Rivka Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I got 100%. Except for the economics questions towards the end, I thought it was pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeetime Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 87.88% :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm not sure this is a great test. For instance, I thought the question on FDR and supreme court was trivial (he didn't do it, no effect, trivial), I thought the question involving philosophers was interesting but not really on topic. I also thought some questions weren't purely factual but contained opinion. :iagree: And one could quibble the Puritans did come to the New World in search of religious freedom. But oh well. I scored a 78%. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 87.88% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 And one could quibble the Puritans did come to the New World in search of religious freedom. But oh well. I scored a 78%. :D No you couldn't! They didn't object one bit to an established and mandatory state religion - they just wanted to be the ones doing the establishing. They wanted the freedom to worship in their own way, yes, but they didn't believe in "religious freedom" as a principle. At all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 87.88% here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 93.94% Correct! I didn't expect to do that well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I agree some were politically skewed. Yes, I got two just by following the tenor of the questions prior. Actually, ladies, we just got sucked into someone's agenda (not the OP's). You are told there are all these horrible low scores, you take the test and feel great about yourself while getting reminded about religion and abortion, thus associating a good feeling with current "conservative" opinion. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 93.94% I did not agree with the answer on International Trade and Specialization. :iagree: I got an 87%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I got 84.85%. Not bad. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I missed one, so 96.7% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 96.7% here. I actually contest the taxes/government spending question... Me too! The wording of the correct is semantically the wrong answer; if gov't tax = spending, that does not translate to tax per person being equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Well did terribly...don't even want to post the score! :) I know nothing about US economics, that's partially my schools fault anpartially my own for not caring when I was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 100%. And I thought some of the questions were not well written or dealt more with theory. :iagree: I also got 100% but feel some of the questions were poorly written and/or debatable. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBeth Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Me too! The wording of the correct is semantically the wrong answer; if gov't tax = spending, that does not translate to tax per person being equal. It was a trick question because it wants you to think it has to do with taxes, when it is just simple math. If total taxes = total gov't spending, then avg tax/person = avg gov't spending/person So if there are, say 1,000 citizens :), and you say that the total tax taken in (T) is $8000 and total gov't spending (S) is $8000. T = S Therefore, T/1000 = S/1000 Basic mathematics that has nothing to do with tax rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBeth Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 :iagree: I also got 100% but feel some of the questions were poorly written and/or debatable. Bill :iagree: They definitely had an agenda. My least favorite question was the one about the "public good." Although I chose the "correct" answer, none of the answers were actually correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yes, I got two just by following the tenor of the questions prior. Actually, ladies, we just got sucked into someone's agenda (not the OP's). You are told there are all these horrible low scores, you take the test and feel great about yourself while getting reminded about religion and abortion, thus associating a good feeling with current "conservative" opinion. :D :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yes, I got two just by following the tenor of the questions prior. Actually, ladies, we just got sucked into someone's agenda (not the OP's). You are told there are all these horrible low scores, you take the test and feel great about yourself while getting reminded about religion and abortion, thus associating a good feeling with current "conservative" opinion. :D :iagree: This "test" is the equivalent of a "push poll." It is designed not to be a test of ones "civic knowledge," but to shape or shift attitudes on issues such as globalism. Definition of "push poll" from Wikipedia: A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 96.97% - I missed one of the economics questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yes, I got two just by following the tenor of the questions prior. Actually, ladies, we just got sucked into someone's agenda (not the OP's). You are told there are all these horrible low scores, you take the test and feel great about yourself while getting reminded about religion and abortion, thus associating a good feeling with current "conservative" opinion. :D :iagree: This "test" is the equivalent of a "push poll." It is designed not to be a test of ones "civic knowledge," but to shape or shift attitudes on issues such as globalism. Definition of "push poll" from Wikipedia: A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll. Bill I agree with Bill and Kay here. Although some of the questions were indeed about civics and/or history, others were crafted with more of an inherent bias. Even if I might agree with the philosophy behind the question I recognize it for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thank you for saying this. I felt the questions were really weird when I was taking it, and that's why I just made up stuff, and it seemed like for ALL the ones where I did this, I got them "right," but I'm sure if I take it again I'll get those "wrong." NONE of the options, for example, are even close to my idea of a public good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 87.88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 76% (roughly), but that was mainly because my historic knowledge is so pathetic (particularly for a former history major). I can't wait to start studying American History more in depth with the kids. I'm shocked that I got all the econ ones correct. And I agree that some were really debatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 96.97 Stupidly I missed the question on the Gettysburg Address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I agree with Bill and Kay here. Although some of the questions were indeed about civics and/or history, others were crafted with more of an inherent bias. Even if I might agree with the philosophy behind the question I recognize it for what it is. Yes, it was easy to tell that it was a push poll. But I'm still pretty happy that I got "93.94 %" (not just 94%, nope!). :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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