Madhulk  +  508413 Fri, 02 May 08 10:54 AM  -I can't believe he was elected president. - He played the fear card, got the most votes. End of civic class. What does the second guy mean?  Madhulk Joined on Mon, Dec 17 2007 Bulgaria Senior Member 3,106 THE MAN OF STEEL

	Philip  +  508519 Fri, 02 May 08 02:47 PM It comes from playing cards:  playing the Ace or the Trump Card got him the win.  I believe the first non-card playing use of the term was when in a famous trial the lawyer "played the race card", bringing race (black ~ white) into the case to get the verdict he wanted. N.B.  I think the class is usually civics class. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Madhulk  +  759863 Mon, 01 Jun 09 11:27 AM Hey, Philip I got ahold of English subtitles and it's actually civic class. So does the other person joking with End of civic class, saying class to mean a lesson about people? Or is it 'that was the end of citizenship'? Below is the full context: Jimmy: Hey, he played the fear card, got the most votes. End of civic class. Since he rounded up (caught?) the meteor freaks, he's been a hero. Clark: Meteor freaks? There was still a meteor shower? Jimmy: Uh, yeah, made headlines coast-to-coast. Across USA? Luthor saved the day. Madhulk Context, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States, Languages