Why am I not shocked? Sorry, if this was already posted I searched and did not find it. This explains the destruction of this country and why it will collapse before and if the country as a whole gets it. Until then... On with the Socialism! I guess we'll just keep making shit up sense we don't understand it. I hope we can bet on more Government education to educate us on shit they don't understand and just make it up or guess at! ....................................................... WASHINGTON (AFP) â US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized the exam said Thursday. Ordinary citizens did not fare much better, scoring just 49 percent correct on the 33 exam questions compiled by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). "It is disturbing enough that the general public failed ISI's civic literacy test, but when you consider the even more dismal scores of elected officials, you have to be concerned," said Josiah Bunting, chairman of the National Civic Literacy Board at ISI. "How can political leaders make informed decisions if they don't understand the American experience?" he added. The exam questions covered American history, the workings of the US government and economics. Among the questions asked of some 2,500 people who were randomly selected to take the test, including "self-identified elected officials," was one which asked respondents to "name two countries that were our enemies during World War II." Sixty-nine percent of respondents correctly identified Germany and Japan. Among the incorrect answers were Britain, China, Russia, Canada, Mexico and Spain. Forty percent of respondents, meanwhile, incorrectly believed that the US president has the power to declare war, while 54 percent correctly answered that that power rests with Congress. Asked about the electoral college, 20 percent of elected officials incorrectly said it was established to "supervise the first televised presidential debates." In fact, the system of choosing the US president via an indirect electoral college vote dates back some 220 years, to the US Constitution. The question that received the fewest correct responses, just 16 percent, tested respondents' basic understanding of economic principles, asking why "free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government's centralized planning?" Activities that dull Americans' civic knowledge include talking on the phone and watching movies or television -- even news shows and documentaries, ISI said. Meanwhile, civic knowledge is enhanced by discussing public affairs, taking part in civic activities and reading about current events and history, the group said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/od_afp/ushistoryeducationoffbeat
The average IQ is 100 and by definition half of the population is below average. What percentage of the adult population can correctly read a railroad timetable? What percentage of the adult population can correctly fill out their own Form 1040EZ, let alone Form 1040 with some schedules?
I give a benefit of a doubt with the 1040 EZ , but the 1040 A or B schedule; thats definitely a stretch!
BZZZZT!!! Half the population is below the median. The average (mean) can be above or below the median.
Damn! I hate to be falling into believing that, but hell I can't talk myself out of it with reason. No wonder why guns and ammo sales are at the top of the retail spectrum.