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Flunking the Electoral College
Joanne Jacobs —
... , according to Our Fading Heritage by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. * Liberals score 49%; conservatives score 48%. Republicans score 52%; Democrats score 45%. * Fewer than half of all Americans can name all three branches of government, a minimal requirement for understanding America’s constitutional system. College graduates averaged 57 percent, still a failing score. Only 24 percent of college grads knew that the First Amendment bars establishment of religion. Those who said they’ve held elected office averaged 44 percent: Twenty percent said the Electoral ...
I keep telling you…
Upper Left —
…you should be listening to me. From Intercollegiate Studies Institute American Civic Literacy Test... You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %Not perfect? Perhaps, but consider... Seventy-one percent of Americans fail the test, with an overall average score of 49%. Liberals score 49%; conservatives score 48%. Republicans score 52%; Democrats score 45%. Fewer than half ...
‘Murricans are ignernt.
Rachel Lucas —
Another bit of research into why we are so screwed: Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History and Institutions.
To sum it up for you, most Americans are dumb, including most college graduates. But especially elected officials.
People were asked basic civic literacy questions, and here are some results:
Seventy-one percent of Americans fail the test, with an overall average score of 49%. Liberals score 49%; conservatives score 48%. Republicans score 52%; Democrats score 45%. Fewer than half of all Americans can name all ...
Fun with Numbers
Pajamas Media —
... E.D. Hirsch warned that “children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society.” Two decades later, we see the tragic results of our near-total failure to heed Hirsch’s alarm. The basic information that most high school and college graduates don’t know continues to astound those of us of all ages who managed to receive a pretty decent, often non-public education. In the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s 2008 test of civic literacy , gauging citizens’ “knowledge of America’s founding principles and texts, ...
