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What Americans Know About Current Affairs: 1989-2007

Americans have struggled with knowing about their country and other current affairs in politics, and about their own government for quite some time. The differences from today's Americans and those in the 1980's aren't much different. Surveys taken report that more than 9 in 10 Americans could recognize that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Californian governor. Other names like Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Senator (Now President) Barrack Obama, and football star Peyton Manning were identified with a majority of Americans, just as much as their own state governor. The knowledge defference between ages 18-29 and 65 and older were noticeably higher. Only 15% of the younger age group was among the most informed, compared to the 43% that are 65 and older. The main idea to all of this is that depending on how many sources a person uses, the more their knowledge grows and becomes more aware of the current affairs and the people in our government.