Seems that Freepers are the 10% minority that should be running things in Washington.
Posted on 07/04/2015 8:42:45 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator
That’s what my score said, too!
“You Bleed Red, White and Blue”
Me too.
(Aced the history 101 quiz!)
Here’s a children’s quiz I found. I’d bet half the population now-a-days would fail it. Definitely a large number of Obama voters would likely fail it.
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Questions on this quiz are based on information from The American Revolution.
1) What country did the American colonies rebel against?
Portugal
Spain
Britain
France
Germany
2) How many of the American Colonies were a part of the revolution?
7
13
21
32
50
3) What year did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
1776
1780
1812
1941
4) What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?
They wanted their own king
They didn`t like the people of Britain and wanted nothing to do with them
They felt they had outgrown the British Empire and would do better without them
They didn`t want to pay taxes without having representation in the government
They thought it would be cool to have their own flag
5) What was the name of the group that declared the independence of the United States?
The Washingtonians
The Whigs
The Republicans
The Constitutional Congress
The Second Continental Congress
6) What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?
1775
1776
1783
1786
1790
7) Which of the following states was NOT part of the original 13 colonies?
Virginia
Georgia
New York
Maryland
Colorado
8) Which European country became a major ally to the United States during the Revolutionary War?
Russia
Italy
France
Austria
Sweden
9) Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
John Adams
Paul Revere
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
10) What type of government did the new country of the United States form?
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Communist
http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution_questions.php
Seems that Freepers are the 10% minority that should be running things in Washington.
Aced it.
Me, too!
I googled other sites on this quiz. Even with many wrong, they were told they bleed. With most wrong, they were told to read more. Just a feel good test?
Bleeding Red, White and Blue.
The test is outdated. We no longer have a Constitution and there is only one branch.
You Bleed Red, White and Blue
The answer to #10 would be none of the above.
"We salute you! You got the top score!"
:-)
In which case, we'd have two.
Just like our two political parties...
number 10 has no correct answer which should be a Republic
It has become annoyingly commonplace for republics, whether they are the United States or the State of Nevada, to be referred to as democracies, without regard to the meaning of the word or the implications it brings with it.
What is a republic? What is a democracy? And why am I so angered that people use the words interchangeably? I’ll answer the last question first.
It is illogical to use two words that mean two different things to mean the same thing. This would be like me using the words orange and apple to mean the same physical object. I would be derided as an idiot and rightly so. This situation is the same in principle to the republic/democracy problem, but the importance of the orange and apple comparison is infinitely smaller.
A republic is a government in which a restricted group of citizens form a political unit, usually under the auspice of a charter, which directs them to elect representatives who will govern the state. Republics, by their very nature, tend to be free polities, not because they are elected by the citizens of the polity, but because they are bound by charters, which limit the responsibilities and powers of the state. The fact that people vote for representatives has nothing to do with making anything free. The logical consistency and rationality of the charter, as well as the willingness of the people to live by it, is what keeps people free.
A democracy is government by the majority. There is still a restricted group of citizens in a democracy, but this group rules directly and personally runs the state. The group may delegate specific tasks to individuals, such as generalships and governorships, but there is no question that the ruling force in a democracy is not a charter (if there even is a charter), but the vote of the majority. Democracies are free only if the people know what freedom is and are consistent in their application of it. If they don’t know this, or more appropriately, if a majority of the people don’t know this, then a democracy could be just as tyrannical as the worst dictator (see Socrates’ forced suicide by the Athenian democracy.)
As should be plain, there is a giant difference between the two systems of government. One of the main fears at the Constitutional Convention of the United States was that the government they created would be too democratic (causing Alexander Hamilton to suggest a restricted monarchy), because it was quite obvious, then and now, that any majority could vote itself anything it wanted, be it property or executions. That is why it irks me so much when politicians (who have no excuse not knowing what kind of government they serve in) and ignorant people say that this country is a democracy; it does a tremendous disservice to all of the people whose thought went into creating our republic.
But the more pernicious effect is that people actually begin to attribute and incorporate tenets of democracies into our republican structure. Things like referendums and ballot initiatives. These are not only irresponsible but entirely illogical. Why should we be making decisions we elect people to make? What legitimacy is gained from getting a majority of voters to pass anything? If 70% of voters vote to ban gay marriage, does that make it right? If 51% of voters vote to ban smoking, does that make it right? If 99.99% vote to redistribute property, does that make it right? The answer to all of these is “NO!” absolutely not. Truth isn’t determined by how many adherents one can get to go along with you. This is why democracy should be fought off wherever it shows its ugly face, it can and will be used to justify anything a majority of voters wants. Theoretically, a majority could vote for selective free speech, or to have certain unpopular people thrown out of the country or killed. There is no law in a democracy except whatever the majority of people say is the law.
Why is it so popular then? Because idiots think they will benefit from having “more of a say in how things work.” True, if you’re in the majority that is. Advocates of democracy are either those who are really advocates of republics and are ignorant of the difference, or they are those who think they will be in the majority and will be able to vote themselves benefits. A quick example would be wealth. Those who admire people like Michael Moore and Ralph Nader would advocate a democracy because then they could steal the money of the rich and give it to themselves (Moore and Nader wouldn’t support such a scheme, because then they would no longer be rich.)
In the long run though, a democracy will always become a tyranny, either by majority, or if the majority screw things up so badly and a tyrant seizes power from the ensuing chaos. The overriding characteristic of democracy is subjectivism and that is its fatal flaw. In other words, reason is irrelevant, whatever the majority wants, it gets and regardless of how unprincipled or objectionable it may be. Rights cannot exist in such a system in the long run because they can be voted away on a whim at any time. So if you’re interested in freedom at all you must cast away an ugly term like democracy and accept that freedom requires reason, objectivity, and law, which can only be satisfied by a republican government.
http://capitalismmagazine.com/2003/01/republic-democracy-whats-the-difference/
I aced it, with what I learned in 8th Grade civics class. Educated guess on number of Amendments.
Sobering to think that this level of knowledge belongs to only 10% of us. El Rushbo’s “low information voters” are a frightening majority.
On Fox they seriously debated Joe Biden stealing the ‘Rat nomination from Hillary!
Meanwhile, we have a towering Constitutional intellect in Ted Cruz. And other fine Republicans as well.
2016 will be a fateful year indeed.
I think you are being far too generous...
Same Here.
Although I have no doubt the a team of Freepers would stomp a team of DUers in a test of this nature, some of them are actually fairly intelligent. Some on the DU are intelligent but all are a fools.
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