I used to think the average lawyer was well schooled in the constitution. I’ve found that most are largely ignorant.
I attended a debate between Chris Coons and Christine O’Donnell at Widener Law School in 2008. O’Donnell challenged Coons to name the five freedoms in the 1st Amendment (Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and right to redress grievances).
Of course, the self-styled Marxist could not/would not answer. What was really telling though was the response from the audience, a large number of them law students and faculty.
Laughter - not at the failure to answer, but at the question. As if it was unimportant.