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74% of polititians fail Civics test on the Constitution ! TAKE THE QUIZ!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1230224:MV8xMzI1NDE1XzIxNzY1OTUzXzc3Q0IzOEEy] these are the questions I got wrong.. Answers to Your Missed Questions: Question #4 - What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858? I answered C. Do Southern states have the constitutional right to leave the union? The supposed correct answer is B. Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories? Question #7 - What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”? I answered C. U.S. Constitution, the supposed correct answer is D. Gettysburg Address Question #14 - The Puritans: I answered E. were Catholic missionaries escaping religious persecution, the supposed correct answer is B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity. Question #19 - The Scopes “Monkey Trial” was about: I answered C. prayer in the schools; The supposed correct answer is B. teaching evolution in the schools. Question #33 - If taxes equal government spending, then: I answered A. government debt is zero; the suppoed correct answer is D. tax per person equals government spending per person. Some stupid mistakes.... [/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
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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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