The new Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that more than a third of respondents do not know what is in the First Amendment, and that only a quarter of Americans are able to name all three branches of government. We’ll discuss the survey’s findings, the importance of civic education, and take your questions about the Constitution.
Guests:
Jack Rakove, professor of history, American studies and political science, Stanford University; author, “Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America”
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication; director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Resources Mentioned on Air:
- Civics Renewal Network
- The Madison-Jefferson Exchange on Ratification and the Bill of Rights (TeachingAmericanHistory.org)
- Madison on “The Earth Belongs to the Living” (Founders Online: National Archives)