Saniflush on June 27, 2011, 10:09:33 AM
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

Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on June 28, 2011, 10:19:26 AM
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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.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Hogwally on June 29, 2011, 03:55:29 AM
     I tied you with 31.  Didn't understand the dam question and missed the last one just not paying attention.
Title: Re: Are you a good citizen?
Post by: Jumbo on June 29, 2011, 07:56:14 AM
unless its a she with a nice rack, but in this case i agree.
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