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...study reported that when graduating seniors were quizzed on the U.S. Constitution, the Puritans, and the like, they answered an average of only 54 percent of questions correctly. This proves empirically that most Americans are either dumb enough to forget the basic “civic literacy” that they are taught in grade school, or else so bad at paying attention that they never actually learned it in the first place...
Fifteen candidates vying for nine seats debated at the ornate Hotel Marlowe, where about 50 Cantabrigians gathered to watch the debate sponsored by two civic groups and the Cambridge Chronicle. Only one candidate didn’t show...
...Everybody talks about how much they love a diverse city, affordable housing, clean and vibrant neighborhoods, and how much they hate rats and traffic,” said Robert Winters, the proprietor of the Cambridge Civic Journal. “Yes, we all love apple pie and Mom, and we don’t like evil people with guns. Now what are you going to do when you get elected...
Administered to over 14,000 freshmen and seniors at 50 schools, the survey gauged “civic literacy” through 60 multiple-choice questions. Among other things, it quizzed students about the Puritans, the Constitution, and why “free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning...
Andrews argued that a lack of civic knowledge is leaving graduates unprepared for decisions they will have to make after finishing college. “If a graduating senior doesn’t think that the Declaration of Independence came before the Constitution, their opinions are...going to be uninformed,” Andrews said...