Posted on 12/03/2011 9:58:26 AM PST by Aria
This was very interesting... This is a terrific test. And it shows results in a number of ways. It clearly indicates that the majority of Americans don't have a clue about what's going on in the world. No wonder our politicians take such advantage of us. It's astonishing that so many people got less than half right. These results say that 80% of the (voting) public doesn't have a clue, and that's pretty scary.
There are no tricks here - just a simple test to see if you are current on your information. This is quite good and the results are shocking.
I believe it was Winston Churchill who opinioned that " . . . the biggest argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter . . ."
Test your knowledge with 13 questions, then be ready to shudder when you see how others did!
http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php
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Got all the others correct...
Aced it.
Yay I got them all correct! I do have gaps in my news knowledge but this was pretty easy.
Yeah, that’s the one I missed.
I meet the smartest people in cyberspace here! :)
Then I read the thread and now I feel like a dumb schmuck!
If I could post pictures you would now see one of Nelson Munz pointing and going Ha HA!
Mel
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