Question 20 Answer

By: J.J. Jackson

Q: _______ won the first election for President of the United States (under the Constitution).
A. George Washington

How did you fare? In 1996 when I originally gave this test to 50 people (21 “Conservatives”, 13 “Moderates”,
15 “Liberals”) the following percentages answered correctly:
Total Respondants: 78% (39)
“Conservatives” 100% (21)
“Moderates” 92% (12)
“Liberals” 40% (6)

What were some of the wrong answers?
Thomas Jefferson
FDR
King James