What's your civic literacy?

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Posted: 11/20/2008 10:30:58 AM EDT

Take the online quiz and find out.

Btw, I got 90.91% of the questions right.

Posted: 11/20/2008 10:49:47 AM EDT

[#1]

84.85%

missed 7,8,11,14,19

Probably way above average in my age group.

Posted: 11/20/2008 10:50:55 AM EDT

[#2]

Dammit- missed #13. Shoulda known that one. But nailed all the others

Read the comments on the survey, pertaining to elected officials scoring 5% below the average. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted: 11/20/2008 11:38:38 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Dammit- missed #13. Shoulda known that one. But nailed all the others

Read the comments on the survey, pertaining to elected officials scoring 5% below the average. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That may explain a great many things.

Posted: 11/20/2008 11:54:21 AM EDT

[#4]

31 out of 33

Missed Roe Versus Wade and the Levee one.

Posted: 11/20/2008 11:55:58 AM EDT

[#5]

84.85%

answered 28 of 33 correctly

answered no.s 4, 7, 14, 30 and 33 incorrectly

Oh yeah, and I'm 31 years of age. If that helps with any demographics

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:09:23 PM EDT

[#6]

"You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %"

Got sloppy and misread #33.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:12:31 PM EDT

[#7]

100%

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:12:48 PM EDT

[#8]

93.94%, missed #30 and #33

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:15:44 PM EDT

[#9]

32 out of 33

Worth taking

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:18:32 PM EDT

[#10]

87.88%

The Puritans wanted freedom. That they thought the whole of mankind was sinful wasn't as important to me.

I don't agree that increasing government spending helps in a recession.

I got a market one wrong because I read it too fast.

Can't remember the fourth one I missed.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:24:11 PM EDT

[#11]

90.91%. Muffed 7, 29, and 33.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:27:01 PM EDT

[#12]

Missed #8

I don't care about FDR anyway!

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:28:03 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
87.88%

I don't agree that increasing government spending helps in a recession.

Me neither, but I knew that's what they wanted.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:31:15 PM EDT

[#14]

90.91%

ETA: Wow, that was post 1700.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:35:56 PM EDT

[#15]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Missed question #14 about the Puritan's beliefs.

Now, I actually don't think this question belongs on a "test" about civics. Especially considering there were no questions about the colony in Virginia –– they had a MUCH larger impact on what the country became than the Puritans.

- CD

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:39:34 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
87.88%

I don't agree that increasing government spending helps in a recession.

Me neither, but I knew that's what they wanted.

Yep, I answered that one the same. Because I knew that's what they wanted for the answer.

- CD

PS: John Maynard Keynes was an idiot, btw.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:42:59 PM EDT

[#17]

I refuse to post my score as I may get deported

....Damn economic questions!!!!

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:43:21 PM EDT

[#18]

84.85%

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:43:58 PM EDT

[#19]

84.55

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:45:31 PM EDT

[#20]

75.76 %

I was never good at history.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:52:23 PM EDT

[#21]

Missed two. Tricky test, had to think.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:54:30 PM EDT

[#22]

My daughter drives my wifes old 1998 Honda Civic and it still runs great.

Posted: 11/20/2008 12:54:49 PM EDT

[#23]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.2%
Average score since November 20, 2008: 78.2%

Posted: 11/20/2008 1:10:53 PM EDT

[#24]

81.82% some of the historical questions (Roosevelt and the Supreme Court, Lincoln and the debates, etc.) and the economic questions screwed me up.

I wonder what the mean score is for all test takers.

Posted: 11/20/2008 1:11:53 PM EDT

[#25]

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Posted: 11/20/2008 1:12:09 PM EDT

[#26]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.2%
Average score since November 20, 2008: 78.2%

The one I got wrong?
Question #33

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 said A as if taxes pay for spending then no dept is incurred. They say the answer is:
D. tax per person equals government spending per person

Which is incorrect because there are people who do not pay taxes, get get money spent on them.

Posted: 11/20/2008 1:25:48 PM EDT

[#27]

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.2%
Average score since November 20, 2008: 78.2%

Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

I thought maybe they would have Puritans down for religious freedom. I didn't think stressing the sinfulness of humanity was unique to Puritans, oh well. Also the last question was pointless, I just assumed they said debt when they meant deficit.

Posted: 11/20/2008 1:31:30 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 78.2%
Average score since November 20, 2008: 78.2%

Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

I thought maybe they would have Puritans down for religious freedom. I didn't think stressing the sinfulness of humanity was unique to Puritans, oh well. Also the last question was pointless, I just assumed they said debt when they meant deficit.

I agree the question was kinda pointless. But the Puritans were very much against Religious freedom - it was their way or the Highway.

If you wanted Religious Freedom then Maryland was the place to be (at least fora time) as it was part of our earliest laws.

Posted: 11/20/2008 2:07:40 PM EDT

[#29]

33 out of 33 - 100%.

Posted: 11/20/2008 2:32:05 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
"You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %"

Got sloppy and misread #33.

33 is a bad question. (and I guessed the answer they wanted)

Posted: 11/20/2008 2:32:32 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Dammit- missed #13. Shoulda known that one. But nailed all the others

Read the comments on the survey, pertaining to elected officials scoring 5% below the average. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That may explain a great many things.

Hah, I first read this "elected officials scored 5% on average". Seemed reasonable to me...

Posted: 11/20/2008 3:31:10 PM EDT

[#32]

87.88%

Posted: 11/20/2008 4:02:09 PM EDT

[#33]

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 77.7%
Average score since November 20, 2008: 77.7%

Not bad for someone who's not an American...

Posted: 11/20/2008 4:12:59 PM EDT

[#34]

93.94 %

Posted: 11/20/2008 4:17:32 PM EDT

[#35]

78.85%

Posted: 11/20/2008 4:32:03 PM EDT

[#36]

100%

Shane

Posted: 11/20/2008 6:12:17 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
The one I got wrong?
Question #33

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 said A as if taxes pay for spending then no dept is incurred. They say the answer is:
D. tax per person equals government spending per person

Which is incorrect because there are people who do not pay taxes, get get money spent on them.

It's a badly worded question. "A" isn't correct because government can still be in debt from last year even though taxes equal spending for this year. The answer should say The average tax per person equals average government spending per person. A lot of these questions I recognize from textbooks and other civic quizzes on the web.