Survey Shows Politicians Clueless On Civics — The Intercollegiate Studies Institute surveyed 2,508 of those who took its civic literacy test and 164 said they held an elected government office at least once in their life. The average score of the politicians was 44 percent right. The average general score was 49 percent right which is also kind of scary but does explain how Democrats get elected.
The ISI is an non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1953. It began its American Civic Literacy Program in 2003 which is designed to study and strengthen the teaching of America’s history and institutions at the college level. It contracted with the University of Connecticut in 2005 to administer the survey.
The ISI has placed its 33-question 2008 test online and it can be found here.
Results can be found here .
For the record I got a 33 out of 33. I guess I’d make a lousy politician.
Survey Shows Politicians Clueless On Civics
Guess I’d make a lousy Democrat – I blew 30,32, & 33! (They referred to taxing & spending, the only thing Democrats are accomplished at).