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.

Could you pass a citizenship test? One professor says his experience is proof that colleges need to do a better job teaching civics. (AP video: Allen Breed)