http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0716/The-threat-to-American-democracy-that-Romney-and-Obama-aren-t-talking-about
Until the 1960s, high school students commonly took three years of civics. Today, they may take one semester, if that. Unsurprisingly, only 28 percent of 12th graders scored proficient or advanced on the National Assessment for Educational Progress’s civics exam, lower than any subject except history. This civics gap has carried through to the overall electorate: Only one-third of Americans can name all three branches of government; another third cannot name any. The United States ranks 120th out of 169 democracies in voter turnout, well into the bottom third.
Have to wonder, if this is the case, if voters can figure out who to vote for when they go into the voting booth. Maybe they can color coordinate the candidates of the different parties, so they can vote red or blue, based upon which party they are least angry at.
