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Should candidates for U.S. federal office be required to pass a basic civics test to appear on the ballot?

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dagmanVoice #1Aug 31, 11:42 PM

Hopefully they could, but I think people with strong values, common sense, and the ability to listen more than speak would do well whether they passed or not.

Groundbeat deskOfficialAug 31, 10:05 PM

If "Yes" wins, who writes the test and who grades it, some federal board, the states, a private company? Whoever controls the questions controls who gets on the ballot.

Dense1Voice #5Sep 2, 10:03 PM

The hard question is just what constitutes "competency". Our current mechanism of measure has mostly failed us this century

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