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ISI Civics Quiz (I bet Freepers score higher than the national average)
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| 2008
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Posted on 11/26/2008 8:57:21 AM PST by Publius804
Civics Quiz
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho2008; civics; civicseducation; history; isi; quiz
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To: Publius804
90.91 % missed 3 questions.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:11:30 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(No more candidates from 2008!)
To: Publius804
Missed 6.
Still way better than the 55%........
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:12:31 AM PST
by
roaddog727
(BS does not get bridges built - the funk you see is the funk you do)
To: Publius804
31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:12:45 AM PST
by
dynachrome
(Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: bvw
There where a few I had to read a few times, and still one I don’t like. The one re FDR and what he did when the Supreme Court overturned a couple of his New Deal proposals. I thought I remembered he rewrote the proposals. I used the process of elimination for the only conclusion that fit, rewriting wasn’t an option.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:12:58 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: Publius804
I scored 93% as well ... missed two.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:13:06 AM PST
by
chickpundit
(Palin '12)
To: dirtboy
I also only missed that last question. Your comment concerning accuracy is correct.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:13:24 AM PST
by
swift15
(Where do we go from here?)
To: dirtboy
yeah I thought D was wrong for that reason and picked A thinking “they must have meant deficit instead of debt”
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:13:39 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(No more candidates from 2008!)
To: dirtboy
That’s the same question that I got “wrong” (they scored everything else correct), and I passed on that answer for the same reason that you gave.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:14:09 AM PST
by
Piranha
To: Publius804
I missed the last question ... but that one wasn’t well-stated in the first place.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:14:13 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: dirtboy
They said D was the right answer - but that is not correct without the word 'average' used for context. For example, a multi-millionaire will pay far more in taxes than he uses in government services. That is the only one I missed. Their answer is wrong. The flip side is also true. There are more on the lower end that receive more in government spending than they pay in taxes.
To: Publius804
I scored 93%, missed two questions Me too and I still like my answers to the ones I missed better . Like the California driver's test , that's just their opinion but it is their test . LOL .
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:14:32 AM PST
by
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F/8 Cav)
To: dirtboy
They said D was the right answer - but that is not correct without the word 'average' used for context. For example, a multi-millionaire will pay far more in taxes than he uses in government services. Moreover, it's not only "people" who pay taxes -- businesses do, too. There's a step missing in their formulation.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:15:35 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: Publius804
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:16:34 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Publius804
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %Though some of the economics questions are rather vague and not clear-cut.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:16:55 AM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
To: Publius804
To: Publius804
93%
I attribute the knowledge to many years of Freeping. Definitely a long duration education.
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:17:34 AM PST
by
The Working Man
(Any work is better than "welfare"!)
To: Publius804
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:17:57 AM PST
by
rdax
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:18:11 AM PST
by
PeteB570
(NRA - Life member and Black Rifle owner)
To: Publius804
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:18:36 AM PST
by
TFMcGuire
(Life is tough. It is even tougher if you are stupid--John Wayne)
To: Publius804
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posted on
11/26/2008 9:18:36 AM PST
by
Andonius_99
(There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
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