We Must All Be Civics Teachers – Constitution Day, 2020 | Live Long and Prosper
We Must All Be Civics Teachers – Constitution Day, 2020
CONSTITUTION DAY CIVICS SURVEY
A few days ago, the Annenberg Public Policy Center released its annual Constitution Day Civics Survey. The results of the survey suggest that the recent upheavals in the United States…racial protests, a pandemic-based health crisis, and increased political polarization…have provided Americans with the excuse to learn more about our form of government.
The survey found that Americans now know more about how our government works than in the last couple of years.
Asked to name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:
- 73% of Americans named freedom of speech, up from 48% in 2017;
- 47% named freedom of religion, up from 15% in 2017;
- 42% named freedom of the press, up from 14% in 2017;
- 34% named right of assembly, up from 10%;
- 14% named the right to petition the government, up from 3%;
- Those who could not name any First Amendment right fell to 19% from 37% in 2017 (total of “can’t name any” and “don’t know”).
It seems obvious that daily newscasts and political pronouncements have helped to educate Americans on the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment. The CONTINUE READING: We Must All Be Civics Teachers – Constitution Day, 2020 | Live Long and Prosper