Future of the First Amendment Survey 2014

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Commissioned by
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Prepared by
Kenneth ...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridgin...

Contents
Foreword 1
Executive Summary 3
Detailed Findings 4
Survey Methodology 15
About the Author 16
Student Questi...

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Foreword
Like those before it, this survey holds a surprise.
For the first time, Am...

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know too well how volatile public opinion can be. After the 9/11 attacks, for example...

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Executive Summary
Here are the key findings of the Knight Foundation’s 2014 Future o...

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Detailed Findings
American high school students have become more supportive of the F...

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Detailed Findings
2004 2006 2007 2011 2014
83%
70%
88%
70%
76%
63%
68%
90%
...

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Detailed Findings
First Amendment support
is highest among students
who report mor...

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Students who take a class dealing with the First Amendment also are more likely to su...

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“Students should be allowed to express their opinions about teachers and school admin...

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“Which one of the five rights in the First Amendment is the most important to you?”
...

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Detailed Findings
Students are far less
concerned than are
American adults about ...

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Detailed Findings
5%
3%
61%
12% 86%
34%
Students
Teachers
“People should be ...

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Detailed Findings
Students largely agree
that their electronic
communications sho...

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Detailed Findings
“Consumers should be able to search online without businesses tra...

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Detailed Findings
Fewer than half of the
students surveyed knew
of the National S...

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Appendix A
Survey Methodology This project was designed by Kenneth Dautrich, who is...

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Appendix B
About the Author Professor Kenneth Dautrich is president of The Stats Gr...

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Appendix C
Student Questionnaire
1. What grade are you currently in (please check ...

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4. For each of the following statements, please indicate how much you agree or disag...

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Appendix C
Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approv...

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Appendix C
5. The First Amendment became part of the U.S Constitution more than 200...

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15. Have you ever thought about making a phone call or sending a text or online
mes...

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1. How often do you get news, meaning new information or a report about something th...

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3. In the past three years have you taught any classes that dealt with the First Ame...

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Appendix D
People should be allowed to burn or deface the American flag as a politi...

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5. The First Amendment became part of the U.S Constitution more than 200 years
ago....

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14. Have you ever thought about making a phone call or sending a text or online
mes...

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