It sure indicates that the majority of us don't know what's going on

taxslave

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8/11 for national news I don't actively watch... not too shabby.

I didn't know who the speaker of the house was, where they spend the most of their money, or what Wisconsin's been protesting.

Me too. Not too shabby at all for knowledge about a foreign country's inner workings.

I am still wonder how the OP got 98% on an eleven question quiz

New math. Like their knowledge of the world in general Americans math skills leave something to be desired. Probably goes a long way to explain their massive debt.
 

earth_as_one

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Like most "IQ" tests its biased. This one is biased in favor or Americans, specifically those who care about American politics. I bet most people who scored high on this test would score much lower on the same questions regarding Canada's government... or China's.
 

ironsides

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A terrific test for Americans. Why Canadians should know the answers to any of these questions I have no idea. I also believe that question 8 is answered incorrectly. So far as I know the Republicans have a majority only in the Senate. That might change a few test scores.


Republicans have a majority only in the House. Democrats have majority in Senate.
 

YukonJack

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A terrific test for Americans. Why Canadians should know the answers to any of these questions I have no idea. I also believe that question 8 is answered incorrectly. So far as I know the Republicans have a majority only in the Senate. That might change a few test scores.

Now I know why I never took you seriously and never will.
 

ironsides

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Like most "IQ" tests its biased. This one is biased in favor or Americans, specifically those who care about American politics. I bet most people who scored high on this test would score much lower on the same questions regarding Canada's government... or China's.

It is all about American politics, and of course the scores would be much lower if it were about other countries. I will admit it that I know more about my government than any other.
 

Kreskin

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What's the old saying? Something like "the only people more dangerous than those who don't know are those who don't know they don't know."
 

Stretch

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Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 out of the 11 possible questions, which means you did better on the quiz than 90% of the general public.
I figured nuclear provided the most energy in the us
 

JLM

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I managed 5/11- not bad for knowledge of a foreign country- with all the hue and cry about how bad their debt is and how bad their medicare is I got that answer wrong and I thought Nancy Pelosi was the speaker.................dumb me! :smile:

Now I know why I never took you seriously and never will.

He's right! :smile:
 

Highball

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In the US our governments at all levels rarely show any transparency. We are told what they want us to know. The American sheeples just keep going along with this idea and even show up at the Polls and vote the same jerks back into office again. The covert miltary (Black OPS) operations if revealed would stun the average citizen.