My results “You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %”

What’s really scary is “[Public] Officeholders typically have less civic knowledge than the general public. On average, they score 44%, five percentage points lower than non-officeholders.”

And they’re supposed to represent us?
Sheesh.

I had the same result you did. eCAHNomics did us both 1 better by scoring 31 out of 33. But, if Harvard seniors averaged 69.56%, I don’t feel too bad.

I agree. That public officials scored 44% is scary indeed. But, I guess it explains a lot of what they do and the bizarre positions they take.

thanks and rec. Bilbo.

also thanks ecahn – “You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.7 %”

curses! I knew that one was wrong

btw, always love to throw things like this up in the faces of the – anti immigrant crowd – ” just how much do you twits know about the country you purport to love so ?!?!?” – lol

i got 30 out of 33 as well. who knew? my local paper printed this test months ago. the schools are so dumbed down it’s scary eh?

I did the worst of you all, 29 of 33. Like some Presidential candidates and most of Congress, my worst subject is the economy.

OK I got 32 out of 33, but I think one of their answers was wrong. *g*

Below the numbers here, but well above the American Citizen average, I got an 84%.
Imagine if voters had to take the test and Pass before they could vote.
It is illuminating, isn’t it?

28 out of 33. Been out of school for 30 years.

I aced the test.
I imagine the results are skewed because only self-cofidant citizens will take the test, but anyone who has held elected office might feel more compelled.
If the test were administered to a truly statistical sample, I think the results would be horrendous, but the office holders would do better in comparison.

32/33.

Finished with formal schooling 22 years ago.

There are some ideologically slanted questions (the stuff about free markets is particularly egregious). In order to get it correct, you have to understand the laissez faire (Uncle Milty Friedman) school of economics. I think the events of the last year or so have revealed some problems with the Greenspan/Friedman/Gramm ideas of government regulation.

30/33 (90.91%). Missed questions were all economic or fiscal–which I wasn’t surprised to see was my weak spot.

32 correct. I guess we have a solution to the education problem. Start folks reading liberal blogs?

Or send them to school 20+ years ago.

29 correct, and I’m Canadian. I should have done better.

30/33 (90.91%) The economics questions did me in. I left high school 30 years ago and never took any econ classes, so it’s nice to see it wasn’t just me.
I think BargainCountertenor has a point about when a person went to school. I am amazed at the gaps in my cousin’s children’s education, especially in civics and modern history, never mind basic economics, and they attend very well-funded suburban high schools.

Folks who voluntarily take this quiz will likely score higher on it than folks that don’t take it without trepidation. I got 30 out of 33. And, yep, it was the business questions that did me in. That and I missed the one on Amendment One being the establishment clause…that one hurt.

Crap. I just read the above replies and, wouldn’t you know it, someone already pointed this out.

The fact that many of us are not doing well on the business jargon is not a good sign…but the fact that the folks running things are doing even worse? Well, who should be in charge? The folks who can learn stuff and retain stuff quickly? Or the folks who can make people believe that they know stuff and are competent…when they really are no such thing?

The ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ of 2002, is going to lead to the complete dumbing down of US kids. If you think the results of the adult population now are bad, can you imagine how these students will score as adults if that Act isn’t abolished, or amended?

Neil Bush, after Silverado Savings and Loan, was banned from banking. He went into education next when he founded Ingnite Incorporated in 1999. Ignite is used to prepare kids for their mandatory testing under the NCLB. Barbara Bush gave money to this program as her Katrina donation.

http://usliberals.about.com/b/…..behind.htm

The Act was to be renewed in 2007, but there was too much opposition.

So do you think any of the rightie blogs are taking the test? And if so, dya think they’re posting their scores online?

I got 32 our of 33 — and the one missed was a bonehead misread.

It is all that Jon Stewart I watch, I guess.

The ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ of 2002, is going to lead to the complete dumbing down of US kids. If you think the results of the adult population now are bad, can you imagine how these students will score as adults if that Act isn’t abolished, or amended?
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it is complicated — I agree that some of the effect is negative — but on the other hand — groups of kids who have basically been ignored when only averages were observed, are now getting targeted attention — and it is these groups of kids, often with mild disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds who are unable to be productive in our society. countries like Korea and Singapore (and you should see Chinese schools in action) have used education of their bottom half of the population to transform their societies — we have for so long abandoned ours.

so yeah NCLB has its frustrations and flaws, but it is also asking some of the right questions and targeting the energies of educators at the real problems in the system.

Barack Obama speaks out on Education, No Child Left Behind

http://usliberals.about.com/od…..maNCLB.htm

Thanks, Bilbo! I opened the DIGG.

My score will blow your mind. I finished high school 56 years ago. (1952). College was not an option for me, but I’ve never stopped educating myself.

I got 28 of 33 correct. (84.85%) I owe much to FDL and all you great diarists and commenters here for always pushing the envelope for me. Thank you, each and every one!