Civics test: 90%
Ouch! I’m disappointed that I got three answers wrong on a new 33-question civics test created by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, giving me a score of 90.1%.
Still, that’s better than 49% mean score of the 2500 people test-takers nationwide. In fact, it’s way better than every single category sampled:
| Group | Score |
| Income > $100K | 55 |
| Democrat | 45 |
| Republican | 55 |
| Age 18-24 | 47 |
| Age 45-64 | 52 |
| Doctorate | 72 |
| Undergraduate | 57 |
The study's authors somehow convinced 164 elected officials to take the test, and their average score was 44% – five points lower than the general public.
These questions are pretty basic: multiple choice answers to questions about the First Amendment, the purpose of the Federal Reserve Bank, names for the three branches of government. Yes, some of them were a little tricky, but I don't think you can be an informed voter if you don't know this stuff.
Take the 5-minute test yourself and let me know how you did: