John Pieret Issues a Challenge

 
John Pieret took the American Civil Liberties Literacy Quiz.

In his posting, Flunking At Being American, he reports that he scored 32/33 or 96.97%. Impressive.

He then asks, "I would be interested to know how non-US citizens score on the test."

Ask, and you shall receive. Here's my result.

You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Average score for this quiz during January: 74.2%
Average score: 74.2%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will only count once toward the monthly average.

I didn't know which amendment was which, and what the Bill of Rights specifically prohibited. I'm too embarrassed to reveal the third question I got wrong.

Here's one I got right.

27) Free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning because:

A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
B. markets rely upon coercion, whereas government relies upon voluntary compliance with the law
C. more tax revenue can be generated from free enterprise
D. property rights and contracts are best enforced by the market system
E. government planners are too cautious in spending taxpayers’ money

I got it right by thinking like an American! (Ouch!)     ;-)

It's a very strange "civil liberties literacy" question. Is it un-American to advocate socialist policies?

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