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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1230874 United Kingdom 01/15/2011 12:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | do any of you know that the original language for question number 1 was the first answer Quoting: aVian1) Which of the following are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence? A. life, liberty, and property B. honor, liberty, and peace C. liberty, health, and community D. life, respect, and equal protection E. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness I missed 6 questions I am a full retard Aviantard, you are smart where it counts - buying physical silver! |
Joshua Flynn User ID: 1230882 United Kingdom 01/15/2011 12:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In school now days, over 60% passes. I assume that is the standard that most politicians can't pass. Quoting: Epic Beard Guy57% So, pretty close. This is bearing in mind I don't know the details of the American history. I have no memory for those dates or names and stuff. Some of the answers you can answer with a bit of common sense, but admittedly, the answers (questions?) are phrased pretty badly; for example, the flood question? What's a benefit. Their answer was the residents don't have to pay, but this is flawed; they do pay. Via taxes, so no advantage. So I was forced to choose because the insurance wouldn't cover it (which is extremely likely!). The ones I couldn't honestly answer were ones that required technical knowledge (I haven't heard the Gettyburg's address, etc etc). The Electorial College caught me by surprise, because I figure an 'elitism' institute electng a president is pretty undemocratic. Very much so. The College term is also a grand misnomer. If they don't study, why it a College? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1181888 United States 01/15/2011 12:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 3 wrong... 90.91% Quoting: SnakeAirlines#10 #14 #33 And I disagree with what they say is the answer for #33... EDITED so as to not help others... Scored the same and have the same objection to question 33... Then again I had objection to a lot of the questions as they assume a Keynesian economics approach. |
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(OP) User ID: 1161728 United States 01/15/2011 01:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These results are awesome! People on GLP obviously beat the shit out of our representatives and the general population. GOOD JOB GLPers! Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe |
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(OP) User ID: 1161728 United States 01/15/2011 01:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe we should send this to our reps and senators in DC. It would really be interesting to see how they do. But, on the other hand, they would probably ignore it, or cheat. That's what they are good at. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe |
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(OP) User ID: 1161728 United States 01/15/2011 01:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 72% Quoting: Unbias-TruthseekerNever taken a class on Government. 88% and haven't had a class on government since grade school. That is part of the problem. Our schools don't teach civics or government classes anymore. Political science classes in college are nothing but progressive propaganda. I took a class on law enforcement that was taught by the county sheriff. That one taught me that who you know is way more important than the law. Our children and grand children are not being taught this stuff. We need to change that. Every kid should know what the Constitution says. A class on government and the Constitution should be required. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1231076 United States 01/15/2011 01:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 72% Quoting: Epic Beard GuyNever taken a class on Government. 88% and haven't had a class on government since grade school. That is part of the problem. Our schools don't teach civics or government classes anymore. Political science classes in college are nothing but progressive propaganda. I took a class on law enforcement that was taught by the county sheriff. That one taught me that who you know is way more important than the law. Our children and grand children are not being taught this stuff. We need to change that. Every kid should know what the Constitution says. A class on government and the Constitution should be required. We had one in the long ago.. it was called 'civics'. |
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User ID: 903212 United States 01/15/2011 02:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | do any of you know that the original language for question number 1 was the first answer Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12308741) Which of the following are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence? A. life, liberty, and property B. honor, liberty, and peace C. liberty, health, and community D. life, respect, and equal protection E. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness I missed 6 questions I am a full retard Aviantard, you are smart where it counts - buying physical silver! yEAH i Am NoT A fULL REtArd Last Edited by aVian on 01/15/2011 02:06 PM "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." - Frédéric Bastiat food, water, ammo, weapons, battery back up solar, hand well pump, wood stove and 1 year of food...oh yeah PM's too...good luck |
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Joshua Flynn User ID: 1230882 United Kingdom 01/15/2011 02:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You answered 17 out of 33 correctly — 51.52 % Quoting: Chapman_Baxter------------- Could have been worse. Given 60% is the pass percentage, and the reps didn't get that, and we don't even live in the US, it's not bad considering. That, and some of the questions/answers were terrible. |
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Keeping an "eye out" for the truth. User ID: 844228 United States 01/15/2011 02:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why do the most informative threads always disappear so quickly. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1230909This one finally got pinned! Some informative threads survive! Courage forges a path through all obstacles, while fear is the obstruction of all dreams. The only way that anyone gets something for nothing, is that someone else has given up something for nothing. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1182071 United States 01/15/2011 02:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 % Missed Questions: Question #2 - C. the New Deal Question #4 - B. Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories? 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 #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends Question #29 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person Dammit. |
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User ID: 1226502 United States 01/15/2011 02:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 82% here. And I agree, the answer for question 33 is wrong... 33) If taxes equal government spending, then: A. government debt is zero B. printing money no longer causes inflation C. government is not helping anybody D. tax per person equals government spending per person E. tax loopholes and special-interest spending are absent I answered A. There answer assumes that the gubbment will spend the same $$ on every individual. That's a joke. And yes: Thanks for a meaningful post OP. And thanks to the MODS for the pin. "Round about what is, lies a whole mysterious world of might be" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1182520 United States 01/15/2011 02:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That test sucked monkey balls, it clearly had a bias for the bullshit free market system. Quoting: sum_peepsHaha, i thought the complete opposite. I felt like this was clearly made by extreme liberals trying to push their interpretation of things off as fact by calling it a civics quiz. And what the fuck does sputnik have to do with american civics.....more communist bullshit showing up in the mainstream....wheres Mcarthy when you need him!! |
Joshua Flynn User ID: 1230882 United Kingdom 01/15/2011 02:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That, and some of the questions/answers were terrible. Quoting: Joshua Flynn 1230882I was expecting something a lot harder, like; Name every single president: Name the 4th president in the US: Name the 9 people who signed on the (don't know what it's called) Independence bill: Name all of the amendments: Who found [not founded!] the US? Who were the first settlers? Aside from Britain, name four other countries who had people who emigrated to the US: Which countries fought for power in the US? Name three neighbouring countries: Why was the hoover dam built? Which president was in power during WWI? Name two American inventions: etc etc |
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User ID: 1119085 United States 01/15/2011 02:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 3 wrong... 90.91% Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1230050#10 #14 #33 And I disagree with what they say is the answer for #33... EDITED so as to not help others... Agree regarding #33... I didn't do as well as I had hoped, but considering I can't remember what I had for breakfast, 81.82% is okay. I also got 90.91%, and I agree that #33 is a trick question! Like the above poster said, Answer "A" is the more sensible answer. BTW, I'm a 51-year-old high school grad who reads too much. :) Last Edited by Hope_Full on 01/15/2011 02:33 PM |