I went looking around the internet on some recent polling of Americans' knowledge of the Constitution and found this one from 2008. As Arte Johnson might say of the results, "Verrrry interesting."
How Uniformed is the American Public?
* Only 6% can name all four rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. (24% cannot name even one. 27% can only name one. 43% can name two or three.)
* 62% cannot name all three branches of the Federal government. (One-third cannot name even one. 14% can only name one. 15% can name two.)
* 35% believe that the Constitution mandates English as the official language.
* Only 7% can correctly identify the Constitutional Convention as the authors.
* 4 in 5 do not know how many amendments there are to the Constitution.
* 1 in 5 do not know that the President is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
* 84% believe that the U.S. Constitution is the document that states that "all men are created equal", thus confusing it with the Declaration of Independence.
* 1 out of 6 believe that the Constitution establishes America as a Christian nation.
* 32% believe that John Hancock had a hand in drafting the Constitution.
So how would you do with the same questions? Answers here.
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