That "Civil Literacy" thing.

[packbat]

Okay, so I'm way late getting on board the AmericanCivicLiteracy.org 2008 Civics Quiz (32/33, by the way - I missed the harder Roosevelt question), but I haven't seen this angle approached: Has anyone checked to see if the respondents are literate, full stop? It seems to me that misunderstanding the questions and/or answers (some of which have difficult wordings) could be a factor in the 71% "failure" rate.

Just thinking about possible controls on the test.

Comments

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

I believe the new one is better. Or, at least, has less sport on it.

[majoru.livejournal.com]

I've heard that, too. At least all the study material is freely available to the applicants.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

This, too, is a Good Thing, but I still don't think there should be a citizenship test until citizens by birth know things like the second verse of the national anthem. Especially that "for those who've come across the sea / we've boundless plains to share" bit.