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| Necrotrophic | Saturday Nov 22 2008, 11:16 PM Post #1 |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/od_afp/ushistoryeducationoffbeat WASHINGTON (AFP) – US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized the exam said Thursday. Ordinary citizens did not fare much better, scoring just 49 percent correct on the 33 exam questions compiled by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). "It is disturbing enough that the general public failed ISI's civic literacy test, but when you consider the even more dismal scores of elected officials, you have to be concerned," said Josiah Bunting, chairman of the National Civic Literacy Board at ISI. "How can political leaders make informed decisions if they don't understand the American experience?" he added. The exam questions covered American history, the workings of the US government and economics. Among the questions asked of some 2,500 people who were randomly selected to take the test, including "self-identified elected officials," was one which asked respondents to "name two countries that were our enemies during World War II." Sixty-nine percent of respondents correctly identified Germany and Japan. Among the incorrect answers were Britain, China, Russia, Canada, Mexico and Spain. Forty percent of respondents, meanwhile, incorrectly believed that the US president has the power to declare war, while 54 percent correctly answered that that power rests with Congress. Asked about the electoral college, 20 percent of elected officials incorrectly said it was established to "supervise the first televised presidential debates." In fact, the system of choosing the US president via an indirect electoral college vote dates back some 220 years, to the US Constitution. The question that received the fewest correct responses, just 16 percent, tested respondents' basic understanding of economic principles, asking why "free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government's centralized planning?" Activities that dull Americans' civic knowledge include talking on the phone and watching movies or television -- even news shows and documentaries, ISI said. Meanwhile, civic knowledge is enhanced by discussing public affairs, taking part in civic activities and reading about current events and history, the group said. id like to take this test. people need to stop paying taxes though, this is becoming more and more clear everyday. |
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| famicommander | Sunday Nov 23 2008, 12:09 AM Post #2 |
Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Of course elected officials are morons. If they were smart, they'd stop dicking around in our lives and our markets and we'd all be a lot better off. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| Frattracide's ghost | Sunday Nov 23 2008, 10:55 AM Post #3 |
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If they are morons, then why do we vote for them? |
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| Cube_of_MooN | Sunday Nov 23 2008, 01:55 PM Post #4 |
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Here is the quiz. I only got one wrong.... stupid people in the government... Edited by Cube_of_MooN, Sunday Nov 23 2008, 04:49 PM.
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| famicommander | Sunday Nov 23 2008, 02:00 PM Post #5 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Because morons are the only ones running, and most of the people voting are morons too. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| Deadlypixels | Monday Nov 24 2008, 06:09 PM Post #6 |
Fuck with me. Do it.
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I got 11 eleven wrong. Still passed it though 
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| "They should put me in a Tyler Perry movie 'cause I don't know how to act" -- Off Rip | |
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| Necrotrophic | Monday Nov 24 2008, 06:13 PM Post #7 |
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change molds name back in 2011
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i keep telling myself ill take it, i got half way through it but it was during a niner game and i quit. I really hate online quizes, but I feel like im obligated to take this one so naturally im procrastinating |
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| famicommander | Monday Nov 24 2008, 06:20 PM Post #8 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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I got them all right... |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| Cube_of_MooN | Monday Nov 24 2008, 06:24 PM Post #9 |
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Teh Cube
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Only one I got wrong was 29. I can't conceive of how someone in the government could score 40% on that. |
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| Heavy_Metal_Jesus | Tuesday Nov 25 2008, 04:03 PM Post #10 |
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That's... Mindplosive.  You'd think that an elected official would know how the electoral college works, seeing as that's their primary concern strategywise in winning the election... Besides, like 40% of those questions are dead giveaways to somebody with even a 7th Grade level of US History education... Anyway, I got 29/33, 87%. Maybe I should run for president 
Edited by Heavy_Metal_Jesus, Tuesday Nov 25 2008, 04:03 PM.
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