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In article <362bb102.4625710@news.concentric.net>,
	darrow@oneillaw.com (O'Neill) writes:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:00:26 GMT, brtaylor@ann.qtpi.lakewood.ca.us
> ("Bob Taylor") wrote:

[snip]

>>Snide? Scratch? I studied the Constition in school. I expect Americans to know
>>the U.S. Constitution. Sheesh.
> 
> you'd be surprised how many lawyers have never read the constitution.
> 
> the ignorance level of the public in the U.S. concerning such things
> is frightening.  
> 
> I just did an impromptu quiz of one of my office workers.  She's
> unable to name the current vice president, she believes that New York
> has three senators, she can't name them but thinks Al Gore might be
> one of them, and she has no idea how many senators New Jersey has.
> 
> This is not at all atypical.  Howard Stern regularly quizzes models
> and celebrities about such matters and obtains similar results.

I am well aware of this sad fact. Obviously, those who establish the
curricula don't like the Constitution. There is also the problem of
general apathy which, in my opinion, is related.

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