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Most Americans love their country and consider themselves to be at least somewhat patriotic. But what do Americans actually know about their country? The answer may startle you. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducted a study that asked 2500 subjects to answer 33 questions covering the subjects of history, government, and economics. The conclusions were disheartening, with 1700 people failing, and elected officials scoring even worse than the general public!
With all the excitement surrounding the recent presidental elections, you would have thought that the “change you can believe in crowd” would actually know what should be changing. Well, with college professors flunking the test, what do you expect? You can take the test here, and see how you stack up against the rest of America. For the record:
You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 %