Quotes from Reading
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 Young Americans are apathetic about public affairs.
 37% of College Freshmen keep up with politics.
 Has never been, nor ever will be, a people who are
politically ignorant and free.
 What does political Knowledge do for you?
 Foster Political Tolerance
 Identify real policies and incorporate this into their
voting behavior
 Promotes Active Participation
 Media created a fragmented enviroment
Understanding the lack of Political
Participation
Pg 3-8
Qs
1.
2.
3.
4.
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What is the name of Homer’s son on The
Simpsons?
What is the name of one of Homer’s epic
poems about ancient Greece?
What planet is Superman from?
What planet is closest to the sun?
Qs
5.
6.
7.
8.
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What are the names of the Three Stooges?
What are the three branches of American
government?
Name two of Snow White’s dwarves.
Name two current Justices on the US
Supreme Court.
As
1.
2.
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What is the name of Homer’s son on The
Simpsons?
Bart (60.4%)
What is the name of one of Homer’s epic
poems about ancient Greece?
Illiad (14.1%)
Odyssey (6.4%)
As
3.
4.
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What planet is Superman from?
Krypton (59.6%)
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury (36.9%)
As
5.

What are the names of the Three Stooges?
Larry, Moe, & Curley (Joe)/Shemp (73.8%)
6. What are the three branches of American
government?
Judicial, Executive, Legislative (42.3%)
As
7.
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Name two of Snow White’s dwarves.
77% of Americans
could name two
dwarves
87% could name at
least one
Doc (11.5%)
Grumpy (26.5%)
Happy (10.5%)
Sneezy (22.1%)
Bashful (3.1%)
Sleepy (51.7%)
Dopey (39.4%)
As
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8.
Name two current Justices on the US Supreme
Court.
24% of Americans
could name two
Justices
39% could name at
least one
John Roberts (9.1%)
Sonia Sotomayor
Antonin Scalia (10.8%)
Anthony Kennedy (4.0%)
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas (19.6%)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (9.1%)
Stephen Breyer (1.1%)
Samuel Alito (8.9%)