Americans... >_>

[Italian Outsider]

nah, i'm not starting shit, i just found this on another forum, and remembering my good times as american hater i felt i had to post it here.i'll just say ''LOL at ignorance''.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – 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.

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

They didn't even post the President's score....it'd be too embarrassing for him.

Q:Which U.S. President forged evidence to justify an invasion on Iraq to get a better economic grip on the middle east?

George W. Bush A:Was it....uh....Woodrow Wilson?

 

[Quintastic One]

*face palm* Unfortunately to be honest I probably would of failed it too. *comes to terms with his ignorance*

 

[Italian Outsider]

*face palm* Unfortunately to be honest I probably would of failed it too. *comes to terms with his ignorance*

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/

here is the test... if you want to give a try.

i scored a good (considering it's American based) 27/33, it's not that hard, but some answers were pretty random to me.

 

[Kaptain KnicKy]

Lol. I dont know if this puts things in perspective, but I went through the quiz, and just randomly selected answers, spelling out words n shit, and got...

You answered 13 out of 33 correctly — 39.39 %

So I'm only 5% off the officials, and I winged that. Interesting.

 

[Kizza]

I know nothing about America tbh.

 

[El Joo Magnifico]

Becuase you take dick in the ass.

 

[Kaptain KnicKy]

^^^Lol. What the fuck kind of comment is that?

The guy's an aussie, as am I, why would either of us give a shit about how your country works, or what its gone through.

I'll put it this way for you - do you take dick in the ass because, honestly, you know nothing (or very very little) about Australia?

 

[monkeystyle]

You answered 23 out of 33 correctly — 69.70 %

Not so bad given the fact I have no idea how your government really works.

 

[Airfixx]

Becuase you take dick in the ass.

Do the fuckin' test then smart-ass...

Let's see how much you know about YOUR country!

 

[Italian Outsider]

Becuase you take dick in the ass.

They are aussies, they are allowed to score even 20%.they aren't supposed to know much about usa.

You answered 23 out of 33 correctly — 69.70 %

Not so bad given the fact I have no idea how your government really works.

I knew some of the answers cuz i had to study USA government in the poli sci exam, i would have sucked without that.
I pretty much fucked every question about presidential speeches, monkey trials and so on.

 

[C4]

America sucks tbh.

 

[J]

19/33 and I had straight D's all through my school career. Lmao.

Not because I'm a complete idiot I just never payed attention. Lmao.

 

[niggles]

i got bored halfway through the quiz and started playing diddy kong racing

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

i got bored halfway through the quiz and started playing diddy kong racing

Did you use the car, hoverboat or plane?