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Report: 1 in 10 college grads say Judge Judy is a Supreme Court Justice
The Week ^ | 01/18/2016 | The Week

Posted on 01/18/2016 8:27:24 AM PST by aimhigh

Americans' civic knowledge continues to be abysmal, finds a new report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). "Survey after survey shows that recent college graduates are alarmingly ignorant of America's history and heritage," the authors note, and federal civics testing has not improved the situation.

Among the more disheartening findings of this analysis:
How do Americans amend the Constitution? More than half of college graduates didn't know. Almost 60% of college graduates failed to identify correctly a requirement for ratifying a constitutional amendment.
We live in a dangerous world - but almost 40% of college graduates didn't know that Congress has the power to declare war.
And 9.6% of college graduates marked that Judith Sheindlin - "Judge Judy" was on the Supreme Court!

(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: college; education; judgejudy
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To: aimhigh

I figured it would be more.


21 posted on 01/18/2016 9:08:18 AM PST by patq
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To: Buckeye McFrog

She is big on personal responsibility and common sense.


22 posted on 01/18/2016 9:09:56 AM PST by Rusty0604 (1)
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To: aimhigh

These idiots should sue the schools they went to.


23 posted on 01/18/2016 9:12:03 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: patq
I figured it would be more.

Nah... they're too young to remember Diana Ross and the Supremes, else they'd know she was the Chief Justice and lead singer.

;>)

24 posted on 01/18/2016 9:12:49 AM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled..e.by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern - Chesterton)
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To: fwdude

I have spoken to recent graduates who could not correctly answer more than one out of ten questions that were on my eighth grade history final and they were history MAJORS!


25 posted on 01/18/2016 9:13:41 AM PST by RipSawyer (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist.)
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To: aimhigh

1 in 10 college students couldn’t grab their own ass with both hands.


26 posted on 01/18/2016 9:18:35 AM PST by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: albie

This explains how Obama gout elected...twice!


27 posted on 01/18/2016 9:30:33 AM PST by Lawdoc (My dad married my aunt, so now my cousins are my brothers. Go figure.)
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Just a couple of weeks ago, young people were asked very enthusiastically by a reporter if they would congratulate North Korea on the successful testing of the H-Bomb...

Many did.....

They seemed not to know anything about North Korea or their stance in the world...


28 posted on 01/18/2016 9:31:05 AM PST by Boonie ("Nuke 'em all...Let Allah sort 'em out...)
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To: dfwgator
I like her, but think she might be a gun-grabber.

I've seen a few episodes that make me think that.

29 posted on 01/18/2016 9:47:47 AM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: aimhigh

Report: 1 in 10 college grads say Judge Judy is a Supreme Court Justice

And thanks to all the faux positive reinforcement they've gotten since they were two years old ("Everyone's a winner! Everyone gets a gold medal!"), not only are they ignoramuses, they are supremely confident in their college-indoctrinated "knowledge".
30 posted on 01/18/2016 9:59:58 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: aimhigh

Judge Judy earns more than all 9 Supreme Court Justices combined. Yikes!


31 posted on 01/18/2016 10:01:21 AM PST by r_barton
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To: aimhigh

Great idea! Maybe Trump will appoint her!


32 posted on 01/18/2016 10:12:51 AM PST by Savage Beast (If Yamamoto could have foreseen the sleeping giant that Trump would awakened!)
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To: aimhigh

From Wikipedia:

In July 2010 when Sheindlin’s contract was renewed, her salary increased to $45 million per year. It was later reported in October 2013 that Sheindlin is the highest-paid TV star, earning $47 million per year for Judge Judy, which translates into just over $900,000 per workday (she works 52 days per year).

Salary of the Supreme Court - Jan 2015
Chief Justice, Supreme Court $258,100
Associate Justices, Supreme Court $246,800

So 246,800 x 8 = 1,974,400 + 258,100 = $ 2,232,500

Judge Judy earns $47,000,000 per year vs $ 2,232,500 for the 9 Supreme Court Justices.


33 posted on 01/18/2016 10:19:38 AM PST by r_barton
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To: Covenantor

Oh yeah; Dianna Ross and the Supremes.
1969, Khe Sahn -— SOME DAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER -—.
Not only did I fall in love, I am still in love.


34 posted on 01/18/2016 11:06:26 AM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: dfwgator

She’d be a HUGE improvement over the other ladies on that court.


35 posted on 01/18/2016 11:28:07 AM PST by oldtech
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To: r_barton

Just looked it up....Judge Joseph Wapner is still alive (at age 96!)


36 posted on 01/18/2016 11:50:51 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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