[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!

Click here for the Test

[detective]

I got 100% on the 33 question test.

You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

[Durus]

31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

.Incorrect Answers
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

(Both are technically correct)

Question: Which of the following fiscal policy combinations has the federal government most often followed to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession?
Your Answer: increasing both taxes and spending
Correct Answer: decreasing taxes and increasing spending..

(I tend to stick by this answer too, mostly because I’m bitter)

[Holen1]

30 of 33.

[Ratman83]

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,

[KarlInOhio]

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.

[Pan_Yan]

9 out of 10, then 32 out of 33.

I am just sooo close to perfect.

[ml/nj]

Pretty dumb test. The only way a reasonably with it person could get any wrong would be by misreading a question.

ML/NJ

[Sans-Culotte]

100%.

[EternalVigilance]

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

[StonyMan451]

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.

[puppypusher]

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

[Catphish]

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.

[bvw]

Easy 10 of 10

[Maine Mariner]

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

[ol' hoghead]

10 out of 10.

[PhatHead]

The average score of 49% is appalling, but explains a lot about our politics. Here's my result:

[goodnesswins]

This is a test that should be used to qualify VOTERS....that, and property ownership....

[jpsb]

Missed two, but i think i was correct on the frist one.

Question: What is federalism?
Your Answer: A political system where the national government has ultimate power.
Correct Answer: A political system where state and national governments share power.
.
Question: The phrase that in America there should be a “wall of separation” between church and state appears in:
Your Answer: the Constitution
Correct Answer: Thomas Jefferson’s letters..

[WKUHilltopper]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Stupid Plato! LOL

[PhatHead]

I see now there are two quizzes. The link to the article at the top of this thread goes to a 33 question quiz, while the link to "Test" in Post 1 goes to a 10 question quiz. My earlier comment stands - I'm appalled by the average scores reported (elected politicians scored below 75% on every single question asked!) Here is my score on the longer quiz: