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74% of polititians fail Civics test on the Constitution ! TAKE THE QUIZ!
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[quote:Epic Beard Guy:MV8xMzI1NDE1XzIxNzY1NTE3XzFERDBDMERC] [quote:Himie 1177014] I got 23 out of 33 correct.. a 69.something Percent... But I believe there is a lot of bullshitting going on in this thread... after reading many many posts on this site, I find it hard to believe many of you are smarter than me. I noticed the scores on the 3rd page seemed more honest than the first 2 though... Maybe many of us with lower scores didn't report our results, and only the brainy smurfs of the bunch posted theirs, but the site average seems a bit high to me... To that end, all of you who did well, congrads.. some of the questions were a bit tricky. I also don't see what relevance the actions of Franklin Roosevelt did in the 30s has on the issues of today. Other than getting duped by the Federal Reserve, screwing all Americans, and permanently selling us all in to indentured servitude... However, I did notice that wasn't on the test. They might as well have asked What Role the Barbie Doll did for US economic relations in the 50s for all it matters... it has about the same relevance as some o the questions. [/quote] If you study FDR you will find it is very relevant today. FDR was very popular, but he laid the ground work for a lot of very bad things that have come to fruition in the last 3 decades. He was not the first "big government progressive", but, he took it to a whole new level. If you understand history, you may not have to repeat it. We are just now reaping what FDR sowed. Knowing the history of America is almost as important as knowing the Constitution. Everyone needs to tell their reps in Washington that the Constitution is a literal, not a "dynamic" document. Please don't make us repeat history to learn that. [/quote]
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The Intercollegiate Studies Institute polled 2500 people including 164 elected officials. 74% of Elected officials, and 71% of the general population failed the test. You can read the story here. [
link to www.wnd.com
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You can take the test here. [
link to www.americancivicliteracy.org
]
I am embarrassed to say I only got 88%. Please take the test and post your scores to see how much smarter GLPers are than the Elected officials that are supposed to support the document they know so little about. You can take the quiz as many times as you want, but please post your first score hear.
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