I got 31 out of 33 so it's not that hard, I do have to admit to doing more than a little guessing but also some of the questions are incredibly easy as well. Civics Test
:?: I only found ten questions. Where are the others? BTW- I got them all right, but that doesn't make me feel good. Most of the questions are word-for-word from my second quarter final exam. What happens if I miss one?
I don't know what went wrong with the link...but you're right it took you to a 10 question test. I've fixed it now and you should get the full 33 questions. Try it again
The ones I missed were The Govt of the people,by the people and for the people...I attributed to the Declaration of Independence. If taxes equal government spending, then: Your Answer: government debt is zero Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average
30 of 33 correct. One of my wrong answers was a complete brain fart. If I had focused and read the question correctly, I would have had the right answer. The other two were the subject of the Lincoln debates and the Puritans' beliefs.
I don't think so, Jim...I missed that one also...but wasn't thinking. If taxes equal spending, the deficit is zero...you could still have debt from before.
:?: Stu, So how is the "correct" answer any different? What makes it the right answer as opposed to the one that I chose? (I went to Catholic schools. I don't give up until the priest beats me into submission.)
Just because taxes equal spending does not mean that there is no debt. Example: government spending includes interest payments on the debt. Those interest payments + all other government spending are fully covered by tax revenues. On the other hand, if you divide revenues by the number of taxpayers and come up with an average per person of $x, and if expenses were the same $ amount of revenues, then the average expense for those same persons also is $x.
I took this at work, under some degree of duress, and scored a 25 which places me in the 95th percentile.... of Ethiopians who took this test. I went to Catholic schools as well and I recognize that I could use a good flogging with a wooden pointer.
What are the three branches of government? - executive, legislative, judicial - executive, legislative, military - bureaucratic, military, industry - federal, state, local Hmm I would have to go with answer number three these last 10 years... :!:
I must be thick, because I still don't get it. I understand that there is existing debt, but I didn't realize that the question included existing debt. How does the other answer pay off existing debt? Sorry to be this way.
Jim, Math is my thing more than civics. Sure... the question did not state that you should consider previous debt. However, it was part of the answer you chose. Therefore, there is not enough information in the question to select that answer. You would have to assume that previous debt was zero. I am sure you have had "assume" spelled out for you before. 8) If my annual income is $100K and I spend $100K, it does not mean that I owe $0. It does if I assume that I am not paying on a car or a house. It is further complicated by the balance of assets vs liabilities determined by the value of the said assets vs how much is left on the loans but that gets into net worth rather than simple debt. For your answer to be correct, you either have to disregard previous debt or just assume that there is zero debt.
I'm thinking that the question is sort of on a "yearly" basis...that just because for a given year spending equals taxes there can still be government debt. Plus you could have debt because you borrowed it but didn't yet spend it.