Post a Comment On: Richard Sprague

Ouch! I’m disappointed that I got three answers wrong on a new 33-question civics test created by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, giving me a score of 90.1%.Still, that’s better than 49% mean score of the 2500 people test-takers nationwide. In fact, it’s way better than every single category sampled:GroupScoreIncome > $100K55Democrat45Republican55Age 18-2447Age 45-6452Doctorate72Undergraduate57The study's authors somehow convinced 164 elected officials to take the test, and their average score was 44% – five points lower than the general public.These questions are pretty basic: multiple choice answers to questions about the First Amendment, the purpose of the Federal Reserve Bank, names for the three branches of government. Yes, some of them were a little tricky, but I don't think you can be an informed voter if you don't know this stuff.Take the 5-minute test yourself and let me know how you did: http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx