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Vol. 35, Number 8—August 2003
Do You Know Your First Amendment Rights?
More Americans appear to know at least some of their First Amendment rights, according to the 2003 State of the First Amendment survey conducted by the First Amendment Center, in collaboration with American Journalism Review. How well can you answer the following question?
Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment?
| | | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | | Freedom of the press | 12% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 16% | Freedom of speech
| 44% | 60% | 59% | 58% | 63% | | Freedom of religion | 13% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 22% | | Freedom of petition | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | | Right of assembly | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | | Other | 6% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 21% | | Don't know/Refused to answer | N/A | 37% | 36% | 35% | 37% | |
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
For More on the public's views on the First Amendment visit "Upon Further Review" at www.ajr.org.
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