Wednesday, March 01, 2006

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Study: More know 'The Simpsons' than First Amendment rights
CHICAGO (AP) — Americans apparently know more about The Simpsons than they do about the First Amendment.

Far more Americans can identify Lisa, Marge, Maggie, Homer and Bart than the First Amendment freedoms.

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. (Related video: Knowledge of freedoms lacking)

The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22% of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just one in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.

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