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Take the quiz yourself here:
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
How do others score? From here: http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2008/report_card.html
In spring 2008, a random sample of Americans took a straightforward test designed to assess each respondent’s “knowledge of America’s founding principles and texts, core history, and enduring institutions”—ISI’s definition of civic literacy. As detailed below, over 70% of Americans failed this basic test of the kind of knowledge required for informed and responsible citizenship. Grade Number Surveyed Percent Surveyed
(90 to 100%) 21 0.8%
(80 to 89.9%) 66 2.6
(70 to 79.9%) 185 7.4
(60 to 69.9%) 445 17.8
(59.9% and below) 1,791 71.4 Total 2,508 100.0
Take the quiz yourself here:
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
How do others score? From here: http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2008/report_card.html