What do you know, I’m not as dumb as I look
By Jim Lynch on Nov 25, 2008 in Education, Politics
At least according to this quiz. My Score: 31 out of 33 — 93.94%
The sad report is that so many of those taking this quiz know so little.
Some examples below the fold. Don’t look if you want to take the quiz without cheating:
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- Less than half can name all three branches of the government.
- Only 21% know that the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people” comes from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
- Although Congress has voted twice in the last eight years to approve foreign wars, only 53% know that the power to declare war belongs to Congress. Almost 40% incorrectly believe it belongs to the president.
- Only 55% know that Congress shares authority over U.S. foreign policy with the president. Almost a quarter incorrectly believe Congress shares this power with the United Nations.
- Only 27% know the Bill of Rights expressly prohibits establishing an official religion for the United States.
- Less than one in five know that the phrase “a wall of separation” between church and state comes from a letter by Thomas Jefferson. Almost half incorrectly believe it can be found in the Constitution.
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