"Our Fading Heritage" US Civics Quiz

**sycld** · 11-24-2008, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Anonymous d

WTF does #13 have to do with American History?

It's the philosophical foundations of democratic governance. I am surprised that they went that far back in history, as Aquinas of course is the most recent philosopher on that list, and he lived in the 13th century... Usually, in most civics classes only 18th century philosophical movements are touched upon, primarily British Empiricism.

**Anonymous D** · 11-24-2008, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by sycld

It's the philosophical foundations of democratic governance. I am surprised that they went that far back in history, as Aquinas of course is the most recent philosopher on that list, and he lived in the 13th century... Usually, in most civics classes only 18th century philosophical movements are touched upon, primarily British Empiricism.

Probably another one of those things my Catholic school "forgot" to tell us.

**sycld** · 11-24-2008, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Anonymous d

Probably another one of those things my Catholic school "forgot" to tell us.

Umm, I went to Catholic school too, K-12

**Anonymous D** · 11-24-2008, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by sycld

Umm, I went to Catholic school too, K-12

Yea well my Catholic school might as well have been run by the Nazis.

**ollie cromwell** · 11-24-2008, 11:18 PM

82.88%

Didn't know FDR's response, the missile crisis (got the date wrong), argues the wrong neoliberal response on #27 because I second-guessed due to the number of internationally geared questions, and got a question I should have had correct but let my fiancee talk me out of.

What's really funny is the fact that they leave the correct answers in the test, yet count them as incorrect. Go tell Lehman Bros and Jamaica how awesome the free market is. lol.