Full Civic Literacy Exam

[Jim B. in Iowa]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

If taxes equal government spending, then:Your Answer: government debt is zeroCorrect Answer:tax per person equals government spending per person on average

• Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”? Your Answer: Declaration of Independence Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address
• Question: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that: Your Answer: all moral and political truth is relative to one’s time and place Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
• Question: The Bill of Rights explicitly prohibits: Your Answer: discrimination based on race, sex, or religion Correct Answer: establishing an official religion for the United States

[Nebrfarmr]

I will admit, I guessed on a couple, but I must have guessed right:

Results

• You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

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