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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

...and to the republic, for Richard Stands...

I made a 32 out of 33 on the "civic literacy" test that's going around, apparently leaving me overqualified for elected office...

20 comments:

Anonymous said...: Damn, I scored 75.76%. I think I did pretty well considering I never was strong in history. But at least I scored way higher than those who are supposed to be working for us.; 11:36 PM, November 25, 2008
Anonymous said...: So...what tripped you up?

For me it was the Lincoln-Douglas Debates (I said expansion of slavery) and the one about equal taxes and spending (I said no debt).; 1:13 AM, November 26, 2008
Tam said...: Wolfwood,

#33; I said "No Debt".

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were about the expansion of slavery into new territories... That's what I answered and it graded it right.; 6:19 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: It is interesting that the stated average score has been going up since I took this over a week ago. Could it be that conservatives are taking up the challenge?; 6:56 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: Anonymous,

Possibly, but it's just as likely that people are googling the answers.

Oh, 31 of 33 here, no cheating.; 7:58 AM, November 26, 2008
Tam said...: Why would anybody cheat? It's not a particularly difficult test.; 8:02 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: Tam,

Hmm...maybe I said "morality of slavery," then. Apparently I guessed wrong, remembering only "Lincoln-Douglas = Slavery stuff" not being specific enough.

As for the other one, I guess "no debt" can be true, but the "average" answer always is; 8:18 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: You beat me by one. I missed #s 29 & 33. Like my own students, I thought some of the questions were poorly worded. At least they confused me. I wish everyone who votes could score 90+% on this quiz. I don't think we'd be electing many Messiahs to the presidency then.; 9:57 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: @anon 6:56

Slashdot linked it Friday.; 10:33 AM, November 26, 2008
Weetabix said...: 96.97%

I missed #8 about Roosevelt's threat when the Supreme Court ruled parts of the New Deal unconstitutional. I didn't know that one, so I guessed the override.; 10:59 AM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: Why would anyone cheat? Some people will always cheat if they can.; 1:06 PM, November 26, 2008
RevGreg said...: 31 of 33...in a big hurry. I'll take it.; 1:52 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: I missed the FDR override of the new deal, all of the options sounded like things FDR would have done. I also missed the Gettysburg address, not sure why as the language should have tipped me off.

So, 31/33.; 1:54 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: 32 of 33. Yeah, I missed number 33. I didn't see any correct answer, so I decided that debt meant deficit. I still disagree with their answer.; 2:58 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: 96%

I missed the one about the Gettysburg Address.

Per #33, the deficit for that year would be zero.

Some of the questions assume a Keynesian viewpoint on economics.; 4:13 PM, November 26, 2008
NotClauswitz said...: 31 out of 33 - oh well.; 8:23 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: 33 was my downfall, and also that of at least one other person whom I know. But I would say that two other questions at least were poorly written, since each arguably had two correct answers as they stand.; 8:48 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Well, I can live with that. Guess my parents didn't waste all that money on tuition after all.; 10:47 PM, November 26, 2008
Anonymous said...: Missed 1 - another victim of #33; 12:49 AM, November 27, 2008
Brian J. said...: 31 of 33.

I missed 33 and the question about how a government would act in a recession. Mainly because I took Obama at his word.; 9:18 AM, November 27, 2008