The Civic Literacy Exam

[mrjarrell]

Ran across this little thing this morning and found it interesting. Not a very difficult exam, but I was surprised that the average score for all takers was 49%. And it was only 55% for college educators. I scored 96.97%, before I'd finished my first coffee.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Educating for Liberty

 

[snapping turtle]

I still scored 80 + %.

Missed the puritans question. the FDR question, or the people by the people and for the people. That i remember now.

 

[nailknocker]

Bravo to you sir!!

I scored 79.76

 

[justjoe]

Scored 84.5% and it's been 47 years since I graduated HS

 

[eldirector]

Scored 84.5% and it's been 47 years since I graduated HS

That is WHY you scored so well! I think were were taught some of this stuff in the 80's, but it is glossed over more now.


Oh, and 78.79%. The policy questions tripped me up. I don't remember studying those in school at all, and haven't picked it up on my own.

 

[011101110111]

29 / 33 - 87.88%

 

[eatsnopaste]

I missed 2. shouldn't have missed them!

 

[neraph]

Missed one (source of "Of the people, by the people, and for the people"), but I've only been out of High School for 8 years - and it was not a public school.

 

[RockofStrength]

Also missed two. Monkey Trial threw me, and I forgot business profit.

 

[buckstopshere]

Cooling exercise, sad results for avg Americans and college educators.

I scored an 88% 29/33

I missed the Socrates question, Profit question (can't believe I missed that one!), FDR and the SCOTUS, and progressive tax.

 

[CBR1000rr]

91% after 15 years....... Not to mention all I did in government/Econ class was hit on my teacher. She was smoking hot to an adolescent boy. I'm going to ask my wife to take it when she gets home.

 

[VidGuy]

Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Aquinas? WTF?

I missed 4. I suck.

 

[rambone]

Some of the answers need to be revised for the modern era.

What part of the government has the power to declare war?
>> The President and Congress

In the area of United States foreign policy, Congress shares power with the:
>> The WTO and the President

 

[spencer rifle]

100%
For what that's worth.

 

[snorko]

33/33, 100% Accidents do happen.

Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Aquinas?

Just sing the Philosophers song.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Missed 3...Some of that stuff, I can't believe has slipped my mind:
Missed the one on Lincoln/Douglas--almost picked the right answer, but didn't.
Missed the one on Plato, Socrates, etc--same as above.
Missed the one on the Puritans--Have no excuse, except I didn't know.

On the good side, got more correct than I thought I was going to as I went through them.

 

[Hammerhead]

93.94% - Missed 2

Missed the Gettysburg Address (shouldn't have, but had a brain fart)
Missed the Plato, et. al. Perhaps I need to bone up on philosophy? Nah.

 

[Palarran]

Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Aquinas? WTF?

Four intellectual giants who's ideas our entire society and way of life is based upon, whether people are aware of it or not.

 

[MadBomber]

Made 31 out of 33, 93.94%

Missed the Socrates question and Roosevelt's answer to the Supremes

 

[Bunnykid68]

81.82. Didn't have a clue about several of them so it may have been lower because I guessed.