Do you consider the Fourth of July to be one of our nation’s most important holidays, least important holidays, or somewhere in between?
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Most important:
68%
Least important:
2%
Somewhere in between:
29%
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As far as you know, what specific historical event is celebrated on July 4th?
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Signing of the Declaration of Independence:
72%
Approval of the Declaration of Independence by Congress:
23%
Something else:
5%
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As far as you know, from which of the following countries did America gain its independence following the Revolutionary War?
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Mexico:
0%
England:
95%
France:
2%
Spain:
0%
Some other country:
1%
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As far as you know, in which state was Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “shot heard ‘round” fired?
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Massachusetts:
83%
New Hampshire:
12%
New York:
3%
Texas:
0%
Somewhere else:
3%
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Which of the following is your favorite Founding Father?
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John Adams:
12%
Benjamin Franklin:
34%
Alexander Hamilton:
3%
John Jay:
2%
Thomas Jefferson:
32%
James Madison:
3%
Sam Walton:
1%
George Washington:
13%
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Do you have an ancestor who fought in the American Revolution?
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Yes:
23%
No:
36%
I don’t know for sure, but probably not:
41%
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What rating would you give the US Constitution?
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Excellent:
62%
Good:
33%
Poor:
2%
Fair:
4%
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Considering how it impacts life in our country today, do you believe that the US Constitution should continue to be the fundamental law of the United States?
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Keep using it:
98%
Stop using it:
2%
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Is the United States a nation of “liberty and justice for all”?
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How important is it to recall and preserve St. Louis’s Revolutionary War heritage?
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Very important:
80%
Not very important:
20%
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Which of following St. Louis memorials is your favorite Revolutionary War Memorial?
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Fort San Carlos site maker, Fourth and Walnut:
10%
Unknown Revolutionary War Soldiers grave marker, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery:
36%
Copper tablet noting the St. Louis Spanish expedition victory against the British, Missouri History Museum:
11%
Battle of St. Louis mural, State Capitol in Jefferson City:
21%
American Revolution Bicentennial plaque, Old Courthouse:
22%
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Will you travel somewhere away from home over the Fourth of July weekend?
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Will you attend Fair St. Louis this year?
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Which of the following is the gravest offense against public order most likely to happen in your own neighborhood over the Fourth of July holiday?
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Dangerous neighbors celebrating the holiday with gunfire:
25%
Idiot neighbors celebrating the holiday with illegal fireworks:
45%
Intoxicated neighbors having loud parties:
7%
Public displays of untanned flesh in my own or adjacent yards:
7%
In-laws visiting my house:
2%
My partner’s attempts at cooking with fire:
1%
Something else:
14%
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Will you set off fireworks this Fourth of July?
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Yes:
8%
Yes, but outside of the City of St. Louis, in some place where it is legal:
8%
No, they're illegal where I live:
14%
No:
65%
No comment:
5%
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BONUS QUESTION
Which of the following candidates for US President knows least about American history?
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