1 William Wirt, The Life of Patrick Henry , 1836.
2 Declaration of Rights, clause 6.
3 Findings in this section and the following section are based on analysis of the United States Census Current Population Survey (CPS) data. The data was analyzed by The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE).
4 The generations described here were first defined by Robert Putnam in Bowling Alone (Simon and Schuster, 2000).
5 A survey of Virginians' awareness and understanding of the Constitution and constitutional concepts, sponsored by The Center for the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2010.
6 Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, February 1777.
7 James Madison to W.T. Barry, August 1822.
8 Thomas Jefferson to Tench Coxe, 1795.
9 NCoC results
10 Montpelier–Williamsburg Survey results