1. Hope Kramek

2.  Intro. – “Non-Achievers”  Ch. 1 – “Knowledge Deficits”  Ch. 2 – “The New Bibliophobes”  Ch. 3 – “Screen Time”  Ch. 4 – “Online Learning and Non-Learning”  Ch. 5 – “The Betrayal of the Mentors”  Ch. 6 – “No More Culture Warriors”

3.  “The Nation’s Report Card”  Civics  Economics  Science  American History  Answer Key:  C – Correct Answer – 2 points  P – Partially Complete – 1 point  UA – Unacceptable – 0 points  O – Omitted – 0 points

4.  What is the main trend over time shown in the bar graph?  “The percentage of independent registered voters has progressively increased.”  Give one explanation for why this trend has occurred.  “Over, time, we have come to see the general bullshit in politics, distrust of it, and decide not to sick with one party or another; we take a stance based on platforms, not necessarily parties.” Question 1: The following question is about the graph below.

5. Question 2: The following question is about federalism. Federalism: A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people. Which fact about American government reflects the above definition of federalism? A.Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. B.Private organizations in the United States do much of the work that is performed by local governments in other countries. C.C. Citizens in the United States are subject to both state and federal laws. D.Citizens in the United States have a right to protection from intrusion into their private affairs.

6. Question 3: What does the graph above tell you about the earnings of men versus women? “Men consistently earned about $5,000 more than women, and this gap widened during the 1980’s.” What are two reasons that explain the relationship between men's and women's earnings as shown in the graph? 1 ) As time progressed and the US became more service sector oriented, men started taking more roles as CEOs of large corporations. 2) A woman’s pregnancy is seen as a risk of employee capital and thus profit loss, so consequently, women are generally paid less.

7. Question 1: Which of the following is a policy tool of the Federal Reserve? A.Raising or lowering income taxes B.Increasing or decreasing unemployment benefits C.C. Buying or selling government securities D.Increasing or decreasing government spending

8. Question 2: Two countries are currently trading with each other. The countries agree to remove all trade restrictions on products traded between them. Which of the following is most likely to decrease? A.The variety of goods available B.The prices of imported goods C.The quality of goods available D.The amount of imported goods

9. Question 3: Which of the following has been most important in reducing poverty over time? A.Taxes B.Economic growth C.International trade D.Government regulations

10. Question 4: What happens to most of the money deposited in checking accounts at a commercial bank? A.A. It is used to pay the bank’s expenses. B.B. It is loaned to other bank customers. C.C. It is kept in the bank’s vault until depositors withdraw the funds. D.D. It is paid to owners of the bank as return on their investment.

11. Question 1: Household appliances convert electricity into one or more different forms of energy. An electric fan can best be described as converting electricity into A.heat energy only B. heat energy and sound energy only C.C. heat energy, sound energy, and mechanical energy only D. heat energy, sound energy, mechanical energy, and chemical energy

12. Question 2: When propane gas reacts with oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide and water, heat is released. What is the source of this heat energy? A.A. The kinetic energy of the oxygen B.B. The kinetic energy of the propane C.C. The nuclear energy stored in the oxygen and propane D.D. The chemical energy stored in the oxygen and propane

13. Question 3: In the Doppler effect, light reaching the Earth from a distant galaxy in an expanding universe is shifted to A. longer wavelengths B.higher frequencies C.greater velocities D.greater amplitudes

14. Question 1: “ For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us. So if we deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God....” — John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1631 Using the quotation and your knowledge of history, describe the Puritans’ main goal in founding their community in the Americas. The Puritans wanted to escape religious persecution and establish a pure Christian society in which everyone acted morally and abided by God.

15. Question 2: The following question refers to the photograph below. What social policy is reflected in the photograph? The social policy represented in the photograph above was “Segregation.” Identify one consequence of this policy for African Americans. African Americans had lower quality services and were separated from the white population and seen as lesser, unworthy beings.

16. Question 3: Why did the liquor industry oppose women getting the right to vote? A.A. Liquor manufacturers tended to be very conservative and opposed any change in voting laws. B.B. Liquor manufacturers worried that women voters would want to ban alcohol. C.C. Women tended to work for liquor manufacturers, who did not want them taking time off to get involved in politics. D.D. Liquor manufacturers owned “men-only” bars and worried that women would vote to make such bars illegal.

17.  Two highest scores - greatest number of total reading hours and non-required reading hours (ratio as well)  Average scores and lower scores – little to no relation to number of reading hours  Top score: 96%  Lowest score: 50%  Average score: 65%

18. This is not limited to our generation- it is now a part of American society. Ineffective Schooling Television Time/Importance Increase Cultural Promotions Creepy Video with Interesting Point English Trickery (“Jaywalking” not limited to Youth)

19.  Total average number of reading hours: 10  With the top numbers and bottom numbers dropped: 7  Total average number of non-required reading hours: 3  With the top numbers and bottom numbers dropped: 2

20.  Knowing how to read, but choosing not to.  America Time Use Survey ▪ 15 to 24 years – approximately 1 hour per week  Is this a problem?  Employers reporting lower levels of reading comprehension in new employees.  More remedial classes in college.

21.  Is the young adult intelligence level really declining?  What kind of repercussions could this have?  What about the intelligence level of society in general? Hasn’t it always been a few people with specialty knowledge in different areas?  Isn’t this what America was based on?