Civics test, or have you been paying attention?

[Warthogg]

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

Too many of us missed this question. Not a good question.


Wart

[TheMrMitch]

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.
.ResultsYou answered 21 out of 33 correctly — 63.64 %


63.64% I can live with.
If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.

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

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[Dafapa]

You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

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

The answer to the tax question was worded a bit awkwardly.