Smarter Than A H.S. Student? 3/4 In One Test Couldn't Name The 1st President

These kinds of stories pop up every few months, it seems, and it's not fair to pick on kids from Oklahoma because similar findings could probably be produced in other states.

Still, the results of of a recent survey of students in four Oklahoma public high schools are stunning. KWTV reports that:

— Only 23% could name the first president of the United States.

— Only 10% knew how many justices there are on the Supreme Court.

— 39% couldn't name the ocean along the east coast of the U.S.

The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs commissioned the survey of 1,000 high schoolers. The questions came from the list used by U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services when it tests candidates for citizenship.

Think you could do better? The questions that the Oklahoma kids were asked follow. The answers are posted here.

— What is the supreme law of the land?

— What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

— What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

— How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?

— Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

— What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?

— What are the two major political parities in the United States?

— We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?

— Who was the first president of the United States?

— Who is in charge of the executive branch?