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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: longnshort who wrote (10656)6/29/2004 5:47:47 PM
From: Selectric II  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
This will send a chill down your spine. Scroll down. I'm packin' my bags:

"An American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) report released September 16 found that none of the nation's top 50 colleges and universities require students to study American history and only 10% require students to study history at all.

For additional information, check: www.goacta.org

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A nationwide survey commissioned by Columbia Law School in May 2002 revealed that an alarming number of voting age Americans have serious misconceptions about the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Almost a third of all Americans think that the President may suspend the Bill of Rights in wartime.

Question: In time of war or other declared national emergency, the President may suspend the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
Answer True: 32%
False: 60%
Don't Know 5%

Almost two-thirds think Karl Marx's dogma, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" either was, or may have been, included in the Constitution.

Question: Does the Constitution include the following statement about the proper role of government: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"?
Answer: Yes: 35%
No: 31%
Don't Know: 34%


For additional information, check: www.law.columbia.edu/news/surveys "

wethepeople.gov
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