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Should an educated American know what all of the amendments to the Constitution are, by heart?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33159points) November 30th, 2015

We all know a couple of the important ones -

First amendment = free speech
Second amendment = bearing arms
Fifth amendment = bear witness against ones self
Tenth amendment = the states have rights

and so on.

But there are a total of 27 amendments that have been passed (and one repealed).

I’m not asking for a list – those are easy to find.

The question is more fundamental.

Should an educated and culturally literate American citizen know (and be able to identify) all of the amendments to the constitution by heart?

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