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Post by MattCollister on Nov 23, 2008 8:18:41 GMT -5
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Post by Brooks Modie on Nov 23, 2008 9:20:42 GMT -5
65. I beat the elected officials but am upset I got the levee question and Susan B Anthony question wrong.
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Post by chuckm on Nov 23, 2008 12:53:35 GMT -5
I thought I was doing much better, but I got a 69.7. Same problem as when I was in school. Answered too fast without completely reading the questions and all the answers. I'd be interested to see scores based on the age for those tested. I'd guess the older you are, the better you'd do.
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Post by Aussie Rob on Nov 23, 2008 13:33:33 GMT -5
I like these, and it helps because i have to sit one when i apply for my citizenship -
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
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Post by Charlie on Nov 23, 2008 14:05:51 GMT -5
75.76
poor guesses on the missed answers
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Post by MattCollister on Nov 23, 2008 15:21:04 GMT -5
30/33. That poly sci degree comes through again!
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Post by Jack Carney on Nov 23, 2008 16:44:43 GMT -5
69.70 and when I checked some wondered why I didn't get them right. My bet is that the longer out of school the lower the score.
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Post by Charlie on Nov 23, 2008 18:27:58 GMT -5
Or to much Rush
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Post by Aussie Rob on Nov 23, 2008 19:50:16 GMT -5
heheh
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Post by Jack Carney on Nov 23, 2008 23:43:38 GMT -5
Nah my boy Rush is up on his facts. That's why the dems hate him so much.
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Post by Charlie on Nov 24, 2008 11:12:59 GMT -5
"his facts"
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Post by jodi on Nov 24, 2008 13:59:52 GMT -5
79%
Better than I thought I would do, to tell you the truth....
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Post by keaveny on Nov 25, 2008 9:26:01 GMT -5
I like these, and it helps because i have to sit one when i apply for my citizenship - You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 % Me too; can't believe I missed "government of, by..." Answers to Your Missed Questions: Question #4 - B. Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories? Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views Question #11 - A. their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the Bill of Rights |
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Post by keaveny on Nov 25, 2008 9:29:16 GMT -5
By the way, in my defense, the president cannot appoint additional justices. Only Congress has the authority to set the number of justices.
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Post by MattCollister on Nov 25, 2008 10:49:57 GMT -5
I missed the "government by the people, for the people..." question too. I knew that was a line in the Gettysburg address, but I also knew Lincoln made reference to the Declaration of Independence in that speech as well. Which made me think he might have pulled "of...by...for" from the earlier document.
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Post by Jack Carney on Nov 25, 2008 12:18:48 GMT -5
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Post by MattCollister on Nov 25, 2008 13:33:06 GMT -5
I'm sure they could have yanked a dozen McCain voters out of line who believe President-Elect Obama is a Muslim, or an Arab. Or who don't know there's a difference.
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Post by Aussie Rob on Nov 25, 2008 17:31:12 GMT -5
I posted a link like that actually Matt, and Jack responded by saying i lost all credibility or something along those lines.  |
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Post by watchman on Nov 25, 2008 23:17:33 GMT -5
29 out of 33
87.88%
Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person
Had no idea on # 8
misunderstood # 27
went over to fast #30 and #33 did not think through enough
mike
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Post by Jack Carney on Nov 26, 2008 0:34:13 GMT -5
I'm sure they could have yanked a dozen McCain voters out of line who believe President-Elect Obama is a Muslim, or an Arab. Or who don't know there's a difference. The point of this video was not that there are ignorant people or racist idiots like the video Rob posted. The irony is that while they were all fairly ignorant of who was in what position of government they all knew everything about Palins pregnant daughter and instantly attributed any stupid remarks to her even though they were from Obama and Biden who were given a free pass. The media bias is what was pointed out here to me. Not to mention this was one of the funniest videos I have seen. |
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Post by MarkD on Nov 26, 2008 11:33:04 GMT -5
O.K. peeps, the election is over. Let's call this the "political off season". By now, we all well know everyone's persuasion. I propose no more partisan political discussions on the forum for at least 3 months. Non-partisan issues are O.K. Here is the penalty structure that I propose if anyone can't resist and breaks: First offense: Buy Durno a dozen wings and 3 american beers. Second offense: Buy Durno Winking Lizard ribs and 6 micro-brew beers. Third offense: Buy Durno a new tri bike and a 1/2 case of Dortmunder Gold. I'll drink all twelve beers in less than 2 hours and see if I can ride the bike home without killing myself  |
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Post by sarajean on Dec 1, 2008 11:44:55 GMT -5
You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #8 - C. appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending
#8 -- I was working on the assumption that a president wouldn't threaten to do anything unconstitutional, so I go that one wrong...
#30 -- I had difficulty with this one because decreasing taxes and increasing spending increases the national debt, which is a bad thing...
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Post by Aussie Rob on Dec 1, 2008 12:44:59 GMT -5
On #30 not really. Typically, how much debt a nation has is somewhat irrelevant, since they borrow it from themselves, to pay for themselves, and when they pay it back, they pay it to themselves. It's like me borrowing money from my bank account to put it in my wallet, and when i pay it back, i take it out of my wallet and put it back in my bank account. The only instance where i think it becomes a real problem (funnily enough where we are now) is when your debt is so massive that other people don't want to invest in your currency anymore, and it devalues on the money markets (like the greenback did recently). The good news about that is, when your currency becomes cheaper to foreigners, so do your exports (they have to buy greenbacks before they can buy US exports) which makes your exports more attractive. When that happens, demand for greenbacks go up so people can buy the cheap exports, which in turn drives back up the value of the currency (like we've seen again recently).
The reason lowering taxes and increasing spending works, is because it puts money to work. The multiplier effect says that for every dollar you put into the economy (through either giving people more money to spend, or spending money on things that employ people) you get it back, plus some (in the USA its typically about 2.5). Example: build a bridge, company contracted to build it hires more help. The new help in turn earns more money that they then go out and spend. Local businesses do better because sales are up and employ more people to keep up with demand. More demand requires more supply, which forces manufacturers to make more and thus employ more...etc etc. When it's all said and done, the money the government spent on the bridge ripples through the entire economy....and everyone does better. That's why WWII pulled the USA out of the depression. It's also the reason Cleveland is in a perpetual state of recession. Some genius a few years ago passed a law saying that Cleveland always has to balance its books....sounds good right? It's not though. The best way to pull yourself out of a recession is to spend your way out, and since Cleveland always has to balance its books.....it can't participate in deficit spending. So it's options are to cut costs (reduce services, lay off cops etc), which ultimately only continues the downward spiral.
Economic theory is cool as hell. It's just a pity that the practical jobs available to economists aren't nearly as exciting (to me anyway), which is why i changed majors.
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Post by Jack Carney on Dec 1, 2008 22:32:27 GMT -5
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Post by Aussie Rob on Dec 2, 2008 10:12:17 GMT -5
You're right Jack, sometimes it's just easier to listen to Rush  |
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Post by Jack Carney on Dec 2, 2008 12:25:38 GMT -5
You're right Jack, sometimes it's just easier to listen to Rush You finally got it Aussie!! ;D |
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