“In a sense, this isn’t really a surprise, given how many other studies show things like how many Americans can’t name the speaker of the house, or how many don’t know who their own senators are.  Yet it’s still unfortunate that so few people have a clear view of what are their rights and the rights of other Americans on important issues such as these.  If you don’t know what your rights are, how do you know when they’re being stepped on?”