Elected Officals at all levels need to go back to School

If you want to run for Elected office, that's fine, it is truly an honor to serve the citizens of the United States of America.

One piece of advice first though.

If you are going to run for a law making office, such as Congress, get a copy of The Constitution of The United States of America.

In a recent study coducted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2,500 adults were asked 33 basic civics questions. The bulk of the questions were pulled from the U.S.Citizenship Exam, 10 questions were directly related to the U.S. Constitution.

164 of the 2,500 people identified themselves as elected government officals. Believe it or not, the elected officals scored lower than the average citizens.

here are some other stunning facts:

46 % of the elected officals knew Congress, no the President had the power to declare war. 54% of the general public had the correct answer.

49% of the elected officals could name all three branches of the U.S. Gov't.50% of the general public had the correct answer.

57% of elected officals knew the purpose of the Electoral College. 20% of the elected officals thought the Electoral College was a schoolfor "training those aspiring for higher office  (REALLY?).

This is just a sample of the results of the test, and to top it off the general public scored 5% higher overall on the test results.

If the elected officals know less about American history than general citizens, this helps explain the lack of constitutional discipline often displayed by our politicans at every level of government.

Rep. Michelle Bachmann should open her Constitution classes to ALL members of Congress, not just the Freshman Class.

Yours in Liberty,

Bob Yeager