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Offline thundley4

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Civics Quiz
« 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 .

Check out how politicians did versus citizens .  Hint:We know politicians are idiots, right?
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Offline NHSparky

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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2008, 09:19:26 AM »
Dead links--ur doin it rite!
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2008, 09:49:41 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 26, 2008, 09:19:26 AM
Dead links--ur doin it rite!

Oops, there was an extra http in there.  :banghead: Should work now.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2008, 10:35:22 AM »
I got 28/33.   
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 10:55:06 AM »
Aced it, but only because I had read Plato in college.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #5 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!
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2008, 10:59:26 AM »
Quote from: 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.

It just said "elected office".  It could be city, county, state, or federal.  The study made a disclaimer in there.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2008, 11:04:11 AM »
31/33. 93.94%
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2008, 11:05:35 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 26, 2008, 10:59:26 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.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2008, 11:07:04 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on November 26, 2008, 11:05:35 AM
Still that seems to indicate that people of lower knowledge tend to run for office.

Like this dumb bitch.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #11 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.  :-)
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2008, 11:16:26 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on November 26, 2008, 11:07:04 AM
Like this dumb bitch.

Boortz was where I found the link.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2008, 06:49:07 PM »
32 out of 33.

Not so worse. :fuelfire:
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #14 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

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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #15 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.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #16 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.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #17 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%
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2008, 09:17:10 PM »
I got 32 out of 33 right. 
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #19 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%

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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #20 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.  :-)
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #21 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.
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Re: Civics Quiz
« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2008, 09:59:04 AM »
You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
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