US civics education is horrendous. Only 30% of US students are proficient in civics standards. About half of US adults sampled couldn't even name the three branches of government; an elected US Senator said "Our government wasn’t set up for one group to have all three branches of government. … You know, the House, the Senate and the executive". A huge majority wildly misunderstand the first amendment [1].
I used to volunteer with a civics ed non-profit. Students, almost all whom had already completed their required civics curriculum, entered our program with all sorts of wildly insane misunderstandings of American governance.
I used to volunteer with a civics ed non-profit. Students, almost all whom had already completed their required civics curriculum, entered our program with all sorts of wildly insane misunderstandings of American governance.
[1] https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:g4DAnD...