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• W157640310 abstract "THE DOOR OPENS. Chairs shuffle as the students come to their feet. The room is almost eerily silent as the three judges enter and take their seats. In front of them, panel of young experts on constitutional principles waits nervously for the signal to begin. Another round of judging in We the People congressional hearing has begun. In the past few years, it has been my good fortune to be one of those three judges in both state and national competitions. In that capacity, I have seen hundreds of students grappling with questions that call for deep understanding of the principles of democratic government on which our nation was founded. As I listen to their responses, sometimes confident and clear, other times confused and tentative, I think to myself, are all winners. And in truth, they are. So, also, is our body politic. Origins of We the People The first We the People program dates back to the bicentennial of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, which spanned 1987 to 1991. The program grew out of the determination of former Chief Justice Warren Burger, head of the Bicentennial Commission, to make this commemoration a history and civics lesson for us ally With grant from the commission, the independent, nonprofit Center for Civic Education developed curriculum and national competition to realize Burger's vision. At the end of the bicentennial, the center continued to develop and expand the We the People program with funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Today, the center administers the program through network of coordinators in each of the 435 congressional districts as well as the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since its inception in 1987, more than 26 million students and 82 thousand educators have participated in We the People. The program has also enlisted support and participation from members of Congress, bar associations, and other professional, business, and community organizations across the nation. We the People in the Classroom The primary goal of We the People is to promote civic competence and responsibility. To accomplish this, the center provides participating teachers with student textbooks and suggested learning activities that culminate in simulated congressional hearing. This curriculum can be used as the basis of semester or yearlong course on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. More typically, it is integrated into conventional U.S. history or civics and government courses. Three versions of We the People textbooks and teacher's guides are available for upper elementary, middle, and high school classes. All three focus on the history and principles of the Constitution and on the role of citizens in democratic society. Each text develops these themes using age-appropriate content and learning activities that are designed to work well with students of varying ability levels. The textbooks are organized around essential questions such as, What is government? and What are the responsibilities of citizens? At the high school level, the questions are more challenging, as the list of units of study in Figure 1 indicates. The teacher's guides that accompany the textbooks lay out interactive lessons that feature critical thinking exercises, problem-solving activities, and cooperative learning tasks. These lessons have been carefully designed to develop students' intellectual abilities and their participatory skills while increasing their civic knowledge. In these lessons, students are encouraged to apply what they are learning to current issues. They also have many opportunities to examine the relationship of constitutional principles to basic concerns such as fairness, justice, equality, and the common good. After working through the curriculum, students take multiple-choice test and prepare for the simulated congressional hearing. …" @default.
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