Who were the people interviewed (names are not necessary, but basic age and relation is sufficient)–include any pertinent information.
I don’t have my relatives here, except for my cousin and friends. Because of this, I interviewed: My cousin-18 years old, my female friend-27 years old, my male friend-28 years old, my husband-37 years old, my male friend-60 years old, and my cousin’s father-61 years old.
How were their answers similar and different?
All of them said almost the same things. But they did not recognize the law and that it was the first amendment. They knew it is from the Constitution, but did not know the specific name.
My friend said:” I never had to memorize it, so I don’t know what it is called, but I agree with this law…”
Consider the demographics of those you interviewed: Were there similarities in how men answered versus women? Did people in similar age groups answer similarly? Any patterns at all?
There is almost no difference between what the men and women said. Their answers were similar, but some gave more details than others, for example: my husband said: “I support the freedom of speech and press. However, I think this law should have an exception so that the freedom of religion doesn’t harm other people”.
My female friend answered:” I support all of them, because I think it would be unfair to just have the freedom of speech and not, for example, the freedom of press”.
Share how your subjects judged the freedoms–summarize their responses and spotlight any major points of interest.
My oldest friend says:”Yes, I would approve it… Because if we did not have this freedom we would be an enslaved society…”
My cousin’s dad says:” All laws should stand as they are. The original Constitution laws should remain the way they were written”.
Personal summary:
Since my friends, my cousin, and I are new to America, we are not very familiar with American Constitution. But almost all of them agreed with this law. They like the American laws more than the Russian ones, because in our country the laws work poorly, but here they work well.
