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As quoted in Glenn Reynolds: After Yale, Mizzou, raise the voting age — to 25. (USA Today, 11/12/2015)
Some of the numbers:
- 36% can name all 3 branches of government
- 35% cannot name a single branch of government
- 27% know it takes 2/3s vote in Senate and House to override Presidential veto
- 44% did not know which party controls the House (pre-2014 election)
- 42% did not know which party controls the Senate (pre-2014 election)
From 2008. (It's not a rhetorical question.)
Some of the historical numbers:
- About 1 in 4 Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.)
- In 1991, Americans were asked how long the term of a United States senator is. Just 25% correctly answered six years.
- How many senators are there? A poll a few years ago found that only 20% know that there are 100 senators,
Agree with Mama Cass?
If so, you might want to consider this evidence. (I'm still looking for comparable baby-boomer and gen-Xer polls.)
Yes, once we get past our 25th birthday, it's adult conversations 24/7.
If so, you might want to consider this evidence. (I'm still looking for comparable baby-boomer and gen-Xer polls.)
Yes, once we get past our 25th birthday, it's adult conversations 24/7.
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