To be fair, American history lessons don't really cover the Articles of Confederation. We tend to focus on wars.
Election 2024
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Not competent enough to run for the next go round, but competent enough to serve out the last next five months of the US presidency.
Good thing they have checks and balances down there that we don’t have up here.
Unfortunately, we keep writing billion-dollar checks when our balance is in the red.
Retarded and MAGAhat is an oxymoron.College kids' understanding of U.S. politics in 'sorry state,' survey says
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Published Jul 21, 2024 • 2 minute read
A new survey asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brainer responses.
A new survey asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brained responses.
The kids aren’t all right when it comes to understanding how government works.
That’s according to the findings in a new survey that asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brained responses.
“Students today are sadly unprepared for participation in our democratic republic, as these results show,” said Bradley Jackson of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which administered the 35-question survey dubbed Losing America’s Memory 2.0.
“Our form of government requires citizens who understand its nature and history,” Jackson continued in a news release, per the New York Post. “It should not be possible to get a bachelor’s degree without learning the basics of American history and government, but this is the norm on our college campuses.”
Among the embarrassing findings?
Only 27% of the more than 3,000 young scholars knew that Vice-President Kamala Harris also sits as the Senate’s president — a key role in breaking ties after deadlocked votes. Similarly, only 28% of college kids knew that the 13th Amendment was what ended slavery.
Fear not, as 89% knew that Jeff Bezos runs Amazon.
Despite Donald Trump’s recent impeachment and speculation that Joe Biden could face a similar fate, just 32% of respondents knew such a trial takes place before the Senate.
Only 35% of respondents knew that Louisiana’s Mike Johnson was the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 60% didn’t know the legislative branch’s term limit
in years. Just 32% knew that the legislative branch had the power to declare war and nearly half of college students surveyed thought that was the president’s executive authority.
More than half — 51% — thought the Constitution was drafted in 1776 and 44% thought president Thomas Jefferson was the “father of the Constitution,” rather than president James Madison.
“American colleges and universities must step up and take responsibility for this sorry state of affairs,” Jackson said. “They must lead the way toward a renewal of civic education rather than aggravating polarization and flattening our discourse with illiberal ideology.”
College kids' understanding of U.S. politics in 'sorry state,' survey says
The kids aren't all right when it comes to understanding how government works.torontosun.com
Explains why they do protests abut things they know nothing about.College kids' understanding of U.S. politics in 'sorry state,' survey says
Author of the article
Published Jul 21, 2024 • 2 minute read
A new survey asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brainer responses.
A new survey asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brained responses.
The kids aren’t all right when it comes to understanding how government works.
That’s according to the findings in a new survey that asked American college students no-brainer civics questions about history, lawmaking and U.S. governance — and got no-brained responses.
“Students today are sadly unprepared for participation in our democratic republic, as these results show,” said Bradley Jackson of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which administered the 35-question survey dubbed Losing America’s Memory 2.0.
“Our form of government requires citizens who understand its nature and history,” Jackson continued in a news release, per the New York Post. “It should not be possible to get a bachelor’s degree without learning the basics of American history and government, but this is the norm on our college campuses.”
Among the embarrassing findings?
Only 27% of the more than 3,000 young scholars knew that Vice-President Kamala Harris also sits as the Senate’s president — a key role in breaking ties after deadlocked votes. Similarly, only 28% of college kids knew that the 13th Amendment was what ended slavery.
Fear not, as 89% knew that Jeff Bezos runs Amazon.
Despite Donald Trump’s recent impeachment and speculation that Joe Biden could face a similar fate, just 32% of respondents knew such a trial takes place before the Senate.
Only 35% of respondents knew that Louisiana’s Mike Johnson was the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 60% didn’t know the legislative branch’s term limit in years. Just 32% knew that the legislative branch had the power to declare war and nearly half of college students surveyed thought that was the president’s executive authority.
More than half — 51% — thought the Constitution was drafted in 1776 and 44% thought president Thomas Jefferson was the “father of the Constitution,” rather than president James Madison.
“American colleges and universities must step up and take responsibility for this sorry state of affairs,” Jackson said. “They must lead the way toward a renewal of civic education rather than aggravating polarization and flattening our discourse with illiberal ideology.”
College kids' understanding of U.S. politics in 'sorry state,' survey says
The kids aren't all right when it comes to understanding how government works.
Correction: Your education system tends to focus on Hollywood's version of wars.
Well this is the same wackadoo that claimed he knew enough 'bout me to make me cry so...
I think he went from being a twucker to "Internet troll guy" in a huge, bigly way.
I think I figured out why the left hates Trump so much. Last round, he worked for free. True, that is about the value of the last several presidents. But, if the electorate ever finds out that they can get politicians to work for what they are worth, thousands, possibly millions of worthless wannabe politicians will never get to ride the taxpayer gravy train. Next may be senior bureaucraps, whose only real job skills are party loyalty and welfare recipient. Who knows where the chaos may end. Volunteer city councils?
Empathy…well, proportional empathy, anyway.
... yeah... sure he did. His paycheck was not much, but those kickbacks were awesome and paid him more than the actual pay of President ever would.
That's likely true.
But the "Electorate" would never "get" a politician to work for "Free", because that's never going to happen. There will be SOME payment given to one in some fashion, whether it's an actual pay check, or it's kickbacks. At least with the check, the money doesn't come with strings.
There's a reason politicians are paid.
Trump vs Tramp
Can anyone think of a better name for the 2024 election?
Can anyone think of a better name for the 2024 election?
How Kamala Harris performs against Donald Trump in election polls
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Hannah Recht, Emily Guskin, The Washington Post
Published Jul 22, 2024 • 1 minute read
Even though President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket, recent polls find little difference between how she and Biden stack up against Donald Trump. In a Washington Post average of 11 post-debate polls, Trump edged out Harris by 1.5 percentage points, only slightly less than his 1.9-point lead over Biden in the same polls.
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll this month found 70 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents saying they would be “satisfied” if Biden stepped aside and Harris became the Democratic nominee.
In that same poll, 29 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents volunteered Harris as their choice for the party’s nomination if Biden stepped aside in an open-ended question, while 7 percent mentioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), 4 percent named former first lady Michelle Obama and 3 percent each named Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). Half of Democrats didn’t name anyone specific as an alternative to Biden.
Earlier in July, the Economist and YouGov polled Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents on potential replacement candidates for Biden. Harris had the highest net approval rating out of the Democrats tested.
Other potential candidates, like Whitmer and Newsom, had similarly low disapproval ratings, but a much larger share of Democrats did not know who they were.
Beyond Biden, many other prominent Democrats have already rallied around Harris. However, she still needs to be selected by Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee. Read more about the process here.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Hannah Recht, Emily Guskin, The Washington Post
Published Jul 22, 2024 • 1 minute read
Even though President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket, recent polls find little difference between how she and Biden stack up against Donald Trump. In a Washington Post average of 11 post-debate polls, Trump edged out Harris by 1.5 percentage points, only slightly less than his 1.9-point lead over Biden in the same polls.
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll this month found 70 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents saying they would be “satisfied” if Biden stepped aside and Harris became the Democratic nominee.
In that same poll, 29 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents volunteered Harris as their choice for the party’s nomination if Biden stepped aside in an open-ended question, while 7 percent mentioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), 4 percent named former first lady Michelle Obama and 3 percent each named Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). Half of Democrats didn’t name anyone specific as an alternative to Biden.
Earlier in July, the Economist and YouGov polled Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents on potential replacement candidates for Biden. Harris had the highest net approval rating out of the Democrats tested.
Other potential candidates, like Whitmer and Newsom, had similarly low disapproval ratings, but a much larger share of Democrats did not know who they were.
Beyond Biden, many other prominent Democrats have already rallied around Harris. However, she still needs to be selected by Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee. Read more about the process here.
How Kamala Harris performs against Donald Trump in election polls
Recent polls find little difference between how Harris and Biden stack up against Donald Trump.