Yes, according to a new study, Americans, including elected officials, fail civics. And we wonder why we are in a recession right now.

New Study Finds Americans, Including Elected Officials, Earn a Failing Grade When Tested on American History and Economics

So, I ask, take the quiz here.

I got 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Missed these:
Question #4 - B. Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #17 - D. manmade satellite
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

The link shows how citizens and 164 elected officials fared in the quiz. Some are quite amazing that our elected officials generally fared worse than citizens.

Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #15 - E. Thomas Jefferson’s letters
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

If I had spent a bit more time I should have got 29 and 33 right.

The others I would have only got correct by guessing as I am not American and have never studied American Civics.

So do I get a pass? What is the pass mark?

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I scored 91%. Puritans and 2 economic questions one of which I would dispute. The tax and spend was a poor reading on my part.


Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question #15 - E. Thomas Jefferson’s letters


Would have gotten 15 right if I read it right. It did say 'appears in' and not is implied by.

The one question about Gov spending during a recession is screwy. It should be clear in saying what the gov has done and not imply what it should do, misleading.

What does Plato have to do with civics? Not a fair question.

I concur concerning tax per person and spending. Either specify overall spending and overall taxes in totality. The way its written makes it seem for every dollar they take I get back in service. Implies since I pay more I get more.

OMG..I am so pleased! lol

Houston..see you are a good teacher! lol
And my son's Gov/history tests I helped him study for came in handy

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Question #19 - B. teaching evolution in the schools
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person




Not bad for a non USC lol

SOM...I did better than you!

Yea, right.

quote:

Originally posted by Theone:
Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #15 - E. Thomas Jefferson’s letters
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

If I had spent a bit more time I should have got 29 and 33 right.

The others I would have only got correct by guessing as I am not American and have never studied American Civics.

So do I get a pass? What is the pass mark?

If you did better than your elected official, you get to have their job!

quote:

Originally posted by Hudson:

quote:

Originally posted by Theone:
Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #15 - E. Thomas Jefferson’s letters
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

If I had spent a bit more time I should have got 29 and 33 right.

The others I would have only got correct by guessing as I am not American and have never studied American Civics.

So do I get a pass? What is the pass mark?

If you did better than your elected official, you get to have their job!

But to be elected do I not need to be a Citizen?

An assumption on my part, not a question asked

You answered 21 out of 33 correctly — 63.64 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.1%
Average score: 78.1%

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

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivi****eracy@isi.org.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.

Where to from here?

Answers to Your Missed Questions:


Question #2 - C. the New Deal
Question #4 - B. Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?
Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question #10 - C. Religion
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question #15 - E. Thomas Jefferson’s letters
Question #26 - C. revenue minus expenses
Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
Question #28 - C. requires those with higher incomes to pay a higher ratio of taxes to income
Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending


Thanks Hudson, I'm adding the site to my favorites - I'll take this again in the future. The only questions where I didn't guess were the inalienable rights and the 3 branches of government.

I got 30 out of 33. Since it was a couple days back and I forgot to post my results, I have no clue what questions it was I didn't get right. LOL.

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason

Probably Obamessiah voters, Democrats and welfare recipients.

Do you have what it takes to become a citizen?

Here is another civics test, for Citizenship ..see how many you can answer correctly lol

Civics test for Citizenship



Here is mine: You answered 100% of questions correctly. Here's your rating:
85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.) lol

I took a British one last year, scored 86%..it's harder than the US one for sure lol

Sheesh, I got 95% LOL Couldn't remember which amendment does NOT address or guarantee voting rights (the 7th, not the 24th which I put).