Most states require some sort of high school civics instruction. But with surveys showing that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, and one in which 10% of college graduates think Judith Sheindlin – TV’s “Judge Judy” – serves on the U.S. Supreme Court, many think we should be aiming higher.

Surveys show that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government. One found that 10% of college graduates think TV’s “Judge Judy” serves on the U.S. Supreme Court.

With surveys showing that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the government, many thing the U.S. should be doing more.

Chief Justice John Roberts became the target of the latest batch of leaks related to the Supreme Court this week, prompting criticism from center-left commentators about Roberts’s apparent efforts to