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  • Report Finds College Students Fail Basic Civics Test

    02/28/2010 7:59:59 PM PST · by SFC Chromey · 132 replies · 2,020+ views
    The New American ^ | Friday, 26 February 2010 14:48 | Joe Wolverton, II
    “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it” is one of the most oft-quoted aphorisms of Edmund Burke, an 18th-century Irish-born member of the British Parliament and fearless friend of liberty. Judging from the results of a recent survey conducted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), most of the 14,000 college students who participated sadly will be repeating history. Considering that most of the 14,000 students who completed the exam (7,000 seniors and 7,000 freshmen) scored an F on the portion of the test covering basic American history and institutions...