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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.
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    September 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     1 WTP Awareness Session CA15San Jose, CA Rosaleen Zisch
     8 We The People Charlotte School District Awareness SessionPort Charlotte,, FL Judy Nugent
     9 WTP Teacher Workshop TN01elizabethton, TN Terry Morley
     9 We The People/Project Citizen District IL02 Awareness Session IL02Harvey, IL Linda Knowles-Franklin
     10 In-Service LA03Houma, LA Robert Rome
     10 We The People lafourche School District Awareness SessionLockport, LA Robert G. Rome
     10-13 We The People Seminar on the Civil Rights MovementBirmingham, AL Erin Smith
     11 We The People State-Wide Other Training (half to full day)Albuquerque, NM Jennifer Macdonald
     11 WTP Awareness SessionChicago, IL Patton Feichter
     11 We The People State Wide Other Awareness SessionColumbus, MS Sarah Sumners
     11 We The People District CA21 Training (half to full day) CA21Exeter, CA Justin B. Paredes
     11 Celebration of Constitution DayGambrills, MD Kelly Carmichael
     14 We The People Cobb School District Training (half to full day)Marietta, GA Eddie Bennett
     16 We The People/Project Citizen Washington County Awareness SessionPlymouth, NC Barbara Snowden
     23 We the People Through Primary DocumentsRichmond, VA Kelly Carmichael
     23-24 We The People and Project Citizen District GA12 Training (2-4 day) GA12Augusta, GA Lounelle Beecher
     24-28 WTP - Navajo Nation Experience SeminarChinle, AZ Tina Ochoa
     25 WTP Teacher WorkshopDublin, OH Tim Kalgreen
     27-28 WTP Teacher WorkshopRichland, WA Kathy Hand
     28 WTP Teacher Workshop NC11Enka, NC Rhonda Haney
     28 We The People District NC10 Training (half to full day) NC10Enka, NC Jared Bullock
     30- Oct 1 We The People/Project Citizen District GA06 and GA011 Training (2-4 day) GA06Kennesaw, GA Laura McCarty
    October 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     7 Idaho State We The People Awareness SessionBoise, ID Troy Hamilton
     8 Wisconsin State We The People Training (half to full day)Rothschild, WI James Kegel
     9 Wisconsin State We The People Training (half to full day)Rothschild, WI James Kegel
     9-12 We the People National Elementary Advanced SeminarValley Forge, PA Rebecca Reeder
     10-11 First Amendment SymposiumRochester, NY Dr. Peter Knapp
     13-15 Civics & Law-Related Education ConferenceJava Center, NY Eileen Gerrish
     14 KCSS Display & SessionEmporia, KS Sue Boldra
     16 We The People and Project Citizen District OH01 Training (half to full day) OH01Cincinnati, OH Scarlett M. Meyer
     21 We The People East Haven School District Training (half to full day)East Haven, CT Julie P. Jaquish
     21-22 MEA/MFT Convention - RDA Awareness Session and Information Booths for RDA/WTP/PC MT01Helena, MT Sue Henderson
     27 We the People Through Primary Documents at the National ArchivesWashington, DC Kelly Carmichael
     28 Project Citizen/WTP/RDA Awareness Session at the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies Conference NH01Manchester, NH Robin E. Knippers
     28-31 Intimate Portrait of the FoundersMadison, WI Emilie Lochhead
     28 Georgia State We The People Training (half to full day)Athens, GA Laura McCarty
     29 WTP Teacher InstituteOak Brook, IL Patton Feichter
    November 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     4 WTP Awareness Session ID02Twin Falls, ID Troy Hamilton
     5 WTP District Competition MD02Randallstown, MD Donna Olszewski
     5 We The People/PC Multi-district Other Training (half to full day)Charlotte, NC Faye Beal
     5-6 Massachusetts State RDA/ We The People/Project Citizen Training (2-4 day)Plymouth, MA Ellen Barber-Morse
     7 Freedom of Expression: Foundations, Interpretations and LimitsKalamazoo, MI Jim Troost
     11 WTP Awareness Session ID02Pocatello, ID Troy Hamilton
     16 We The People District IN05 Hearing-Competitive IN05Indianapolis, IN Collin Gruver
     17 We the People through Primary Documents at the National ArchivesWashington, DC Kelly Carmichael
     18-19 We The People/Project Citizen District GA09 Training (2-4 day) GA09Gainesville, GA Laura McCarty
     20 We the People and Project Citizen Saturday Seminar for TeachersAbingdon, VA Kelly Carmichael
     30 We The People District 2 and 3 Hearing-CompetitiveGrand Rapids, MI Jim Troost
     30 We The People District AL02 Hearing-Competitive AL02Troy, AL Ruth S. Busby
     30- Dec 1 South Dakota State We The People Training (2-4 day)Chamberlain, SD Stephanie Horsley
    December 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     3 IL WTP State CompetitionChicago, IL Patton Feichter
     4-5 WTP Teacher Content Seminar GA10Athens, GA Kathy Wright
     4 WTP District Competition AZ07Tucson, AZ Melissa Larson
     4 WTP District Competition VA02Virginia Beach, VA Marion Broglie
     9 WTP District Competition VA03Richmond, VA Jim Hinshaw
     9 WTP District Competition VA04Richmond, VA Paul Smith
     9 WTP District Competition VA07Richmond, VA Dee Hallman
     9 WTP District Competition WI05South Milwaukee, WI Aaron Callender
     10 We the People and the Federal CourtsWashington, DC Kelly Carmichael or Justin Rydstrom
     10 WTP District Competition NH01Concord, NH Robin E. Knippers
     16 WTP District Competition VA01Manassas, VA Lynda Fairman or Braden Cobb
     16 WTP District Competition VA08Manassas, VA Carl Aldrich
     16 WTP District Competition VA10Manassas, VA Joe Schelzo
     16 WTP District Competition VA11Manassas, VA Joyce Gardella
     17 WTP District Competition VA05Lynchburg, VA Pamela Pearson-Simmons or Rachelle Hawkins-Wesson
     17 WTP District Competition VA06Lynchburg, VA Bill Wilson
     17 WTP District Competition VA09Lynchburg, VA Marion Trumbo
    January 2011
    Date Event Place Contact
     7 WI WTP State CompetitionMadison, WI Marsha Varvil-Weld
     7-8 WA WTP State CompetitionOlympia, WA Kathy Hand
     7 AZ Arizona We The People State CompetitionTBD, AZ Hayley Ivins
     12 West Virginia State We The People Hearing-CompetitiveCharleston, WV Rebecca M. Tinder
     28 OH WTP State CompetitionColumbus, OH Tim Kalgreen
     29 We the People Professional DevelopmentColumbus, OH Tim Kalgreen
    February 2011
    Date Event Place Contact
     3 UT WTP State CompetitionSalt Lake City, UT Janet Hilliard
     4 Virginia We the People High School State FinalsRichmond, VA Kelly Carmichael
     7 UT WTP State CompetitionSalt Lake City, UT Janet Hilliard
     23 Idaho State We The People Hearing-CompetitiveBoise, ID Troy Hamilton
    March 2011
    Date Event Place Contact
     4 CWEA convention WI07Schofield, WI Tom Grossklaus
     4 WTP Teacher Content Seminar ID02Idaho Falls, ID Troy Hamilton
     11 NC WTP State CompetitionDurham, NC Diane Wright
     11 WTP Showcase HearingDurham, NC Diane Wright
    April 2011
    Date Event Place Contact
     8 WTP Teacher Content Seminar ID02Twin Falls, ID Troy Hamilton
     30- May 2 2011 We the People National FinalsArlington, VA Jin Kim
    July 2011
    Date Event Place Contact
     11-13 WTP Teacher InstituteSpringfield, IL Patton Feichter



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