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). [Source]
It’s not shocking to me that the general public only scored 49%. I’m a bit taken aback by the fact that our elected officials trailed the general public. I mean, civics is their business after all.
However, even more shocking to me is that fact that I scored 75% (which is actually now below average since so many that care about the subject have taken the test). I’m not shocked that I’m below average, I’m shocked that my results were not more abysmal. Civics is not my strong point – at all. As much as I love to discuss politics, I’m woefully stupid when it comes to the political history of our nation.
I thought I was leaving that speciality to the politicians… Not so much, apparently.
Take the test.
