Quiz: 33 questions on US Government history

[henryclay]

How well versed are you on the things that have made life under our government what it is today, and surround you, , , or confront you, , , , every day?

I got 27 of the 33 right.

www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692

[Deleted]

29 out of 33.

[swamp]

30/33

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

70%

[Waffle]

29 out of 33

Hey, that Poly Sci Major finally came in handy.


Did you all notice this (below)

Full Civic Literacy Exam (from our 2008 survey)
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

[vonnie6200]

33/33

[jarhead1976]

I got spanked 20/33

[chiver78]

26/33. I'm surprised by some that I got wrong

[Deleted]

You answered 22 out of 33 correctly — 66.67 %... Oh, well, at least I learned something today.

[Cookies Galore]

26/30.

[Deleted]

DANG, Vonnie!!!!!

[Deleted]

Yeah, 3 I missed I should have gotten right. Oh, well, I'll get them NEXT time!!

[thyme4change]

30/33

[henryclay]

I guess everybody noticed the preamble to the Quiz. It looks like even our olleges need help with what they are teaching. Kudos to all.

Full Civic Literacy Exam (from our 2008 survey)
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

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[thyme4change]

How is a question about Plato and Socrates on the US Government history exam? Did we base everything on their brain power or something?

Also, the profit calculation - US Government?

[swamp]

May 24, 2011 14:23:25 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

How is a question about Plato and Socrates on the US Government history exam? Did we base everything on their brain power or something?

Also, the profit calculation - US Government?

I wondered that too........

[hello fromWarsaw]

ResultsYou answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %



And I don't believe anyone who got higher, especially Vonnie ;D

[swamp]

::And I don't believe anyone who got higher, especially Vonnie::

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

27

[cme1201]

Question: The phrase that in America there should be a “wall of separation” between church and state appears in:
Your Answer: the Constitution
Correct Answer: Thomas Jefferson’s letters


That Warsaw say's it all. Can you show me exactly where in the Constitution you see a "wall of seperation" Because I read my pocket one and I can't find it.

[Cookies Galore]

May 24, 2011 14:24:55 GMT -5 swamp said:

May 24, 2011 14:23:25 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

How is a question about Plato and Socrates on the US Government history exam? Did we base everything on their brain power or something?

Also, the profit calculation - US Government?

I wondered that too........

I know that a lot of modern political thought (for example, Locke) was based upon the political philosophies of Plato and such, and while it was nice to revisit my political philosophy classes, ... I have nothing.

[swamp]

The actual wording of the constitution is that there shall be no laws regarding an official religion, which has been interpreted by the courts to mean that the government shall not promote one religion over the other, which is how we get stupid laws taht require a menorah in a creche scene. It never actually says "separation of church and state."

[deziloooooo]

I hooked it..same as college, almost a c+, OK the way I look at it, my wrong ones below..actually one of the better tests put up here. Good one , my feeling.
30 out of 33 Krickett, impressive and for those others too in those higher atmospheric levels, congrats..

oops, didn't catch the first post Kricket, sorry, no or , but for the rest...they are yours.
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ResultsYou answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 %

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email [e-mail].

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.

.Incorrect Answers
Question: A progressive tax:
Your Answer: requires every income class to pay the same ratio of taxes to income
Correct Answer: requires those with higher incomes to pay a higher ratio of taxes to income
.
Question: The Bill of Rights explicitly prohibits:
Your Answer: discrimination based on race, sex, or religion
Correct Answer: establishing an official religion for the United States
.
Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: Declaration of Independence
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address
.
Question: Free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning because:
Your Answer: property rights and contracts are best enforced by the market system
Correct Answer: the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
.
Question: The phrase that in America there should be a “wall of separation” between church and state appears in:
Your Answer: the Constitution
Correct Answer: Thomas Jefferson’s letters
.
Question: Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the first amendment.
Your Answer: Right to bear arms
Correct Answer: Religion
.
Question: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:
Your Answer: values originating in one’s conscience cannot be judged by others
Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
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Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average..

[billisonboard]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average..

(I missed the "on average" at the end of this statement)

[deziloooooo]

May 24, 2011 15:14:53 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average..

Wow, 32/33..now that IS impressive, I am humbled.

[billisonboard]

May 24, 2011 15:17:34 GMT -5 deziloooooo said:

May 24, 2011 15:14:53 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average..

Wow, 32/33..now that IS impressive, I am humbled.

Poli Sci major, history minor, plenty of econ classes.

[vonnie6200]

May 24, 2011 15:14:53 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average..

(I missed the "on average" at the end of this statement)

[deziloooooo]

May 24, 2011 15:20:38 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

May 24, 2011 15:17:34 GMT -5 deziloooooo said:

Wow, 32/33..now that IS impressive, I am humbled.

Poli Sci major, history minor, plenty of econ classes.

Me , BS in School of Business..hooks, very common{sigh}

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

100%

[deziloooooo]

May 24, 2011 15:34:38 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

100%

It was the hanging around the felines..they say very sharp and smart, by osmosis???