ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A POLITICIAN?

Well, maybe not "smarter," but do you know more about civics, economics, and American History than your elected officials do?

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute tested the public at large, and politicians specifically to find out how much they know about the things they ought to know.

You can read the report, and take the test yourself here.

I missed one of the 33 questions, but it was a trick question. (Don't tell anybody, but look out for #33).

Yahoo News Reports:

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized the exam said Thursday.

Ordinary citizens did not fare much better, scoring just 49 percent correct on the 33 exam questions compiled by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).

"It is disturbing enough that the general public failed ISI's civic literacy test, but when you consider the even more dismal scores of elected officials, you have to be concerned," said Josiah Bunting, chairman of the National Civic Literacy Board at ISI.

"How can political leaders make informed decisions if they don't understand the American experience?" he added. (more)