Americans Fail the Test of Civic Literacy

[Skeptik]

Can you pass? Try and see.

Some dismal findings:

Seventy-one percent of Americans fail the test, with an overall average score of 49%.

* Liberals score 49%; conservatives score 48%. Republicans score 52%; Democrats score 45%.

Not much difference there, is there?

* Fewer than half of all Americans can name all three branches of government, a minimal requirement for understanding America’s constitutional system.

And, they vote, or at least some of them do.

Of course, the elected officials do much better, right? Well, actually...

Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.

How well can you do? The test is here, along with the findings.

 

[AVG-JOE]

Deja Vu...

http://www.usmessageboard.com/educa...o-you-dare-take-the-civics-literacy-test.html

-Joe