Full Civic Literacy Exam

Intercollegiate Studies Institute ^

[jda]

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

[jda]

A pretty good test of basic knowledge of our government. It's disappointing that the overall average score is 49%, and the average for college educators is 55%. If that's representative of those voting in elections (and I have no reason to believe it's not), we're doomed!

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[petercooper]

Obama voters- 2%

[US Navy Vet]

9 out of 10.

[Perdogg]

Same here.

[circlecity]

10 for 10 here. It wasn’t that hard and to think that college educators only scored 55% is scary.

[Explorer89]

8 of 10 :(

[SJSAMPLE]

90% :)

Question: What impact did the Anti-Federalists have on the United States Constitution?
Your Answer: their influence ensured that the federal government would have the power to tax
Correct Answer: their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the Bill of Rights..

[detective]

I got all ten questions right.

You answered 10 out of 10 correctly — 100.00 %

Your Ranking

Philosopher-King

In ancient Greece, this was Plato’s ideal ruler in The Republic; combines both wisdom and power.

[American Quilter]

I scored 90%, which I’ll bet most conservatives will equal or beat. I expect most Democrats would score 50% or less.

[jda]

Good point - many Obama supporters would have trouble even reading the test, let alone determining how to register an answer (ink marks on the computer screen?).

[CaptainK]

80%. It should have been 90% if I had thought for 5 seconds longer.

[jda]

Uh, something is wrong - there are 33 questions. You’re not an Obama supporter, are you???

[don-o]

100%

I learned all that in 7th grade Civics

[coder2]

9 out of 10.

Missed the first one and don't know why. I'll blame it on lack of caffeine.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Ditto.

[jda]

I got all ten questions right.

Another Obama supporter - there are 33 questions.

[dforest]

I just scored 100%. Do I get any cash reward?

[Da Coyote]

I just took it in 4 minutes. 80% - one miss due to trying to complete without fully reading.

That makes me - a career geek - apparently better educated than a lot of folks.

And certainly better educated than our congresscritters.

[HIDEK6]

9 out of 10.

[coder2]

UGH -- I meant I missed the 2nd (not the 1st).

Ok --- it's now official. I shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning.