The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent 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. —Study: Few Americans Know 1st AmendmentYahoo!|AP)
I’m blogging this with my students in mind (*fake cough sounding like “pop quiz”*), in the service of the pursuit of knowledge for the sake of knowledge (*fake cough sounding like “pop quiz”*), with which we can all work towards bettering society for all its members (*fake cough sounding like “pop quiz”*).
D’oh!
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