checkerboy Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 Ok so I found this article that I will link here. Also along with that is a link to the civic quiz that was mentioned. It saddens me that only 49 percent of the people passed this quiz. So I took the quiz and got 78%, not horrible but I thought I would do much better.How ignorant are we as an electorate? I would hope that we, as members of the church would take our civic duties much more responsibly. I worry about the kind of people that future generations will vote into office based on this report.Here is the article.Intellectual Conservative Politics and PhilosophyHere is the quiz.Civic Literacy Report - Civics QuizIf you aren't ashamed post and tell us how you did. Quote
KeithLBrown Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 I only scored 63.64%. I honestly thought I would score higher than that. I was robbed I tell you. . .just kidding. But it does make me realize how much I thought I knew and how much I really know. Thanks for sharing this. Quote
georgia2 Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 Hey Checkerboy, I got a 78.79 %. Quote
DigitalShadow Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 From the test: You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 % It's been a while since my high school civics class so I'm suprised I even did that well. I think a lot of that test was useful knowledge that most citizens should know but some of it just seemed like pointless trivia (like the ones I got wrong ). Quote
john doe Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %Average score for this quiz during December: 74.6%Average score: 74.6% Quote
OtterPop Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 I got the same score as John Doe -- 84.85 Quote
MarginOfError Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 % I should have had 32 out of 33. For question 26 I said Business profit is Cost minus Revenue. That mathematician in me should have realized that it's the other way around. I also missed #31. International economics was never my strong suit. Quote
Soulsearcher Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 %Average score for this quiz during December: 74.6%Average score: 74.6%Not bad for a Canadian Quote
havejoy Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 81.82% I don't remember ever having learned about the Thomas Jefferson letters. Quote
Connie Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I didn't take the quiz. I really don't think i want to see any evidence of how ignorant i am. LOL But i have to brag about my husband. I showed him the quiz and he took it in the 5 minutes while he was getting ready for work. He got 93.94% and said he probably would have gotten the two he missed if he hadn't been in such a rush. Yes, i married a brilliant man! And he's a good kisser, too! Quote
Palerider Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I got a 84.85%.......my civics teacher would have been proud of me.... Quote
melissar Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I am ashamed to say I only got a 63.64%. My high school civics teacher(wow that was a long time ago) would not be happy with me. Quote
Wingnut Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 What does ignorant mean?I'm not sure, but I totally thought it was spelled "ignernt."Honestly, I got a much better score than I expected.You answered 23 out of 33 correctly — 69.70 % Quote
skalenfehl Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I've taken this test before earlier this year. Not sure if I saw it posted on this forum or another. I think I missed about 4, maybe 5 questions. Not gonna take it again. I'm forgetting more stuff every day. Quote
Guest JHM-in-Bountiful Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 % My weaknesses focused alot on the economic questions. BTW. I want to mention the federal reserve is not part of the Government. It is private and was created in 1913. Quote
kona0197 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 You answered 22 out of 33 correctly — 66.67 %Now if the test was about WW2 I would have done better... Quote
joel99 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 % ...and I'm Canadian :) Quote
kona0197 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 Just goes to show that other countries know more about our history than we do... Sad... Quote
Palerider Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 You answered 22 out of 33 correctly — 66.67 %Now if the test was about WW2 I would have done better... Fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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