I'm sure we'd all pass, but I don't think 62% is that bad.

baconsmom

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/how-dumb-are-we.html

38% of the 1000 people who took the Newsweek-provided version of the citizenship test failed it. 

Considering the lack of civics classes around the country and the general stupidity of people, I think 62% passing the test is more than we could have expected. 

The link above has a link to 20 of the questions people got wrong the most; you can take a practice test (including questions about your state) here:

http://www.800citizen.org/us_citizenship_test/

zsazsa-stl

This is the only question I got wrong:

16) Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
A. economic reasons
B. human rights
C. election freedom
D. presidential conflicts
www.800citizen.org/us_citizenship_test/american_citizen_test/cross.jpg" alt="" /> Your answer was wrong. The correct answer is A .

I have to disagree.  I thought the correct answer should be A & B but that wasn't an option.

baconsmom

Yeah, I felt that way about some questions. Like, the US has what kind of economy? - The answer isn't exactly "free market", is it? 

I didn't know that Franklin started libraries. 

MiddlesexFells

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_im-sure-wed-pass-but-dont-think-62-bad?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:76b76f92-0ed6-4e76-9e98-396847daf1baPost:01977323-22d1-42b3-9578-d566ba02c2f4">Re: I'm sure we'd all pass, but I don't think 62% is that bad.</a>:
[QUOTE]This is the only question I got wrong: 16) Name one problem that led to the Civil War. A. economic reasons B. human rights C. election freedom D. presidential conflicts <a href="http://www.800citizen.org/us_citizenship_test/american_citizen_test/cross.jpg" rel='nofollow'>www.800citizen.org/us_citizenship_test/american_citizen_test/cross.jpg</a> " alt="" /> Your answer was wrong. The correct answer is A . I have to disagree.  I thought the correct answer should be A & B but that wasn't an option.
Posted by zsazsa-stl[/QUOTE]
That's the only question I got wrong, too. Exact same as you. I couldn't choose between, and really thought human rights should trump economics, so I  picked that.

*Barbie*

i took it twice - once for PA and once for TX - got 85% and 90% - i think some of the answers were BS, and was laughing at some of the grammatical and spelling issues.