A more difficult civics test.

[NickD 202]

Test can be taken at:

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

My score was:

You answered 23 out of 33 correctly — 69.70 %.

some of the questions, I just didn't know the answers to, others considered nebulous. But the one question I really messed up on that bothers me is:

"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"

But that makes sense to me as we never did have “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” More like electing dictators for either 2, 4, or 6 years. And they certainly do not represent us, but their own interest.

We don't vote for electives that promise to represent us, rather vote on the basis of what they say they believe in.

So we don't have “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” after all, just an idealistic thought in a speech.

Only say we actually do have is voting for what we think is the least of two evils.

At the end of the test is a table showing the results. Our politicians that should know our laws are a lot dumber than what they should be. Also kind of figures since we have both draft dodgers and idiots running this country.

How about making “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” a part of our US constitution?

[slim 1,525]

How about making “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” a part of our US constitution

In order to make it work in the real world, we'd need people - ALL PEOPLE - able to pass that test. Unfortunately, we're more concerned with irrelevant actions by inconsequential people. "Ooooh. American Idol is on!"

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

88% (29 out of 33).

[Saddle Bronc 124]

It would be really nice if we didn't have pols whose knowledge of US civics is less than that which could have been gotten from 1970's "Schoolhouse Rock".

[NickD 202]

88% (29 out of 33).

LOL, 29 out of 33 correctly — is 87.88 %

Did you really take the test?

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

I got 24.

[B_J 2,752]

Woohoo! 28 right. Rounds to 85%

[NickD 202]

Could have googled the answers and gotten 33 correct. Ah, too much work.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

LOL, 29 out of 33 correctly — is 87.88 %

Did you really take the test?

Yes, and I rounded the percentage to eliminate the decimals.

Could have googled the answers and gotten 33 correct. Ah, too much work.

Yes, you could also purposely select the wrong answers and get none right. But what would be the point of doing either?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

31 of 33....

missed the socrates question and the puritans one... lol.

[TBoneTX 45,284]

30 of 33 (91% rounded, si man).

[웃 910]

23/33 69.7%

[Saddle Bronc 124]

FYI, 31/33, 93.9%, missed 1^st Amendment and FDR/SCOTUS questions

Edited July 2, 2011 by Saddle Bronc

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

2 wrong

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: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:

Your Answer: all moral and political truth is relative to one’s time and place

Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason

[Obama 2012 1,714]

FYI, 31/33, 93.9%, missed 1^st Amendment and FDR/SCOTUS questions

Yeah, FDR was a commie **.