44. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with lyrics that others might find offensive.				49. What about most people in the United States—do you think the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment are something people specifically think about or are they something they take for granted?
40%	Strongly agree			10%	Personally think about
30	Mildly agree			56	Take for granted
14	Mildly disagree			34	Don’t know
7	Strongly disagree
9	Don’t know			Below is a series of statements about how people might try to exercise their rights under the First Amendment. In each case please indicate whether you think under current law Americans have the legal right or not to do these things:
45. Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of a story.
				50. Under current law, do Americans have the legal right toburn the American flag as a means of political protest?
24%	Strongly agree			25%	Yes
27	Mildly agree			75	No
22	Mildly disagree
14	Strongly disagree
13	Don’t know
46. High school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of school authorities.				51. Under current law, do the courts have the right to send reporters to jail for refusing to reveal a news source? (Correct answer depends on state.)
30%	Strongly agree			31%	Yes
28	Mildly agree			69	No
18	Mildly disagree
11	Strongly disagree
13	Don’t know
47. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Americans don’t appreciate First Amendment freedoms the way they ought to.”
				52. Under current law, does the government have the right to restrict indecent material on the Internet?
17%	Strongly agree			49%	Yes
33	Mildly agree			51	No
18	Mildly disagree
9	Strongly disagree			53. Under current law, does someone have the legal right to shout “fire” in a crowded arena as a prank?
23	Don’t know
				23%	Yes
				77	No
48. Are the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment something you personally think about or are they something you take for granted?
27%	Personally think about
36	Take for granted
37	Don’t know