Free speech & civil liberties

B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

B. Suppose he is teaching in a college. Should he be fired, or not?

A. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or not?

C. Suppose he wrote a book which is in your public library. Somebody in your community suggests that the book should be removed from the library. Would you favor removing it, or not?

A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your (city/town/community) against churches and religion, should he be allowed to speak, or not?

C. If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote against churches and religion should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

Or consider a person who believes that Black people are genetically inferior....B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

Or consider a person who believes that Black people are genetically inferior... A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community claiming that Black people are inferior, should he be allowed to speak, or not?

Or consider a person who believes that Black people are genetically inferior.C. If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote which said Black people are inferior should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

A. Suppose this admitted homosexual wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or not?

C. If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote in favor of homosexuality should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

C. Suppose he wrote a book advocating doing away with elections and letting the military run the country. somebody in your community suggests that the book be removed from the public library. Would you favor removing it, or not?

A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community, should he be allowed to speak, or not?

Everything considered, would you say that, in general, you approve or disapprove of wiretapping?

‘We should be more tolerant of people who choose to live according to their own moral standards, even if they are very different from our own.’ (2000: do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with this statement?)

C. If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote which preaches hatred of the United States should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community preaching hatred of the United States, should he be allowed to speak, or not?

A. Organizing public meetings to protest against the government.

C. Publish books expressing their views.

C. Organizing protest marches and demonstrations.

A. Hold public meetings to express their views.

F. Organizing a nationwide strike of all workers against the government.

E. Foreign relatives and friends

B. Criminal arrests and convictions

G. Sexual orientation

F. Alcohol use

D. Mental health history

C. Illegal drug use

A. Financial and credit history

(Now, we would like to ask you some questions about a self-identified Communist...) Suppose this person is teaching in a college. Should this person be fired, or not?

Suppose this person wrote a book which is in your public library. Somebody in your community suggests that the book should be removed from the library. Would you favor removing it, or not?

Or consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior… If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community claiming that Blacks are inferior, should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

Now, we would like to ask you some questions about a self-identified Communist. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech in your community. Should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

If some people in your community suggested that a book this person wrote against churches and religion should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

(Or consider a person who believes that Black people are genetically inferior…)If some people in your community suggested that a book this person wrote which said Black people are inferior should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

Now consider a Islamic religious leader who preaches hatred of the United States. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community preaching hatred of the United States, should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

Or consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior… If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community claiming that Blacks are inferior, should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

If some people in your community suggested that a book this person wrote which preaches hatred of the United States should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

The federal government has a lot of different pieces of information about people which computers can bring together very quickly. Is this a very serious threat to individual privacy, a fairly serious threat, not a serious threat, or not a threat at all to individual privacy?

C. If some people in your community suggested a book he wrote favoring government ownership should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing this book, or not?

B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community favoring government ownership of all the railroads and big industries, should he be allowed to speak, or not?

Keep people under video surveillance in public areas? Would you say...

A. Do you think such people should be allowed to hold a public meeting to express their views? Would you say…

Should people who want to overthrow the government by force be allowed to hold public meetings?

Should religious extremists be allowed to hold public meetings?

Should people prejudiced against any racial or ethnic group be allowed to hold public meetings?

B. Random drug tests

A. It is wonderful that young people today have greater freedom to protest against things they don't like and to 'do their own thing.'

A. Hold public meetings to express their views.

C. Publish books expressing their views.

D. Occupying a government office and stopping work there for several days.

B. Publishing pamphlets to protest against the government.

E. Seriously damaging government buildings.

Do you think that the American government should or should not have the right to do the following?… Monitor e-mails, social media content and any other personal information exchanged on the Internet?

Do you support or oppose each of the following bills before Congress? [Renew the federal surveillance programs that were adopted after 9/11 which allow the government to search private electronic data without a search warrant]

Private companies offer services in return for personal information such as your name, phone number, email address, online-search history, or purchases. Regardless of whether you use the Internet yourself, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.… I would provide my personal information online in return for discounts and free products.

Who should be mostly responsible for protecting personal information when using the internet?

(Do you think the United States government should or should not have the right to do the following at times of severe epidemics?) Use digital (mobile phone) surveillance to track infected people.

Suppose this person wrote a book advocating doing away with elections and letting the military run the country. Somebody in your community suggests that the book be removed from the public library. Would you favor removing it, or not?

Consider a person who advocates doing away with elections and letting the military run the country. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community, should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

If somebody in your community suggests that a book the gay person wrote in favor of homosexuality should be taken out of your public library, would you favor removing it, or not?

And what about a gay person? Suppose this gay person wanted to make a speech in your community. Should this person be allowed to speak, or not?

There are some people whose views are considered extreme by the majority. Consider religious extremists, that is people who believe that their religion is the only true faith and all other religions should be considered as enemies. Do you think such people should be allowed to publish their views on the Internet or social media? Would you say…

Collect information about anyone living in other countries without their knowledge? (Would you say...)

Monitor e-mails and any other information exchanged on the Internet? (Would you say...)

Collect information about anyone living in America without their knowledge? Would you say...

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B. Do you think such people should be allowed to publish books expressing their views? Would you say…

F. Wire-tapping of telephone calls at home

D. Auditing of email and Internet use at home

J. Illegal or unauthorized use of computers

Many people think it is important to have complete freedom of the press and news media in the United States. Others think that the press too often invades the privacy of public figures"like Senators or members of Congress by printing stories that contain personal details about their private lives. Which of the three statements on this Card comes closest to your feelings about balancing freedom of the press and the right to privacy? READ STATEMENTS 1-3 ONLY. CIRCLE ONLY ONE CODE.

G. Searches of briefcases and desks at work

B. Freedom is having a government that doesn't spy on me or interfere in my life.

H. Foreign business contacts

E. Wire-tapping of telephone calls at work

C. Auditing of email and Internet use at work

H. Video camera surveillance in the workplace

F. Freedom is being able to express unpopular ideas without fearing for my safety.

I. Foreign travel

C. Wiretapping or electronic surveillance

Consider an artist--like a painter, sculptor, or photographer--whose art works mock or demean religions or religious figures. If such a person wanted to exhibit these works in your community, should the exhibit be allowed, or not?

A. Would you, personally, be offended by an exhibit of such artworks or would you not be offended?

• Favor the government's need to protect security by gathering information.

A. Under the First Amendment guaranteeing free speech, people should be allowed to express their own opinions even if they are harmful or offensive to members of other religious or racial groups.

B. People should not be allowed to express opinions that are harmful or offensive to members of other religious or racial groups.

Some people think that it's important to stand up for your own opinion even if it makes others around you uncomfortable. Others think that it's better to keep your views to yourself if they would make others around you uncomfortable. Which position comes closer to your view?

Some books or films offend people who have strong religious beliefs. Should books and films that attack religions be prohibited by law or should they be allowed?

A. People who organize protests against a government action they strongly oppose.

A. Now I would like to ask you some questions about a man who admits he is a Communist. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be forbidden from speaking or not?

D. Now, I would like to ask you some questions about a man who admits he is a Communist. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak?

E. Or, consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior. If such a person wanted to speech in your community claiming that Blacks are inferior, should he be allowed to speak, make a or not?

B. Or consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community claiming that Blacks are inferior, should he be forbidden from speaking or not?

C. Require people with the AIDS virus to wear identification tags that look like those carried by people with allergies or diabetes

Should the newspaper be allowed to publish the papers? Or should the government have the power to prevent publication?

B. Teach 15 year olds in schools.

Should the newspaper be allowed to publish the papers? Or should the government have the power to prevent publication?

B. Teach 15 year olds in schools.

How concerned are you about threats to your personal privacy in America today? Would you say you are very concerned, somewhat concerned, only a little concerned, or not concerned at all?