Bill of Rights/10
commandments
Study: Few
Americans Know 1st Amendment by ANNA JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the
five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion,
press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can
name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
The study by the new
Joe Madeira, director of exhibitions at the museum, said
he was surprised by the results.
"Part of the survey really shows there are
misconceptions, and part of our mission is to clear up these
misconceptions," said
The survey found more people could name the three
"American Idol" judges than identify three First Amendment rights.
They were also more likely to remember popular advertising slogans.
It also showed that people misidentified First Amendment
rights. About one in five people thought the right to own a pet was protected,
and 38 percent said they believed the right against self-incrimination
contained in the Fifth Amendment was a First Amendment right, the survey found.
The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted Jan.
20-22 by the research firm Synovate and had a margin
of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Here are some links to important 10 commandment
court decisions:
http://www.atheists.org/decisionday/McCrearyBRIEF.pdf
http://www.atheists.org/decisionday/VanOrdenBRIEF.pdf
And here are some articles related to those
court decisions:
http://www.atheists.org/christianity/tencommandments.html
http://www.atheists.org/christianity/hangemall.html
http://www.americanatheist.org/columns/ontar5-28-01.html
Here is
the
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/27/AR2005062700416.html
Some Landmark Bill of Rights Court Decisions:
http://atheism.about.com/od/churchstatedecisions/
Here’s a
list of cases and articles specific to free speech:
http://atheism.about.com/library/decisions/indexes/bldec_SpeechIndex.htm
Finally
a list of the newest cases involving Religious Liberty: