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Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O�Connor was at the state capitol Tuesday.

Addressing a rare joint session of the legislature, the first woman to serve on the nation�s highest court recounted statistics that show most people can�t name the three branches of government, but can name at least one of the three stooges. The justice is pushing for more civics education in schools.

�Statistics show there�s a very strong correlation between ignorance and distrust of our government,� O�Connor said. �We must take action to reverse the trend of removing civics from our schools before the cynicism begins to suffocate our democracy.�

The Justice did note Florida is one of the few states that instituted increased civic�s education in middle schools. Since 2006 students must take at least three hours of civics education.