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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (768992)	7/17/2009 12:37:23 PM
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Why aren't Arizona high schools teaching civics? Matthew Ladner - Goldwater Institute Daily Email June 30, 2009 Just in time to celebrate Independence Day, the Goldwater Institute will release its new report, "Freedom from Responsibility: A Survey of Civic Knowledge Among Arizona High School Students," which reveals only 3.5 percent of Arizona high school students have learned the basic history, government and geography necessary to pass the U.S. Citizenship test. To conduct the survey, we hired a firm to interview 1,140 Arizona high school students and ask 10 questions drawn at random from the exam given to applicants for United States citizenship. Applicants for citizenship must get six out of 10 questions correct to pass. A recent trial found that 92.4 percent of citizenship applicants passed the test on the first try. Below are the survey questions and the percentage of public school students providing the correct answer for each question. 1. What is the supreme law of the land? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (29.5%) 2. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (25%) 3. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (23%) 4. How many Justices are on the Supreme Court? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (9.4%) 5. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (25.3%) 6. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (58.8%) 7. What are the two major political parties in the United States? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (49.6%) 8. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (14.5%) 9. Who was the first President of the United States? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (26.5%) 10. Who is in charge of the Executive Branch? Arizona High School students with correct answer. (26%) Source Link with Answers goldwaterinstitute.org * * *

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