The Civic Literacy Exam

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30 out of 33 for me.

 

[Wesley929]

Ticked I missed these

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Incorrect Answers

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

Your Answer: Is slavery morally wrong?
Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?

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: impeach several Supreme Court justices
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views

I suppose I'll accept 31/33 for before 7:30am and before coffee as passing results but I'm not happy about it.

 

[firehawk1]

Scored 84.85%. A couple of the questions had no real totally true answers.

 

[quicksdraw]

I'm not sure if I should be ticked that I only scored 88%, or pleased that I managed to score 88% 40 years graduating high school.

 

[usaf64]

I got 30 correct. (90.91%). Some of those questions were tough.

 

[NYFelon]

93.94%

Missed the Puritans and the Philosophers one. I should have asked my wife, but that would be cheating.

 

[racer77]

i scored better than the professors.... no where near most of you folks... guess i need to keep lurking... don't want to sound dupid.

 

[IndyDave1776]

90.91%. I suppose I can live with that when national average and average for college professors were both well below failing scores.

 

[NYFelon]

Still an A bro

 

[Libertarian01]

To All,

100%.Do not ask me how I did it. I didn't cheat and probably would never do that again.

Thanks, that felt very good after dinking with a riding mower issue this afternoon.

Regards,

Doug

 

[David202]

30/33 - 90.91%. I'm honestly surprised the average was only 49% - I would honestly expect that to be lower if the participants were truly random.

Also, this is terrifying (from here):
Officeholders and non-officeholders find it equally difficult to identify the three branches of government. Only 49% of each group can name the legislative, executive, and judicial.

 

[CTS]

I got 30/33 but honestly I don't think this is all that great a measure of one's "civic literacy" to be honest. A lot of these questions focus on people/places/facts and not on application of knowledge. Honestly what does knowing about sputnik have to do with my civic literacy? That's not one of the ones I missed, and while yes it's a historic world event that helped to ignite the space race, it doesn't have a whole lot to do with the Bill of Rights.

 

[rockhopper46038]

96.97% for me. I thought "the wall separation" was in the Constitution, not Jefferson's papers.

 

[CathyInBlue]

87.88%

I missed the 4 questions on Puritans, Flood Control, federal stimulus policy in a recession, and free market vs. central planning. I think if I were actually awake, I'd have done better.

I think something like this weighted more toward public policy matters of the day should be a test for voting. 10 non-multiple choice questions from a pool of 100. You get to cast as many ballots as you get right answers.

 

[LPMan59]

85% aint too bad for 3.5 hours of sleep and a 2 year old who insists on hitting me with his Thomas the Train engine.

 

[red_zr24x4]

75.76% 25out of 33

 

[gabrigger]

90.91% The national average scores really scare me.

 

[Cerberus]

87.88 here. And without a minute of College.