This is equally ominous and pathetic

[misanthrope]

In the Politico article about Trump's disgraceful tour of Mt. Vernon:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/10/donald-trump-mount-vernon-george-washington-1264073

the writer states a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation survey discovered only 4 in 10 Americans could pass the nation's citizenship test. To make it even more shocking, here's the test:

https://my.uscis.gov/en/prep/test/civics/view

It is shockingly easy. I could have answered all the questions before I was out of middle school. Well, not the one about Sept. 11 because it hadn't happened yet, but you get my drift.

That the citizenry of a self-governing, participatory, representative democracy has sunk to this point is indicative of a failing nation.

[Demovictory9]

1. i got one wrong

[secondwind]

2. Aced it.

[mr_lebowski]

3. 20 out of 20 and only the question about the Federalist Papers had me think for 5 seconds ...

As I debated between 2 possible answers.

The fact that only 4/10 can PASS? Meaning successfully answer I would presume 12 questions ... is f***ing depressing to ponder.

Of course if you're a RWNJ, you hear this stat and conclude almost nobody in the USA must be a real 'Murican, all just a buncha clueless immigrants.

Apparently one does not always get the same 20 questions as there was none about 9/11 on my test. FYI.

[Staph]

11. I was looking for Alexander Hamilton as the answer.

Then I sang through a bit of the musical and got the right answer!

[misanthrope]

13. The name that first popped to my mind was John Jay

but when I saw Madison I quickly realized that was the answer they wanted.

[misanthrope]

14. Ironically, naturalized citizens know this nation's civic studies better most natural born

As reflected in the stat quoted. So the "clueless" class would be "real 'Muricans."

[Silver Gaia]

5. Wow. That's scary.

I also had to think on the Federalist Papers, but I did dredge it up.

Thanks for posting this! I'm going to find a way to use it in a classroom activity (adult students, not kids). It would be great for both critical thinking and sneaking in a bit of civics and history as well.

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. I got them all correct, but I think the function of today's cabinet

is to kiss the Commander-in-Chief's ample ass several times a day so he feels loved and doesn't do something petulant like nuke Baltimore.

[Soxfan58]

7. Got 1 wrong

I know trumps the president. I just had to click Obama

[fromVT]

8. My favorite question

[Bettie]

10. Unfortunately, it appears that our AG

can't answer that one correctly.

[nuxvomica]

9. I was pleased with the correct answer on freedom of religion

"You can practice any religion or no religion."

[Solly Mack]

12. Dang