Posted on 01/18/2016 8:27:24 AM PST by aimhigh
Americans' civic knowledge continues to be abysmal, finds a new report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). "Survey after survey shows that recent college graduates are alarmingly ignorant of America's history and heritage," the authors note, and federal civics testing has not improved the situation.
Among the more disheartening findings of this analysis:
How do Americans amend the Constitution? More than half of college graduates didn't know. Almost 60% of college graduates failed to identify correctly a requirement for ratifying a constitutional amendment.
We live in a dangerous world - but almost 40% of college graduates didn't know that Congress has the power to declare war.
And 9.6% of college graduates marked that Judith Sheindlin - "Judge Judy" was on the Supreme Court!
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
I figured it would be more.
She is big on personal responsibility and common sense.
These idiots should sue the schools they went to.
Nah... they're too young to remember Diana Ross and the Supremes, else they'd know she was the Chief Justice and lead singer.
;>)
I have spoken to recent graduates who could not correctly answer more than one out of ten questions that were on my eighth grade history final and they were history MAJORS!
1 in 10 college students couldn’t grab their own ass with both hands.
This explains how Obama gout elected...twice!
Just a couple of weeks ago, young people were asked very enthusiastically by a reporter if they would congratulate North Korea on the successful testing of the H-Bomb...
Many did.....
They seemed not to know anything about North Korea or their stance in the world...
I've seen a few episodes that make me think that.
Judge Judy earns more than all 9 Supreme Court Justices combined. Yikes!
Great idea! Maybe Trump will appoint her!
From Wikipedia:
In July 2010 when Sheindlin’s contract was renewed, her salary increased to $45 million per year. It was later reported in October 2013 that Sheindlin is the highest-paid TV star, earning $47 million per year for Judge Judy, which translates into just over $900,000 per workday (she works 52 days per year).
Salary of the Supreme Court - Jan 2015
Chief Justice, Supreme Court $258,100
Associate Justices, Supreme Court $246,800
So 246,800 x 8 = 1,974,400 + 258,100 = $ 2,232,500
Judge Judy earns $47,000,000 per year vs $ 2,232,500 for the 9 Supreme Court Justices.
Oh yeah; Dianna Ross and the Supremes.
1969, Khe Sahn -— SOME DAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER -—.
Not only did I fall in love, I am still in love.
She’d be a HUGE improvement over the other ladies on that court.
Just looked it up....Judge Joseph Wapner is still alive (at age 96!)
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