The First Amendment Center (history here) conducted a survey with these results:
Only “speech” was named by a majority of respondents, 56%.I've intentionally left out the fifth freedom as part of your quiz. Fewer than 3% of Americans could name it. Stumped? Answer at the link. Or here.
Fewer than 20% named religion (15%), press (15%) or assembly (14%).
The number for speech is the lowest in the 11-year history of the survey.
As troubling: 4 in 10 could not name any freedom — the highest such result in the survey’s history.
petition government for redress of grievances - largely viewed as constitutional protection for a right to lobby the government.
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