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Survey: Most Americans Can’t Name All Three Branches of Government
Mediaite ^
| September 18th, 2014
| Tina Nguyen
Posted on 09/18/2014 3:59:33 PM PDT by george76
Only 36% of Americans could name all three branches of the federal government, while 35% could not name a single one.
...
In addition, over half of Americans dont know which parties control the House and Senate, and only 27% know that Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote. In addition, 21% of Americans think that a 5-4 Supreme Court decision can be reconsidered by Congress, which is actually not true.
Interestingly, 54% of Americans would oppose a law that allowed the federal government to bar the media from reporting on national security issues without government approval.
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posted on
09/18/2014 3:59:33 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
Yet they all know how to vote for Democrats.
This is the end product of Liberal Education.
2
posted on
09/18/2014 4:02:10 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: george76
No breakdown based on party affiliation?
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:02:33 PM PDT
by
MNDude
To: george76
But they know all about slavery, the Seneca Falls Convention, the Trail of Tears and the Civil Rights movement, which will come in mighty handy when that government agent knocks on your door and doesn’t have a warrant.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:03:16 PM PDT
by
cotton1706
(ThisRepublic.net)
To: george76
I can!
Obama and Holder,
the democrat’s slave-labor ABCNNBCBS national press corpse,
and the democrat-socialist majority on the Supreme Court.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:03:35 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: george76
First thing we need to do with our majority, and Presidency. Is make new voting laws. I honestly don’t believe everyone should have a voice. People are too stupid to be trusted to vote. There should be a test on American government.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:04:24 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: george76
In addition, 21% of Americans think that a 5-4 Supreme Court decision can be reconsidered by Congress, which is actually not true. If you like your unconstitutional law, you can keep your unconstitutional law...
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:05:00 PM PDT
by
Hoffer Rand
(Bear His image. Bring His message. Be the Church.)
To: george76
When we have a president who can do anything he wants according those who voted for him, what good are the other two branches anyway?
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:05:10 PM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: george76
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:05:25 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: george76
The Obamas,the Clintons and the Kennedys?
To: george76
Jay Leno used to do a bit, where he would walk up to people and ask the most basic of questions about government.
Some people’s ignorance was stunning.
I need to read Idiocracy.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:06:28 PM PDT
by
lacrew
To: george76
What do you expect from the RATS. They sure know how to collect food stamps and welfare checks—that’s easy. An educated thought? No way, they are indoctrinated to conform.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:06:40 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: george76; All
And even if Americans could name all three branches of the federal government, they probably couldn’t explain the differences between legislative, executive and judicial powers.
To: george76
Senator Chuck Schumer in January 2011 on State of the Union with Candy "are you going to finish that piece of cake" Crowley.
They are getting wary because of the large debt we have, which we have to get down, but if they feel that people are willing to shut down the government, you could risk the credit markets really losing some confidence in the United States Treasury, and that could create a deeper recession than we had over the last several years God forbid, even a depression. So I would urge my Republican colleagues, no matter how strongly they feel you know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a president. And all three of us are going to have to come together and give some, but it is playing with fire to risk the shutting down of the government, just as it is playing with fire to risk not paying the debt ceiling.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:07:01 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: george76
Someone needs to tell Obama (aka Obummer) since I’m convinced he thinks he sits of the throne!
15
posted on
09/18/2014 4:07:24 PM PDT
by
Vernon
To: george76
Lies,
Damn Lies,
and Statistics.
Nailed it!
16
posted on
09/18/2014 4:07:30 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Not Bad.
Executive
Drive-by Media
Judicial
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:08:12 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
To: george76
The pen, the phone, and the teleprompter.
To: george76
Well, let’s see. There’s the Department of EBT, that’s one right there.
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:08:48 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Thank you for self-censoring.)
To: george76
Seems recently we have only two functioning branches....
The imperial executive branch that is only beholden it itself ....
The other branch SCOTUS seems pretty unconcerned with the other branch....
That third dead branch is tied up on Harry Reid desk growing moss...
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posted on
09/18/2014 4:09:43 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Jesus Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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