This civic ignorance extends to basic governance: Nearly 60% do not know the main purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to limit government power, and do not know why the colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

Furthermore, the report highlights deep anxieties about the future of American liberty.

The majority of those surveyed believe the country has strayed from its founding principles, and more than half fear the U.S. could cease to be a free country within the next 50 years, citing corruption and the abuse of power as primary threats. The majority of both Republicans and Democrats share these fears.

The concerns are especially pronounced among Gen Z respondents, who exhibited both the lowest levels of civic knowledge and the least favorable views of the nation's founders. The majority of Gen Z failed to cite the adoption of the Declaration of Independence as the source of the 250th anniversary.

"The lack of civic knowledge is a great disaster," said Coe Professor of History and American Studies and Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Stanford University Jack Rakove. "Any democratic system of government to succeed requires having an informed electorate."

The Pulitzer Prize-winning authority on the drafting of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence blamed the problem on the fragmented media landscape and schools prioritizing STEM subjects over civics and history.

"Our educational system is highly decentralized. So the idea that you could have one clean, neat, sweeping educational reform that will cope with the problem is hard," Rakove said. "And of course, and we do live in this disaggregated information environment where people pick the sources they like. If you assume that a Democratic society depends upon well-rounded deliberation of being exposed to the views of other people, the information environment itself is not conducive to the underlying foundation of Democratic debate."

it's the 250th anniversary of Edward Gibbon publishing the first volume of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

>>1522704
50% of blacks under 25 years old can't even read at a 5th grade level now.

>>1522779
Hurr Durr that’s nothing new.

>>1522779
Literacy rates are plummeting across the board, not just blacks. Tablets, Tiktok, and AI are completely frying kids brains.

>>1522704
Come on now, Every American know that history consists of the Earth being made in seven days, followed by Noah, Moses and then the USA being made.

>>1522783
>>1522779
And that's horrifying.
>>1522788
And America being made great again.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 2, so technically none of those are right.

July 4 is when it was ratified, not adopted.

>>1522783
>Almost half of the country are immigrants and non whites now
>Literacy rates plummet
Really activates my almonds

https://infogram.com/republican-identity-4th-of-july-26-1h984wvgxzm3z2p
>republicunts care more about gender identity than democrats
lmao

The war was still going on, seems to me it has to be won first before independence exists

>>1522841
>Almost half of the country are immigrants and non whites now
Unironically have you seen the citizenship test? Immigrants know more about this sort of shit than your average victim of the American education system.

>>1522848
most MIGA retards try to ignore that the average migrant is smarter than them

>>1522848
>>1522849
Illegal immigrants, you retarded esl child rape apologists. Being intentionally naive just makes you look even more retarded

>>1522850
You didn’t say illegal immigrants, you said immigrants and non-whites. And you didn’t mean illegal immigrants, because they don’t make up half the country.

>>1522854
Don't reply to them, they want you to apologize for all the child rape they're supporting

>>1522854
There are more illegal immigrants in the us than legal ones and H1B and green card scams are a form of illegal immigration
>>1522856
Why do you think it's okay for child rapists to be pardoned?

>>1522857
>I can forgive child rapists if they're MIGA
>Democrats need to not rape any children so I and other MIGA can rape them instead, because we love raping children so much
>back away libs, I gotta rape kids!

>>1522704
It's almost as though America betrayed and abandoned its anglo protestant root that has any recognition of what tf this country was ever "supposed" to be.

Oh, well. Enjoy being subversive and brown.

>>1522862
Projecting again, i see

>>1522863
chuds have been complaining about that for longer than America's been America

>>1522862
>abandoned its anglo protestant roots
>Enjoy being subversive and brown.

I'm black, and I belong to the Baptist Church, and they speak Anglo,

And I know what 250 means, Cannibalistic Humanoid Urban Dweller.

it means how much I'm going to weigh in pounds in 5 years when I'm 30 years old

And you cannot imagine what my pussy smells like, but I bet you'd like to

>>1522850
>accuses me of being esl while being incapable of reading what they wrote
ironic

>>1522864
100% gibberish post.

>>1522863
Not really, fag. Spam harder.

>>1522870
>>1522871
keep it to one post next time esl shill

>>1522866
Are you reciting that song that ends with "I can teach you but I have to charge?"

>>1522872
None of your business how many posts I make. Not to mention you're the most notorious spammer on the board lmao.

>>1522874
>esl continues their descent into madness

Colonization of America by other races is a natural world phenomena. Also if most people dont know what 250 America is they can take a free class at a community College on American history or government and know everything in a couple months. Not that big of deal. But those are some whacky statistics!

>>1522704
It's easy to get weird answers when you leave the most basic answer off.
Still somewhat sad though. Leftist middle education focuses more on fingering a grown man's bussy more than core US civics.
The competency crisis is here. Thanks leftists.

>>1522841
>Thinking the white kids arent performing relatively worse as well
Keep on being delusional. Education is down across the board despite some bright spots.

>>1522862
Desert cult fags not having a grip on the government is a good thing

>>1522877
>I live an incredibly privileged life to think anyone has the time energy and resources to take a free college class. I'm not concerned at all it would take a multiple month college course for an adult in our country to understand the most rudimentary facts about our history. This is fine...

ESL shill being dumb enough to think that everyone wrong is a leftist is a satisfying self BTFO

>>1522879
By what metrics that would prove that statement incorrect?

>>1522873
>Are you reciting that song that ends with "I can teach you but I have to charge?"
if you're referring to The line from the 2003 pop song "Milkshake" by Kelis: "I could teach you, but I have to charge."

yes
my unique smell is a secret i only shares for a price.

smellme$#@protonmail.me

Dumbly phrased poll, if there were an option of "250th anniversary of the founding of America" it would be overwhelmingly that.

>>1522907
Anon your wording is strange. What are you asking?

>>1522985
What metrics would you use to prove white students are failing along side immigrants and browns?
Given you couldn't grasp what I was asking by looking at the post you replied to, I'd imagine this should be like texting a tree stump, but way less fun.

>>1523047
Statistics of passing/failing and graduation rates from the various school districts. States like Alabama and Mississippi have actually been making improvements over the past few years, oddly enough. But overall the general education rate is failing. Children arent able to read for context, think critically, or work out solutions to problems when theyre stuck. An entire generation is in danger of falling further behind.
Not my fault you post like youve got marbles in your mouth. Construct sentences clearly and then people can follow what you want to say.

>>1523071
Ok but can you sauce that?

>>1523097
Dunno why youd want sauce, but would you prefer ranch or honey mustard with the statistics