The Fab Five
December, 1997
In a survey commissioned by the Freedom Forum's Newseum earlier this year, 29 percent of Americans couldn't name any of the five rights protected by the First Amendment. Most of those surveyed could cite freedom of speech (64 percent). But few people could remember that they are able to read unrestricted literature thanks to the right to a free press (15 percent) or to attend the church of their choosing--or none at all--because of freedom of religion (16 percent). A few (11 percent) recalled th...
