Here is a really great civic literacy test to see how you are doing...

[hayu_lol]

Only 33 multiple choice questions, most citizens and students should do pretty well on it.

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

Also gives you the correct answers after scoring for those questions you missed plus info about how people scored across the country. No registration is necessary.

[DJ13]

1. You answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %

Crap, thats what being out of school for 35 years does to ya.

[azurnoir]

6. same score here

out of school about the same amount of time too, at least high school. But on the brighter side we both did far better than most government employees.

[Jennicut]

17. LOl, I got that too except I have only been out of high school for 14 years

[last_texas_dem]

2. 32 out of 33

A little better than I thought, as I wasn't completely sure about, I think, three of them. Missed #33, FWIW...

[progressive_realist]

13. Same here, although I missed the only one I wasn't sure about.

#7

Eh.

[lwcon]

3. Everyone on my blog has been taking it

http://www.correntewire.com/content/how-much-do-you-know-about-american-civics-could-you-pass-exam

Some have noted that the group behind it is right-leaning, and certain "correct" answers might lean that way as well. I didn't see a lot of bias, myself.

[lwcon]

4. Oh, and (blushes) I got 33 out of 33 n/t

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[hayu_lol]

9. Some of the questions are right off the citizenship exam...

so they are pretty much basic questions.

I didn't post my score: 29/33 for 87.88%.

My 27 year old son, now living at home and not a political animal managed 25/33 for 77.?%. I would imagine that much of the population will fall below 50%.

Might be interesting, if you have junior high or high school teacher friends, to alert them to the test to see how they do.

[lwcon]

10. I thought one question was a little slanted

"George W. Bush: great president or the greatest president?" :)

No, seriously, the quiz is well worth taking.

[Blue-Jay]

5. Great. A "libertarian" quiz.

[DeepBlueC]

7. I got 87.?%

I forget what came after the decimal point. But the SECOND time I got 100% Apparently you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Did you see the comparisons of scores by citizens to scores by elected officials? In almost all categories they are significantly LOWER.

[Recursion]

8. Weird quiz -- and it's wrong about question 9

The Federal government has 2 of the listed powers.

Also, the questions about "free markets" should be prefaced, "According to the Chicago school of economic thought..."

32 out of 33; but only because they're wrong about #9.

[pansypoo53219]

11. a lot of capitalism questions

not civics.

[woolldog]

16. yeah that was a biased question.

they're representing it as truth when it's not so clear...

[sl8]

29. Poorly worded question, I agree.

The Feds have the power to do all four of the listed actions. The States have the power to do three of the four.

In order to limit the possible correct answers to one, I rephrased the first part of the question to "Under Our Constitution, some powers are reserved to the federal government".

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. PUMA's giving civics lessons

Now that's funny. Almost as funny as mocking Obama's grandmother's death.:grr:

[PBS Poll-435]

32. That link does nothing for me

"http:////" seldom does, though.

[woolldog]

14. 32 out of 33--96%

I missed question #7.

:party:

[TexasObserver]

15. You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

I knew better on number 7, but I talked myself out of the correct answer.

And that last one? I still have an issue with it.

[woolldog]

18. I don't see anything wrong with the last question.

what issue do you have with it?

[TexasObserver]

20. Another answer is more correct

The first answer is more correct. It correctly states the relationship between spending and revenues.

The "correct" answer, the one you chose, is flawed. It failed to include the words "on average," and was therefore less correct than the first answer, which was entirely correct. As written, the answer considered correct is wrong. It's not the same tax and spending for everyone. It varies among the class, and only AVERAGES being equal.

[woolldog]

21. No it's not.

Even if the government matches spending with revenues, it can still have a debt that's accrued from previous years.

[TexasObserver]

22. Yes, it is.

Of course government can have a debt it carries forward, but the statement was true as written.

You're just defending your answer, which I understand.

[woolldog]

23. LOL! No it isn't!

Obviously I went through a thought process before I chose the answer. And I considered both answers before eliminating the first one. I'm telling you why the first answer is incorrect.

You cannot say that "government debt is zero" simply because taxes equal government spending. There is a difference between government debt and a government deficit.

In that situation government deficit certainly is zero. But not necessarily government debt. You drew an unwarranted inference.

[TexasObserver]

25. LOL! Yes it is!!

I used an extra exclamation point, so I'm right.

Are you always this childish?

Next you'll be telling me Mao wasn't a murderous sociopath who killed forty million Chinese.

[woolldog]

26. I've given you a pretty iron-clad explanation why the first answer is incorrect

And it went well beyond exclamation marks.

Speaking of childish, I thought this quote of yours was pretty childish:

"You're just defending your answer, which I understand."

I cannot believe you're a middle aged man. Grow up.

[TexasObserver]

27. I suspect you're accustomed to having your opinion accepted.

Since you think you're an authority on the topic at hand, why can't you accept that I understand the history of your country better than you? I know what Mao was really like. You don't. As I've indicated, he slaughtered millions of his own people and installed a despotic regime that endures.

Doesn't that suggest your knowledge isn't as complete as you like to pretend it is?

I've read and rejected your argument.

[woolldog]

30. No. I'm accustomed to someone with a different opinon

making a rational argument. I guess you missed class the day that was covered.

You also must have skipped class the day they explained the difference between the budget deficit and the national debt.

You just learned something. Embrace it instead of fighting it.


:hi:

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[woolldog]

33. You're pathetic

It's hilarious watching you overreact to getting one question wrong on a ridiculous civics exam. Of course, there must be something wrong with the question and correct answer b/c *you* got it wrong.

When someone kindly attempts to explain why there's nothing wrong with the question and correct answer, you resort to ad hominem and bring up all kinds of wild charges--calling me names and attempting to deflect from the topic at hand. Your comments don't make the logic of your position any less flawed and deep down you know that.

What a sad object lesson in hubris you are.

I'm American, btw. Born and raised.


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[woolldog]

35. Why don't you just admit you were wrong?

A budget deficit and government debt are not the same thing. Why are you so angry at being corrected and resorting to name calling? Weird.

:eyes:

[TexasObserver]

36. Because I'm not.

Why can't you just admit you're working with the auspices of the Chinese government?

Ordinary citizens would not be able to post here, would they?

[woolldog]

38. LOL

:rofl:

[malletgirl02]

19. 28 out of 33 -84.85%

4 out the 5 I missed were econ questions, I suck at econ.

[lonestarnot]

24. 30 out of 33 90.91%

Misread one question. :)

[TahitiNut]

28. "You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %"

:shrug:

[woolldog]

39. If you answered question #33 correctly,

you were actually wrong.

:rofl:

[freestyle]

37. I got two wrong, but what is with the emphasis on capitalism?

The test was a mix of things you should know from social studies, and things the group pushing this test wants to accept from economics. I found it suspect.