In America, we celebrate democracy and are justifiably proud that this nation was founded on the idea that the people should rule.
That’s why it is so important that Americans be informed about their government. They are partakers in it. In fact, they control it.
Under tyrannical systems, it matters little if the people are informed about political life. Autocrats make decisions for the people whether they like it or not. But in our republic, we rely on the informed decision-making of citizens to judge policies and the leaders who will implement them.
Unfortunately, we are not very well-informed.
According to a recently released survey, Americans are woefully uneducated about the most basic facts of our history, to the point where most couldn’t even pass a basic citizenship test.
A study by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation found that only 1 in 3 Americans can actually pass the U.S. citizenship test, which asks the most basic questions about our history and how our system of government works.
Passing the test requires answering 60 percent of questions correctly, but a majority of those participating in the survey couldn’t even do that.
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A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
ReplyDeleteAnd we are letting it slip away from us...I fear that in only another generation or two, our country as we know it will be gone-and we are LETTING it happen...first step-get the liberals away from our kids in schools--they have "taught" millions of kids to hate, be ashamed of, have contempt for our great nation....and think socialism is the way to go--it needs to stop-I fear that my (yet to be born in the future)grandchildren will grow up in a nation totally different than my generation did...God help the United States of America!
ReplyDeleteGovernment/Public schools are to blame. Period!!!
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