Civics Literacy Test discussion on CSpan

[malaise]

I can't believe the results he cited. He said 70+% failed this test.

[Crankie Avalon]

1. Well, we even have state governors who think the vice-president "runs" the Senate. nt

[malaise]

2. You Betcha!!

:D

[tavalon]

3. In what respect, Crankie?

[tavalon]

4. I'd love to see the same test administered here

I know we would do a fuck of a lot better and yet, even I've been guilty of occasionally sticking my foot in my mouth over a governmental rule I was unaware of.

[ROakes1019]

5. Go take it.

Go to American Civic Literacy.org and take the test. I did and scored 30 out of 33, or 90 something percent. I got the ones I wasn't sure about right and missed some easy ones. I don't know how much watching c-span mattered. These seemed like basic things an education would help someone know. Oh, I think my age mattered. Some of the things I'd actually lived through, like the Cuban missile crises and Roe v. Wade.

[tavalon]

6. I will

Thanks.

Yikes, I think of myself as a policy wonk and I made a low B score. Though I have some beef with the test as it didn't focus fully on our government, but wandered also into historical fact and even philosophy.

[tinymontgomery]

7. 93.94% I guess

I can remain a citizen. I wonder how palin and * would do on this test?

[JHB]

8. Same here (both score and questions)

Guess I need to brush up on my Greek philosophers, and I misinterpreted one other answer.

According to the site, politicians scored lower than average on all but 3-4 questions.