Civic Literacy Report and Test

[OnePimpTiger]

Found this to be very interesting.

American Civic Literacy Test Summary and Major Findings

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

Grade - Number Surveyed - Percent Surveyed
Grade A (90 to 100%) - 21 - 0.8%
Grade B (80 to 89.9%) - 66 - 2.6
Grade C (70 to 79.9%) - 185 - 7.4
Grade D (60 to 69.9%) - 445 - 17.8
Grade F(59.9% and below) - 1,791 - 71.4
Total - 2,508 - 100.0

Here are my results:

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 %

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question #12 - B. the Supreme Court struck down most legal restrictions on it in Roe v. Wade
Question #13 - E. certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question #14 - B. stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
Question #24 - A. president
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

In every one, I had narrowed it down to the answer I picked and the correct answer.


WOOPS! Everyone has found it so far, but I meant to include a direct link to the quiz.

[chljoe]

Results are discouraging but not that surprising considering the education system and the conversations I've had with people. I wish my score was higher because I feel like a moron for missing the two questions I did. I guess I can only beat myself up so much though. Far ahead of the curve with a 93%, but still rather abysmal.

[gsj68]

You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %


ok,i guess

[tnopud42]

Interesting test. My results were 78.79%, also. Missed #'s 30 and 33 like you. Some of these were really difficult. Enjoyed it though.

[OnePimpTiger]

Yeah some were kinda tricky...like #33. If you start at the beginning, taxes equaling government spending would mean zero government debt. But you can't assume you're starting at the beginning...

[TheTGB]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Not bad for someone who has taken a lot of government and law classes but knows very little about economics.

[Star_Cards]

You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %


ok,i guess

72.73 for me as well.

[WilyWestbrook0]

[WilyWestbrook0]

I missed 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 20, and 33.

[haybierman]

33 is a misleading question because it does not specify tax per taxpayer = govt spending per taxpayer... it says "person" and not all "people" pay taxes.