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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould there be a test given candidates running for President?
Perhaps given before the first debate they participate in on TV?
Like the GRE or SATs?
Unfortunately, I'd imagine even Bush could have passed one.
But TRUMP? No way! I think it would have saved us!!!
Or get them in a tournament with Alex Trebek -- Would love to see Trump on Jeopardy! "American History for $20, Alex" "Sorry, Donald, the war between the states was North vs. South, not East vs. SOUTHWEST."
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)Anytime something like that happens, it inevitably leads to discrimination.
What needs to change in voter education and engagement. I'm not sure how best to do that, but certainly making civics class a high school requirement is a good start.
Jno_Gilmor_
(127 posts)crosinski
(413 posts)Because I think that would have made me feel better about some of the jackasses that have been elected in my lifetime.
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)Although no amount of civics training is like to sink in with the moron currently holding office.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"Anytime something like that happens, it inevitably leads to discrimination..."
What then is the precise and relevant difference between that and voting predicated on arbitrary age requirements? Or is some discrimination valid while other, not?
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)And most important, there's no way it can be manipulated to exclude certain protected classes (other than young people).
Just look at some of the issues people have brought up with the SAT where, in many cases, essay questions included cultural references that provided an unfair advantage to the people who understood them.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)People just chose to ignore it (or they're stupid themselves, or they thought he would change).
JoeStuckInOH
(544 posts)It would likely take a full blown constitutional amendment to make declared candidates participate in a binding assessment like you are speaking of.
It could be done, likely, at the primary level because that is a caucus/party thing and not an actual government office thing.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)It would help a lot if we had one still instead of what they've become.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)He doesn't have the intelligence of an average high school student.
2naSalit
(86,840 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)Unfortunately someone would probably use it to unfairly discriminate.
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)to be honest with you.
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)100% of my voters were Ivy League students.
With the exception of President, I could have told them to vote for anyone and most would have followed my advice.
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)I am not sure Trump is a legacy admission to UPenn or not (all of his kids that are old enough went there, I'm sure they are).
(Note-- I'm not Ivy League material and haven't been anywhere near a campus).
Dalai_1
(1,301 posts)Would be an excellent choice. It gives a diagnosis and result also of The test shows whether a person lies on the test.
The WAIS gives an IQ..
Weschler Adult Intelligent Scale
Many HR departments use this as part of their hiring diagnostics
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)Found this:
Trump didn't even get in when he applied initially to Penn. He then spent his first two college years at Fordham. After his sophomore year, his brother Fred intervened for him with a friend of Fred's who was an admissions officer at UPenn. Trump was then (surprise, surprise!) accepted as a transfer student for his junior and senior years.