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Eisboch[_8_] September 9th 11 01:18 AM

Civics Test
 
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


Tim September 9th 11 01:36 AM

Civics Test
 
On Sep 8, 7:18*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. *Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. * I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

X ` Man September 9th 11 02:20 AM

Civics Test
 
On 9/8/11 8:36 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )


You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email
.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected
officials scored on each question.



--
I'd much rather be a champion of the powerless than a lickspittle of the
powerful.

Eisboch[_8_] September 9th 11 02:51 AM

Civics Test
 


"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


[email protected] September 9th 11 03:03 AM

Civics Test
 
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch



96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Eisboch[_8_] September 9th 11 03:24 AM

Civics Test
 


wrote in message
...


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

-----------------------------------------

That's one I missed also. I gave the same, incorrect answer.

Eisboch


Tim September 9th 11 03:37 AM

Civics Test
 
On Sep 8, 8:51*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.


33 question Civics test.


Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%


I surprised myself. *Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. * I scored
84.8%


http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692


Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


Why stop there, man. DEANS!

[email protected] September 9th 11 06:05 AM

Civics Test
 
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views


Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.


That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.

[email protected] September 9th 11 06:06 AM

Civics Test
 
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:08:33 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



wrote in message
. ..


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

-----------------------------------------

That's one I missed also. I gave the same, incorrect answer.

Eisboch



The only way you can override the SCOTUS is to also get 2/3ds of both
houses of congress and 3/4ths of the state legislatures in an
amendment to the constitution.


Even worse, I think we all had classes that included this information!

jps September 9th 11 09:17 AM

Civics Test
 
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. *Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. * I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


Why stop there, man. DEANS!


I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)


I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.

jps September 9th 11 09:20 AM

Civics Test
 
On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



wrote in message
.. .


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

-----------------------------------------

That's one I missed also. I gave the same, incorrect answer.

Eisboch


Same here. Got the Socrates but missed the Gettysburg Address
question, which was dumb.

BAR[_2_] September 9th 11 12:46 PM

Civics Test
 
In article ,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly ? 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


We are too smart to be politicians.



BAR[_2_] September 9th 11 12:46 PM

Civics Test
 
In article ,
says...

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

I scored 90.1%. I was surprised by the quesitons and that it accepted
most of my answers. I'll have to look into the ISI and get a read on
them.

FlaJim September 9th 11 01:31 PM

Civics Test
 
"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )


He scores 28 out of 33
That makes him only slightly more smarterer than the moron Flajim.


FlaJim September 9th 11 01:41 PM

Civics Test
 
"X ` Man" wrote in message
...
On 9/8/11 8:36 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I
scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )


You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email
.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected
officials scored on each question.



--
I'd much rather be a champion of the powerless than a lickspittle of the
powerful.



Top of the mornin to you WAFA. The moron Flajim wrote 81.82%. I guess that
makes you just borderline moron. You should get your money back from that
Kansas liberal training facility that prepped you in civics.


FlaJim September 9th 11 02:05 PM

Civics Test
 
wrote in message
...
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I
scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch



96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court's
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views



Well then, you should have studied history.
Don't feel bad, dearie. I got that one wrong as well.


Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 03:47 PM

Civics Test
 
On 08/09/2011 6:18 PM, Eisboch wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


For a canuck, I think I did pretty good on my first try:

You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %

I wrote them on the question of "If taxes equal government spending,
then:".... there technically was no right option. debt is not the same
as deficit. You can have debt with a zero deficit.

numb-de-plum could try all day and not get 50%.
--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 03:56 PM

Civics Test
 
On 08/09/2011 7:20 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 9/8/11 8:36 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )


You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email
.

You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected
officials scored on each question.


We know your full of ****.


--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 03:57 PM

Civics Test
 
On 08/09/2011 7:51 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


What I found interesting is in the "table" link politicians didn't do
that well. The truly lead with their ignorance.

--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 03:59 PM

Civics Test
 
On 08/09/2011 8:37 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sep 8, 8:51 pm, wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.


33 question Civics test.


Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%


I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%


http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692


Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


Why stop there, man. DEANS!


Who knows, would be cool to see how the 58 state president would do in a
fair test without a pre-review of the answers. Beat Obama and become
president!!
--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 04:00 PM

Civics Test
 
On 09/09/2011 5:46 AM, BAR wrote:
In articleaOqdnZG38fW87PTTnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews. com,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly ? 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


We are too smart to be politicians.


And citizens.


--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Califbill September 9th 11 04:27 PM

Civics Test
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...



"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


-----------------------------------------------------
Nope, to much sense.


Drifter[_2_] September 9th 11 05:02 PM

Civics Test
 
On 9/9/2011 11:27 AM, Califbill wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...



"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


-----------------------------------------------------
Nope, to much sense.


And besides that 26 0f 33 equals 78.78%

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:25 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:37 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0700, jps wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. *Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. * I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch

Why stop there, man. DEANS!

I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)


I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.


Being pro choice myself and not a sex harasser, I suppose you would.
I would certainly drag the court to the left a bit in personal
freedoms but you might not like my 2d amendment and 9/10th amendment
views. I would certainly narrow a lot of the views about what the 14th
amendment means. It is currently being used to expand federal powers
over the states in issues that have nothing to do with protecting
rights. (unless you think people have the "right" to go to federal
prison for medical marijuana)


So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:26 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:12 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 09/09/2011 5:46 AM, BAR wrote:
In articleaOqdnZG38fW87PTTnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews. com,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly ? 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch


We are too smart to be politicians.


And citizens.


You are barely smart enough to breathe on your own.

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:27 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:44:35 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:05:45 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.

96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.


That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.


Socrates and Plato were before my time but Aquinas was in my modern
European History class in high school.
It was all about the how uncontrolled debt and ill thought out foreign
adventures caused the fall of the Romans. ;-)


The Republicans were in charge during Aquinas' time? Wow.

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:28 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:48:12 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:06:32 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:08:33 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



wrote in message
m...


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

-----------------------------------------

That's one I missed also. I gave the same, incorrect answer.

Eisboch


The only way you can override the SCOTUS is to also get 2/3ds of both
houses of congress and 3/4ths of the state legislatures in an
amendment to the constitution.


Even worse, I think we all had classes that included this information!



In the 4th or 5th grade. Don't go on the Foxworthy show!

BTW this was a strange question for a lawyer to miss. I would expect
you to understand the ramifications of a SCOTUS decision.


It was. I guess I read it too fast.

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:29 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:56:08 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:20:57 -0700, jps wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



wrote in message
...


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

-----------------------------------------

That's one I missed also. I gave the same, incorrect answer.

Eisboch


Same here. Got the Socrates but missed the Gettysburg Address
question, which was dumb.


We had to memorize the Gettysburg address in middle school. I can
still come up with most of it today. ... what is today anyway? ;-)


Four shores and seven beers ago... oh wait...

[email protected] September 9th 11 07:30 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:47:00 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 08/09/2011 6:18 PM, Eisboch wrote:
Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


For a canuck, I think I did pretty good on my first try:

You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %

I wrote them on the question of "If taxes equal government spending,
then:".... there technically was no right option. debt is not the same
as deficit. You can have debt with a zero deficit.

numb-de-plum could try all day and not get 50%.


Next time take it yourself.

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 07:32 PM

Civics Test
 
On 09/09/2011 11:44 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:05:45 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.

96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.


That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.


Socrates and Plato were before my time but Aquinas was in my modern
European History class in high school.
It was all about the how uncontrolled debt and ill thought out foreign
adventures caused the fall of the Romans. ;-)


I missed that one, but should have gotten it. But do know Romans fell
from tax greed, currency failure and government fraud. Just like the
USA is doing now.

Seems obvious, but too many are blinded by the greed of debt and
promises of easy government money. Just greed. Moral decay.

--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

[email protected] September 9th 11 09:29 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:32:27 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 09/09/2011 11:44 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:05:45 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.

96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.

That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.


Socrates and Plato were before my time but Aquinas was in my modern
European History class in high school.
It was all about the how uncontrolled debt and ill thought out foreign
adventures caused the fall of the Romans. ;-)


I missed that one, but should have gotten it. But do know Romans fell
from tax greed, currency failure and government fraud. Just like the
USA is doing now.

Seems obvious, but too many are blinded by the greed of debt and
promises of easy government money. Just greed. Moral decay.


It seems obvious that you're an idiot.

Canuck57[_9_] September 9th 11 11:13 PM

Civics Test
 
On 09/09/2011 2:29 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:32:27 -0600,
wrote:

On 09/09/2011 11:44 AM,
wrote:
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:05:45 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.

96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.

That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.

Socrates and Plato were before my time but Aquinas was in my modern
European History class in high school.
It was all about the how uncontrolled debt and ill thought out foreign
adventures caused the fall of the Romans. ;-)


I missed that one, but should have gotten it. But do know Romans fell
from tax greed, currency failure and government fraud. Just like the
USA is doing now.

Seems obvious, but too many are blinded by the greed of debt and
promises of easy government money. Just greed. Moral decay.


It seems obvious that you're an idiot.


You probably took the test and got 12%. If that. LMAO.

--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

[email protected] September 9th 11 11:40 PM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:13:09 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 09/09/2011 2:29 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:32:27 -0600,
wrote:

On 09/09/2011 11:44 AM,
wrote:
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:05:45 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:56:51 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:18:18 -0400, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch


96.97%


http://gfretwell.com/ftp/civics%20test.jpg


I never took philosophy.

96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)

Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views

Interesting one to miss. I thought everyone knew about FDR threatening
to pack the court.

Must be a generational thing. The Socrates thing tripped me up.

That's surprising, given that you were alive then? LOL sorry.

Socrates and Plato were before my time but Aquinas was in my modern
European History class in high school.
It was all about the how uncontrolled debt and ill thought out foreign
adventures caused the fall of the Romans. ;-)

I missed that one, but should have gotten it. But do know Romans fell
from tax greed, currency failure and government fraud. Just like the
USA is doing now.

Seems obvious, but too many are blinded by the greed of debt and
promises of easy government money. Just greed. Moral decay.


It seems obvious that you're an idiot.


You probably took the test and got 12%. If that. LMAO.


You for sure are stupid. Why don't you brag about something. It'll
make you look big in your own mind but not in the mirror.

North Star September 9th 11 11:54 PM

Civics Test
 
On Sep 9, 3:29*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:56:08 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:20:57 -0700, jps wrote:


On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


wrote in message
...


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)


Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views


-----------------------------------------


That's one I missed also. *I gave the same, incorrect answer.


Eisboch


Same here. *Got the Socrates but missed the Gettysburg Address
question, which was dumb.


We had to memorize the Gettysburg address in middle school. I can
still come up with most of it today. ... what is today anyway? *;-)


Four shores and seven beers ago... oh wait...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Hey .. that about sums up Flatulent Jim's navy career.
He doesn't like to discuss what went on at sea... eh Jim??

JustWait September 10th 11 03:12 AM

Civics Test
 
On 9/9/2011 8:55 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:25:47 -0700,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:37 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51 pm, wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch

Why stop there, man. DEANS!

I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)

I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.

Being pro choice myself and not a sex harasser, I suppose you would.
I would certainly drag the court to the left a bit in personal
freedoms but you might not like my 2d amendment and 9/10th amendment
views. I would certainly narrow a lot of the views about what the 14th
amendment means. It is currently being used to expand federal powers
over the states in issues that have nothing to do with protecting
rights. (unless you think people have the "right" to go to federal
prison for medical marijuana)


So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!


That is what the SCOTUS does.


Holy crap, she didn't know that? We learned that in fourth grade... The
judges interpret the law.... And she calls us morons???


We have a constitution that will fit in a shirt pocket and federal
laws that would not fit in the bed of a pickup truck. It is clear we
need some kind of interpretation.



[email protected] September 10th 11 03:49 AM

Civics Test
 
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:55:17 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:25:47 -0700,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:37 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0700, jps wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. *Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. * I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch

Why stop there, man. DEANS!

I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)

I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.

Being pro choice myself and not a sex harasser, I suppose you would.
I would certainly drag the court to the left a bit in personal
freedoms but you might not like my 2d amendment and 9/10th amendment
views. I would certainly narrow a lot of the views about what the 14th
amendment means. It is currently being used to expand federal powers
over the states in issues that have nothing to do with protecting
rights. (unless you think people have the "right" to go to federal
prison for medical marijuana)


So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!


That is what the SCOTUS does.
We have a constitution that will fit in a shirt pocket and federal
laws that would not fit in the bed of a pickup truck. It is clear we
need some kind of interpretation.


That's right! Of course, you've just put yourself in opposition to the
right wing of the court.

Canuck57[_9_] September 10th 11 07:01 AM

Civics Test
 
On 09/09/2011 6:55 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:25:47 -0700,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:37 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51 pm, wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch

Why stop there, man. DEANS!

I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)

I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.

Being pro choice myself and not a sex harasser, I suppose you would.
I would certainly drag the court to the left a bit in personal
freedoms but you might not like my 2d amendment and 9/10th amendment
views. I would certainly narrow a lot of the views about what the 14th
amendment means. It is currently being used to expand federal powers
over the states in issues that have nothing to do with protecting
rights. (unless you think people have the "right" to go to federal
prison for medical marijuana)


So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!


That is what the SCOTUS does.
We have a constitution that will fit in a shirt pocket and federal
laws that would not fit in the bed of a pickup truck. It is clear we
need some kind of interpretation.


No statism in simplicity or common sense. We elect lawyers and they
love complexity for profit.

--
First rule of holes: If your in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

Drifter[_2_] September 10th 11 01:17 PM

Civics Test
 
On 9/9/2011 10:49 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:55:17 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:25:47 -0700,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:37 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:30 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 8, 8:51 pm, wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

On Sep 8, 7:18 pm, wrote:

Here's something to get your minds off of insults and name calling.

33 question Civics test.

Average score by Americans is 49%
Average score by college professors: 55%

I surprised myself. Apparently not as dumb as I thought I was. I scored
84.8%

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3...3-072BB31E2692

Eisboch

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 81.2 %

?;^ )

--------------------------------------------------------

Does this mean we can be college professors?

Eisboch

Why stop there, man. DEANS!

I am holding out for SCOTUS justice ;-)

I'd gladly endorse you to replace Clarence Thomas.

Being pro choice myself and not a sex harasser, I suppose you would.
I would certainly drag the court to the left a bit in personal
freedoms but you might not like my 2d amendment and 9/10th amendment
views. I would certainly narrow a lot of the views about what the 14th
amendment means. It is currently being used to expand federal powers
over the states in issues that have nothing to do with protecting
rights. (unless you think people have the "right" to go to federal
prison for medical marijuana)

So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!


That is what the SCOTUS does.
We have a constitution that will fit in a shirt pocket and federal
laws that would not fit in the bed of a pickup truck. It is clear we
need some kind of interpretation.


That's right! Of course, you've just put yourself in opposition to the
right wing of the court.


Pulled that dumb comment from your wonder bra, did you.

iBoatMore September 10th 11 03:35 PM

Civics Test
 
In article 1e3fa571-0043-4ac3-b577-d6a168ff9f19
@a31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com, says...

On Sep 9, 3:29*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:56:08 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:20:57 -0700, jps wrote:


On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


wrote in message
...


96.97% here. I wasn't alive during FDR. :)


Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important
parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt
responded by threatening to:Your Answer: override the Supreme Court?s
decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of
CongressCorrect Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who
shared his views


-----------------------------------------


That's one I missed also. *I gave the same, incorrect answer.


Eisboch


Same here. *Got the Socrates but missed the Gettysburg Address
question, which was dumb.


We had to memorize the Gettysburg address in middle school. I can
still come up with most of it today. ... what is today anyway? *;-)


Four shores and seven beers ago... oh wait...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Hey .. that about sums up Flatulent Jim's navy career.
He doesn't like to discuss what went on at sea... eh Jim??


This from the guy who's son forces him to pay for and go get his beer.

[email protected] September 10th 11 07:43 PM

Civics Test
 
On Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:03:27 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:49:16 -0700,
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:55:17 -0400,
wrote:


So, you would interpret the Constitution? Wow. That's quite a
statement!

That is what the SCOTUS does.
We have a constitution that will fit in a shirt pocket and federal
laws that would not fit in the bed of a pickup truck. It is clear we
need some kind of interpretation.


That's right! Of course, you've just put yourself in opposition to the
right wing of the court.


They interpret the law, just not the way you like.


Actually, according to them, they're not interpreting the law. I can't
do anything about them, whether or not I like their rulings, but I can
vote for a Democrat in the hope that one of the right wing justices
will retire and be replaced with someone a bit more liberal.


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