This last week, I partook an an experiment in which I asked several family members and friends if they would approve of a law if Congress considered it, but not revealing that the so-called “law” is actually the 1st amendment. To start off, I asked my mom and my dad, who both instantly responded with a yes, knowing that it was the 1st amendment. I then decided to ask a friend from high school, who also said yes, and after a bit he texted back asking if it was the 1st amendment. The last two people I asked were two of my younger cousins, Lydia and Aiden. Lydia said yes and knew it was the first amendment, while Aiden said yes but didn’t know it was the first amendment until I told him. All of the people I asked were more right-leaning, so it was favored from the get go that most of them would agree with it nonetheless. All four of the people who knew the amendment and answered yes had been educated about it in school before, and were well familiar with the 1st amendment, which means that the more educated the person, the more likely they are to know the amendment. None of them thought that the amendment granted too much freedom; they thought it was well balanced and fair. Because most of the people already knew the first amendment and what it granted, they judged the freedoms based off of the constitution’s purpose to give freedom to US citizens and justified it through this. The increase in support of the 1st amendment over the years, according to Knight Foundation, was shown through all of the younger participants agreeing with the amendment, and if people across the country continue to be educated, these number are likely to rise aswell.