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v Calendar of Events

 
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v Introduction

 
v HS Companion Website

 
v Navajo Nation Experience

 
v Student Texts

 
v Simulated Congressional Hearings

 
v Program Evaluation

 
v Alumni Network

 
v Get Involved / Contact us

 
v National Advisory Committee / Supporting Organizations

 
v Announcements

 
v Resources

 
v Professional Development

 
v Advanced Placement


Celebrate Lincoln's Bicentennial!

The Center, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, has produced a new lesson on Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth. The lesson, appropriate for high school students, discusses Lincoln's ideas and decisions regarding slavery and the use of presidential power. Download this free lesson today!. Watch a video about the lesson by clicking here.


We the People
High School Level
Student Text

  • New Companion Website
  • Audio Overview
  • 1995 Edition, 2009 Edition Comparison
  • Announcement
  • Table of Contents [PDF]
  • New sample lesson [PDF]
  • New Congressional District Level Questions [PDF]



  • We the People Level 2
    Student text


    We the People teaches students about our constitutional democracy using critical-thinking exercises, activities, and cooperative learning


    The John Marshall Seminar: The Man and His Judicial Philosophy is a biannual professional development program in Richmond, Virginia, cosponsored by The John Marshall Foundation and the Center for Civic Education.
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    We the People: A Seminar on Civil Rights is a professional development program in Birmingham, Alabama, cosponsored by The Center for Civic Education and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
    View Video


    National Advisory Committee

    Hon. Spencer Abraham
    Abraham Group LLC.

    Hon. Les AuCoin
    Bogle & Gates

    Richard D. Bagin
    National School Public Relations Assoc.

    Hon. Max Baucus
    United States Senate

    Hon. Bill Bradley

    John M. Bridgeland
    Civic Enterprises

    Anne Bryant
    National School Boards Association

    Hon. John Buchanan Jr.
    Podesta Associates, Inc.

    Hon. Dale Bumpers
    United States Senate

    Mark Cannon

    Gene R. Carter
    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

    Michael Casserly
    Council of the Great City Schools

    Hon. Thad Cochran
    United States Senate

    Hon. William Cohen
    The Cohen Group

    Gail Connelly
    National Association of Elementary School Principals

    John F. Cooke
    Declaration of Independence Inc.

    Hon. Philip Crane

    Mitchell E. Daniels Jr.

    Daniel A. Domenech
    American Association of School Administrators

    Thomas Donohue
    United States Chamber of Commerce

    Jean Bethke Elshtain
    University of Chicago

    Hon. Dianne Feinstein
    United States Senate

    William Galston
    The Brookings Institution

    Susan Griffin
    National Council for the Social Studies

    Will Harris
    Center for the Constitution: James Madison's Montpelier

    Hon. Orrin G. Hatch
    United States Senate

    Mark O. Hatfield

    Charles Haynes
    First Amendment Center

    Hon. Ernest F. Hollings
    The Hollings Center for International Dialogue

    A. E. Dick Howard
    University of Virginia School of Law

    Victoria Hughes
    Bill of Rights Institute

    Hon. James M. Jeffords
    State Office of the Honorable James M. Jeffords

    Michael B. Keegan
    People for the American Way

    Jack Lockridge
    Federal Bar Association

    William L. Lucas

    David McIntosh
    Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

    Glenn Anne McPhee
    United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

    Joe McTighe
    Council for American Private Education

    Hon. Patty Murray
    United States Senate

    Kitty O'Reilley
    American Lawyers Auxiliary

    William Pound
    National Conference of State Legislatures

    J. Danforth Quayle
    United States Vice Presidential Museum
    Former Honorary Chairs
    Hon. J. Danforth Quayle
    Hon. Warren E. Burger
    Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor
    Hon. David H. Souter

    Diane Ravitch
    New York University

    Cheryl Red Owl
    Rosebud Indian Reservation

    Alfred S. Regnery
    The American Spectator

    Karen M. Ristau, Ed.D
    National Catholic Educational Association

    Robert A. Schadler

    Hon. Philip R. Sharp
    Resource for the Future

    Gordon H. Smith

    Raymond W. Smock

    Philippa Strum
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

    Gerald N. Tirozzi
    National Association of Secondary School Principals

    Dennis Van Roekel
    National Education Association

    Randi Weingarten
    American Federation of Teachers

    Gene Wilhoit
    Council of Chief State School Officers

    Mary Wilson
    The League of Women Voters

    Paul A. Yost, Jr., USCG Ret.
    James Madison Memorial

     

    Supporting Organizations

    American Association of School Administrators


    American Federation of Teachers


    American Lawyers Auxiliary


    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development


    Council for American Private Education


    Council of Chief State School Officers


    Council of the Great City Schools


    Federal Bar Association


    General Federation of Women's Clubs


    Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund


    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People


    National Association of Attorneys General


    National Association of Counties


    National Association of Elementary School Principals


    National Association of Secondary School Principals


    National Association of Towns and Townships


    National Catholic Educational Association


    National Conference of State Legislatures


    National Conference on Citizenship


    National Council for the Social Studies


    National Education Association


    National Indian Education Association


    National PTA


    National School Boards Association


    National School Public Relations Association


    Optimist International


    People for the American Way


    The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation


    United States Catholic Conference


    United States Chamber of Commerce


     


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