Contributed by Dave Jensen

It'll take you about 6-10 minutes to complete.  Worth the effort, though.

Of the 2,508 People who took this quiz, 164 say they have held an elected government office at least once in their life. Their average score on thecivic literacy test is 44%, compared to 49% for those who have not held an
elected office.

Officeholders are less likely than other respondents to correctly answer 29 of the 33 test questions.

This test is not an easy one. The web site reports that college professors average about 55%.


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