March 1, 2006
CHICAGO
-- Americans apparently know more about
"The Simpsons" than they do about the First Amendment.
A
new survey shows more than one in five Americans could name all five Simpson
family members -- but, only one in 1,000 people could name all five First
Amendment freedoms.
And,
more people could name the three "American Idol" judges than identify
three First Amendment rights.
The
poll was done for the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.
Joe
Madeira, director of exhibitions at the museum, said, "We have our job cut
out for us" when the museum opens in April.
For
those who were sleeping in class when the teacher went over the First
Amendment, these are the freedoms: freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly
and petition for redress of grievances.
And,
since you certainly know the names of the "Idol" judges and probably
know all the Simpson family members, we will not list them here (if you really
must know the "Simpsons" family, look at the photo caption).
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