July 29, 2012 7:58 PM

60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: August Edition

  • How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Not to be judgmental, but six out of 10 Americans did not know that there are nine justices on the Supreme Court while four out of 10 did know. Thomas Jefferson stated that "the cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate. The shocker is that even after four years of college, nearly half of those graduates that were asked were still unable to answer the question correctly. Does anybody think that there should be a national civics exam that every young American must pass before receiving their high school diploma?




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