Civic Literacy Exam

[Motown_Johnny]

54. 3 wrong, 90.91%

Results
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

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I kinda have a problem with one of them.


Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average




I agree that what they say is the Correct Answer is indeed Correct but I would argue that my answer is also Correct. I suppose the phrasing might be the problem here. It would be more accurate to say that the deficit for the year would be zero but if revenues (taxes) equals spending then you have a balanced budget and the debt for the year (deficit) is zero.


The other two I got wrong were:

Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: Declaration of Independence
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address

Question: The Puritans:
Your Answer: opposed all wars on moral grounds
Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity



The Puritans thing was a guess, I can live with getting that one wrong. I am rather ashamed of getting the other one wrong but there you have it, I got it wrong.