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tangent4ronpaul
12-21-2008, 07:59 AM
Your average sheeple scored 49% and FLUNKED!

(Before grade inflation to compensate for LOUSY teaching)

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

-t
FindLiberty
12-21-2008, 08:23 AM
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

(Average score for this quiz during December: 74.7% Average score: 74.7%)

Now, do I get my "government" bailout?
Lucille
12-21-2008, 08:37 AM
Your average sheeple scored 49% and FLUNKED!

(Before grade inflation to compensate for LOUSY teaching)

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

-t

Worse yet:


Additional Finding
Elected Officials Score Lower than the General Public

Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.

* Thirty percent of elected officials do not know that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence.
phill4paul
12-21-2008, 08:56 AM
Quote:
Additional Finding
Elected Officials Score Lower than the General Public

Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.

* Thirty percent of elected officials do not know that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence.

I know I should be outraged by this. Sadly, it does not surprise me.