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Title: Civics Quiz
Post by: thundley4 on November 26, 2008, 08:23:46 AM
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.0%
Average score: 78.0%
 Take the quiz (http://americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx) .

Check out how politicians did versus citizens (http://americancivicliteracy.org/2008/additional_finding.html) .  Hint:We know politicians are idiots, right?
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: NHSparky on November 26, 2008, 09:19:26 AM
Dead links--ur doin it rite!
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: thundley4 on November 26, 2008, 09:49:41 AM
Dead links--ur doin it rite!

Oops, there was an extra http in there.  :banghead: Should work now.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Flame on November 26, 2008, 10:35:22 AM
I got 28/33.   
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: NHSparky on November 26, 2008, 10:55:06 AM
Aced it, but only because I had read Plato in college.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: docstew on November 26, 2008, 10:56:50 AM
You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.0%
Average score: 78.0%

take that!
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Thor on November 26, 2008, 10:58:38 AM
It's a pretty  sad statement to make when our congressmen perform worse on that test than the average citizen.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: NHSparky on November 26, 2008, 10:59:26 AM
It's a pretty  sad statement to make when our congressmen perform worse on that test than the average citizen.

It just said "elected office".  It could be city, county, state, or federal.  The study made a disclaimer in there.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Rebel on November 26, 2008, 11:04:11 AM
31/33. 93.94%
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: thundley4 on November 26, 2008, 11:05:35 AM
It just said "elected office".  It could be city, county, state, or federal.  The study made a disclaimer in there.

Still that seems to indicate that people of lower knowledge tend to run for office.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Rebel on November 26, 2008, 11:07:04 AM
Still that seems to indicate that people of lower knowledge tend to run for office.

Like this (http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2008/11/who-cares-about-being-unconsti.html) dumb bitch.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Eupher on November 26, 2008, 11:11:36 AM
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Plato, the freakin' levee question, and economic policy questions snagged me.

Still pretty good, methinks.  :-)
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: thundley4 on November 26, 2008, 11:16:26 AM
Like this (http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2008/11/who-cares-about-being-unconsti.html) dumb bitch.

Boortz was where I found the link.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Baruch Menachem on December 02, 2008, 06:49:07 PM
32 out of 33.

Not so worse. :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Chris on December 02, 2008, 07:39:44 PM
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You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.1%
Average score: 75.1%

I need a beer now. :p

Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: djones520 on December 02, 2008, 08:16:43 PM
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You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.1%
Average score: 75.1%


It was the economics questions that tripped me up.  I was never very good at that.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Splashdown on December 02, 2008, 08:31:03 PM
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You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.1%
Average score: 75.1%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will only count once toward the monthly average.

Missed the econ questions. I thought it was decreasing taxes and decreasing spending; I also screwed up the FDR question re: the Supreme Court.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: rich_t on December 02, 2008, 08:48:51 PM
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You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.0%
Average score: 75.0%
Ouch
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Miss Mia on December 02, 2008, 09:17:10 PM
I got 32 out of 33 right. 
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Duke Nukum on December 02, 2008, 09:43:51 PM
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.0%
Average score: 75.0%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will only count once toward the monthly average.

Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: LC EFA on December 03, 2008, 02:52:25 AM
I got 26/33 ; Not all that shabby for a furiner that only has a cursory understanding of American history.  :-)
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: MarshallLaw on December 03, 2008, 08:17:32 AM
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %


I don't feel too bad about that since I've forgotten 90% of what I learned in school all those years ago (back when this stuff was actually taught).

Not my fault, my brain is full. Every time I learn something new, something else has to go to make room.
Title: Re: Civics Quiz
Post by: Chris_ on December 03, 2008, 09:59:04 AM
You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %