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History and civics education in America is languishing. A troubling number of Americans can\'t even pass a U.S. citizenship test. 

Pioneer Institute\'s recent poll findings on the topic are "pretty sobering,\\u201d explains Chris Sinacola, the organization\'s director of communications and media relations. 

The Pioneer Institute, a think tank based in Massachusetts, offers solutions for how schools and educators can ignite a passion for American history and solve the civics crisis facing the country in a new book, \\u201cRestoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History & Civics in America\'s Schools.\\u201d 

In Pioneer\'s poll, Massachusetts residents were asked questions drawn from the citizenship test. 

The questions were about \\u201cthings that new citizens, or aspiring U.S. citizens, need to know and they need to get 60% to pass,\\u201d Sinacola says, adding that \\u201cthe average score among our citizens was 63%."

"So you can say, \'Yay, we passed, we can all remain citizens,\'\\u201d he says, but it is a bit of an \\u201cindictment\\u201d when some Americans don\\u2019t know how long a U.S. senator\'s term is or even how many members the Senate has.

\\u201cIt\'s a bit of a warning sign,\\u201d Sinacola says. 

Sinacola joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to discuss America\\u2019s social studies crisis and how to correct the the course. 

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