Handout B: Attitude Inventory – Who Should Protect Our Fundamental Freedoms?

Directions: Circle whether you agree or disagree with each statement. Complete this survey twice: once before you read Handout A and once after you have read Handout A.

Before Reading	After Reading	Statement
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	1. If I were travelling outside the country, and someone asked me where I live, I would most likely say “America” or “the United States.”
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	2. If I were travelling outside the country and someone asked me where I live, I would answer “my state.” (Virginia, California, etc.)
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	3. My state government is the best protector of my rights.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	4. The federal government is the best protector of my rights.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	5. Every right protected by the federal Bill of Rights should also be protected by my state’s Bill of Rights.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	6. The Supreme Court should have the power to determine my fundamental [basic] freedoms.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	7. My state should have the power to make laws without needing the approval of the federal government.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	8. If my state passes a law that limits my rights, I should be able to challenge that law in the Supreme Court.
Agree/Disagree	Agree/Disagree	9. If different states have different laws about things like gambling, drinking age, speed limits, etc., that is a good thing. States are more likely to pass laws in the best interests of their citizens.