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With a politician who claims to be guided by the constitution. talks about it all the time on the campaign trail. yet it turns out she might not be as familiar with it as she pretends. we're talking about delaware republican and tea party favorite christine o'donnell who is running for senate. debating opponent chris coons in a delaware law school this morning. the two were sparring over teaching evolution and the separation of church and state. listen. >> where in the constitution is separation of church and state? >> oh, my god. >> a few beats later, someone in the crowd says unbelievable, m...

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On the constitution and doesn't know what two of the amendments are that have been talked about a lot on the campaign trail? >> well, i have to say, and thank you for having me back. i think mr. toobin's assessment was grossly partisan. >> paul begala -- >> oh, sorry, paul begala. everyone's voices sound the same. but chris coons -- okay. chris coons was unable to mention the five enumerated rights in the first amendment in this debate. no one's discussing that at all and you would think someone running for senate the first amendment, that's an easy. that's a gimme, that's stuff everybody laef...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. the very first sentence, the words separation of church and state are not in there. the sentence itself make it's plain, government can neither meddle with your faith noerp set up an official faith of its own. article six of the constitution prohibited religious tests for holding public office and as coons pointed out, numer ois supreme court decisions have fleshed out what the first and other amendments mean in practice, what she got right was the technicality. what a lot of people thi...

Prohibited religious tests for holding public office and as coons pointed out, numerous supreme court decisions have fleshed out what the first and other amendments mean in practice, what she got right was the technicality. what a lot of people think she missed was everything else. she also had a tough time today remember something of the other amendments. when asked if she like some other tea party candidates supported changing or repeal ing the 14th, 16th or 17th amendments, she said she didn't want to change the 17th amendment but clearly didn't know what the other amendments were. listen. ...