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"I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« on: January 13, 2012, 03:24:37 PM »
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Supposedly 96% of all High School Seniors FAILED this test ... AND if that's not bad enough, 50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!!

H/T The Smallest Minority

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2012, 04:08:26 PM »
I got 27/30 - three questions wrong: #s 22,23, and 28.
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"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2012, 05:06:09 PM »
I got 22, 28, and 30 wrong.  Several others were lucky guesses.  Who cares where ex-Presidents were born (as long as they were US States)?
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2012, 06:33:38 PM »
Number 14 was a trick question:  How many states are there?

My pResident told me 57 and he wouldn't lie, would he?
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2012, 06:42:08 PM »


27/30

23,
24,
30

Yeah, and the 'how many branches of government?' was another
one of those joke questions. 

How many branches under the heel of a tyrant?   Ø
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2012, 06:48:16 PM »
http://games.toast.net/independence/indresults.asp?Sort=Age


Age Group                  Avg Score            No.
65+                              22               11521
55 - 64                          22               10313
45 - 54                          21               8375
14 - 18                          20               762
35 - 44                          20               5448
19 - 24                          20               1200
25 - 34                          20               3815
13 and Under                 19               547

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2012, 10:22:31 PM »
25/30.  I missed all the Amendments questions, plus the impeachment one.  Yes, I was always a lazy scholar.  Embarrassing.
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2012, 03:06:24 AM »
I missed #22 . I think the amendment most familiar to Congress is the 5th . So many of them end up having to use it .
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2012, 10:18:35 AM »
Ike was born in TX?!

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And one Amendment question got me...numbers...they are usually my friend!

At least our gang is scoring well!

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2012, 10:47:09 AM »
Most of the Amendment questions about numbers got me.  And the Ike/TX one did too.

I'm hangin' my head in shame!
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2012, 10:52:29 AM »
Quote from: Pandora on January 14, 2012, 10:47:09 AM
Most of the Amendment questions about numbers got me.  And the Ike/TX one did too.

I'm hangin' my head in shame!

I guessed the Ike/Texas question and got it right. I knew Bush wasn't born there, and I was fairly sure the others weren't and that left Eisenhower by default.
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2012, 11:12:53 AM »

Tangential birth facts:
                                   Romney's great grandfather moved to Mexico.
                                   Romney's grandfather and father, George Romney,
                                   were born in Mexico.

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2012, 01:33:37 PM »
So Willard is an anchor baby, great.
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2012, 01:48:02 PM »

George could have declared dual citizenship but he didn't.

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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2012, 09:22:22 AM »
27 out of 30. Missed the Eisenhower question ant the twp amendments. I guess we stand above the fray
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Re: "I Guess This Proves We Don't Teach Civics"
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2012, 10:50:52 AM »
Quote from: warpmine on January 15, 2012, 09:22:22 AM
27 out of 30. Missed the Eisenhower question ant the twp amendments. I guess we stand above the fray

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