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High School Principal Survey
308 principals
41 questions
Questions (1-10)(11-19)(20-28)(29-41)
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| 20. The First Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. This is what it says: | 24. People should be allowed to burn or deface the American flag as a political statement. | ||||||
| “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” | 9% | Strongly agree | |||||
| 14 | Mildly agree | ||||||
| 13 | Mildly disagree | ||||||
| 62 | Strongly disagree | ||||||
| 1 | Don’t know | ||||||
| Based on your own feelings about the First Amendment, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: The First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees. | 25. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with lyrics that others might find offensive. | ||||||
| 18% | Strongly agree | ||||||
| 25 | Mildly agree | ||||||
| 28 | Mildly disagree | ||||||
| 7% | Strongly agree | 28 | Strongly disagree | ||||
| 17 | Mildly agree | 1 | Don’t know | ||||
| 20 | Mildly disagree | ||||||
| 52 | Strongly disagree | ||||||
| 4 | Don’t know | ||||||
| 21. Overall, how would you rate the job that the American educational system does in teaching students about First Amendment freedoms? | 26. Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of a story. | ||||||
| 6% | Excellent | 56% | Strongly agree | ||||
| 56 | Good | 24 | Mildly agree | ||||
| 27 | Fair | 14 | Mildly disagree | ||||
| 10 | Poor | 5 | Strongly disagree | ||||
| 2 | Don’t know | 2 | Don’t know | ||||
| 22. Overall, do you think the press in America has too much freedom to do what it wants; too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right? | 27. High school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of school authorities. | ||||||
| 40% | Too much freedom | 8% | Strongly agree | ||||
| 3 | Too little freedom | 17 | Mildly agree | ||||
| 56 | About right | 29 | Mildly disagree | ||||
| 1 | Don’t know | 46 | Strongly disagree | ||||
| 1 | Don’t know | ||||||
| For each of the following statements, please circle if you agree or disagree that someone should be allowed to do it... | |||||||
| 28. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: | |||||||
| 23. People should be allowed to express unpopular opinions. | “Americans don’t appreciate First Amendment freedoms the way they ought to.” | ||||||
| 71% | Strongly agree | 27% | Strongly agree | ||||
| 28 | Mildly agree | 47 | Mildly agree | ||||
| 1 | Mildly disagree | 16 | Mildly disagree | ||||
| 0 | Strongly disagree | 5 | Strongly disagree | ||||
| 0 | Don’t know | 6 | Don’t know | ||||
Questions (1-10)(11-19)(20-28)(29-41)
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