Americans score poorly on civics knowledge test
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Sample questions from civics test
1. What are the three branches of government? 2. The Bill of Rights explicitly prohibits: a. prayer in public school b. discrimination based on race, sex or religion c. the ownership of guns by private individuals d. establishing an official religion for the United States e. the president from vetoing a line item in a spending bill 3. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people?" a. the speech "I Have a Dream" b. Declaration of Independence c. U.S. Constitution d. Gettysburg Address 4. In the area of United States foreign policy, Congress shares power with: a. president b. Supreme Court c. state governments d. United Nations Online: You can take the entire test at www.americancivicliteracy.org. Answers: 1-Legislative, executive, judicial; 2-d; 3-d; 4-aanother survey
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