Public Opinion Survey

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

All citizens of the United States should be guaranteed freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly as indicated by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

First Amendment rights are applicable to and should be upheld on college campuses.

All people should be able to voice their political opinions in public, even if their opinions are unpopular.

On college campuses, there should be limits on students’ and professors’ speech in order to limit offense to or uncomfortable situations for others in the university community.

Please indicate the answer(s) that best fit your opinion. You may choose more than one answer.

First Amendment rights should be applicable…

Always

Only when they do not infringe on others’ rights or safety

Only when they do not inconvenience others

Only when they do not offend others

None of the above

Don’t know

Please indicate the answer that best fits your opinion.

Universities should place a priority on…

Maintaining freedom of expression for all students

Creating environments free of offensive words, phrases, or situations

Don’t know

Universities should place a priority on…

Promoting group cohesion

Cultivating critical thinking through challenges to one’s way of thinking

Don’t know

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Public speeches promoting communism should be tolerated in the United States.

A campus newspaper such as the Cavalier Daily should NOT be permitted to run an investigative article about the student body president that portrays the individual or group in a negative light.

On college campuses, use of racially offensive or derogatory terms should be prohibited in class environments.