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32 out of 33. I missed: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
 
91%, 30 out of 33. 2 of the wrong ones I question, and one was because I went too fast. (How can anyone not know who the Commander in Chief is? Yep, I got it wrong.)

As for Maxiep's quote, I memorized the speech in question when I was 9 and can still recite the first 2/3 of it. So I stumbled through that one....since the quote's in the last third.
 
these questions easy as shit, the whole "college professors average about 55%" seems a little silly
 
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
Your Answer: Is slavery morally wrong?
Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?

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

Question: A flood-control levee (or National Defense) is considered a public good because:
Your Answer: insurance companies cannot afford to replace all houses after a flood
Correct Answer: a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it

Question: The Puritans:
Your Answer: were Catholic missionaries escaping religious persecution
Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity
 
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

That one got me too. I got 84%. The economic questions are a weakness for me. I've never been an economics person.
 
30 out of 33
Question: What impact did the Anti-Federalists have on the United States Constitution?
Your Answer: their arguments helped lead to the abolition of the slave trade
Correct Answer: their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the Bill of Rights
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
Question: A flood-control levee (or National Defense) is considered a public good because:
Your Answer: citizens value it as much as bread and medicine
Correct Answer: a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it
 

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