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Civic Literacy Exam

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by weslinder, Jul 15, 2011.

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  1. AroundTheWorld

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    I got 34 right.

    TAKE THAT SAMFISHER!
     
  2. jo mama

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    27 of 33 - but my brain isnt functioning properly yet - im still on my first cup o' coffee. if i waited for the caffeine to kick in i know i could have gotten a 30.

    im definitely in favor of making everyone take something like this in order to vote. if you cant get at least 50% you have no business taking part in the electoral process.
     
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  3. Damion Laverne

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    27 out of 33! Damn; if only I could've gotten a couple of more right. And jo mama, I'm thinking more like 70 or 75% right on an exam like this.
     
  4. Damion Laverne

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    ....because there are so many idiots in the world. And the exam would have to be different every time so people can't easily cheat.
     
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    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    You are right, but for some reason my brain decided to put a variance = 0 in there. The fact is kids would never pay in, but would get things out same with old people so there are some issues with the way I was thinking of the question.
     
  6. weslinder

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    There is still a slight problem with the answer. The government gets some revenue from lease of land to ranchers and timber companies and the like, and some from fees. That doesn't account for much, so it's not that wrong, but it's not completely right, either.
     
  7. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    are you familiar with the civil rights movement? i might want to take away your right to vote for suggesting that
     
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    Once again Jim Crow bites again. I would love to have someway to ensure voters were intelligent, I just don't trust anyone enough to administer the test.
     
  9. basso

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    80% of americans can't get 50% of these correct.
     
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    28 here, I can't imagine college educators averaging 18 if it was delivered in the same format. Perhaps with open ended questions, or a verbal test. Maybe they did their study at DeVry.
     
  11. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    yeah, that just doesn't sound right.
     
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    http://www.americancivi****eracy.org/2011/survey_methods.html

    I only skimmed this but it looks like they gave it as a phone survey.

    I could see myself doing a lot worse over the phone - just a harder format.
     
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    BBS software censorship FTW...

    civi****eracy
     
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    I've never had sex with a prostitute.

    So I consider myself a higher form of life than all forms of life.
     
  16. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    That's why they created the electoral college. The founding fathers didn't trust the average citizen either. Too bad it got hijacked by the party system.
     
  17. RedRedemption

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    27.

    Wow. What the hell. Some answers were worded weird...
     
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    That's great.
     
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    32/33

    Missed this one.

    Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
    Your Answer: government debt is zero
    Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average
     
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    Those free-marketeer questions they stuck at the end really show the bull**** of this test.
     

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