Arizona High Schools Fail Civics
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published July 3, 2009 |
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Is there any justification as to why Arizona high school students failed a sample civics test? Find out here.
Test Questions
Here are the 10 questions asked, along with the percentages of correct answers by students:
What is the supreme law of the land?
Answer: The Constitution (29.5%)
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: The Bill of Rights (25%)
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer: Senate and House (23%)
How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?
Answer: Nine (9.4%)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Jefferson (25.3%)
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Answer: Atlantic (58.8%)
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Answer: Democratic and Republican (49.6%)
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Answer: Six (14.5%)
Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: Washington (26.5%)
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
Answer: The President (26%)
Let me be the first to admit that I did not get a perfect score, but overall, these questions don't seem too difficult...more like a good mix of easy and medium difficulty questions with a few tricky ones thrown in for good measure. Fair enough.
Let's move on to the students who were tested.
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