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Full Civic Literacy Exam
Intercollegiate Studies Institute ^

Posted on 06/13/2011 7:32:39 AM PDT by jda

The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the test was 49%; college educators scored 55%.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: civicliteracy
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To: jda

Somehow you have two differnt links

Full Civic Literacy Exam (from our 2008 survey)

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692

American Civic Knowledge Survey

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692/

You owe people an apology,


41 posted on 06/13/2011 8:14:58 AM PDT by Ratman83
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To: Durus
Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

If taxes = spending, the "deficit" is zero, not necessarily the debt.

42 posted on 06/13/2011 8:15:05 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: US Navy Vet

me too


43 posted on 06/13/2011 8:16:54 AM PDT by paterfamilias
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To: jda
10/10 and then 33/33 on the longer test. I will be sitting here by my computer waiting for Obama to resign and put me in charge.
44 posted on 06/13/2011 8:17:16 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! Tea Party extremism is a badge of honor.)
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To: Ratman83

I just discovered the subtle difference - thanks. And, I do apologize - good help is hard to find.


45 posted on 06/13/2011 8:17:24 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: jda

9 out of 10, then 32 out of 33.

I am just sooo close to perfect.


46 posted on 06/13/2011 8:17:27 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: jda

If I were a liberal, I’d be blaming someone else.


47 posted on 06/13/2011 8:18:34 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: jda
Pretty dumb test. The only way a reasonably with it person could get any wrong would be by misreading a question.

ML/NJ

48 posted on 06/13/2011 8:19:00 AM PDT by ml/nj
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To: jda

100%.


49 posted on 06/13/2011 8:28:00 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: jda

I got 33 out of 33 right. But a couple of the questions were questionable. :-)


50 posted on 06/13/2011 8:28:24 AM PDT by EternalVigilance ('We hold these truths to be self-evident...' Are you still part of that 'we'?)
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To: jda
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

I got this one wrong, but also disagree with the "correct" answer because personal income tax is only a portion of govt revenue.

The Real Correct Answer: If taxes equal government spending, then: Conservatives are in charge.

51 posted on 06/13/2011 8:30:04 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (Our people perish through lack of wisdom, but they are content in their ignorance.)
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To: jda

I took the 33 question test and got 31/33 right (94%). I got the one about abortion wrong. I also got the one wrong about the most common fiscal policy combination followed in severe recessions.

Perhaps JimRob could consider requiring having two levels of membership. Those who pass the test with 90% or more get a Freeper Star next to their screen names as proof that they know what they’re talking about when it comes to understanding our Free Republic. Just a thought.


52 posted on 06/13/2011 8:31:22 AM PDT by StonyMan451
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To: jda

I took that test and I got a score of 90 percent correct.To think I never finished college.


53 posted on 06/13/2011 8:32:20 AM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: jda

I got a 9/10:

Question: What was the source of the phrase “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: U.S. Constitution
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address

Oooops, I think this is a common misconception, though.

How is the average score on this less than 50 percent, I wonder? How many of those score 10 and 20 percent? Sheesh.


54 posted on 06/13/2011 8:32:36 AM PDT by Catphish
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To: Catphish

It would be fun to see Sarah Palin’s score, compared to Obama’s. Hmmmm.... I’m just sayin’.


55 posted on 06/13/2011 8:34:28 AM PDT by StonyMan451
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To: jda

Easy 10 of 10


56 posted on 06/13/2011 8:34:43 AM PDT by bvw
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To: jda

Well, I answered 9 correctly. “Government of the people ...
“ was in the Gettysburg address not the Declaration of Independence.


57 posted on 06/13/2011 8:35:47 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: detective

Freepers make great leaders.


58 posted on 06/13/2011 8:35:59 AM PDT by bvw
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To: jda

10 out of 10.


59 posted on 06/13/2011 8:39:38 AM PDT by ol' hoghead (He is not here; for he is risen.)
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To: jda
The average score of 49% is appalling, but explains a lot about our politics. Here's my result:


60 posted on 06/13/2011 8:39:38 AM PDT by PhatHead
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