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Constitutional confusion: Americans struggle with basic civic knowledge as November election looms

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80% Informative

Just 39% of Americans knew that the First Amendment protects freedom of religion and only 29% knew that it guarantees freedom of the press.

Political scientists, legal scholars and historians warn that growing apathy could destabilize the nation as voters head to the polls this fall .

Survey: 65% of adults could list all three branches — the legislative, judicial and executive — of government.

ACTA: Survey shows alarming declines in public awareness of civil liberties, civic institutions and U.S. history.

Study of 150 college courses found “identity-focused terms” such as “White supremacy” dominated syllabi.

Study: America ’s founding, Civil War , World War II , and role of religion in civil rights movements all received scant attention.

VR Score

86

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88

Neutral language

38

Article tone

formal

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English

Language complexity

60

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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