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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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    November 2009
    Date Event Place Contact
     2 WTP District Competition MD02Towson, MD Marcie Taylor-Thoma
     2 WTP Awareness SessionLansing, MI Jim Troost
     3 WTP District Competition WA08Maple Valley, WA Kristy Ulrich
     3 WTP Teacher WorkshopKings Park, NY Jodi Thompson
     3 WTP District Training AZ02Kingman, AZ Hayley Ivins
     5 WTP District Competition IN03Fort Wayne, IN Rebecca Reeder
     5-7 NMSA - National Middle School Association Annual ConferenceIndianapolis, IN Chris Risheill
     5-8 Founders' SeminarBoise, ID Natale Fuller
     6 WTP Awareness SessionEllicottville, NY Eileen Gerrish
     6 WTP Awareness SessionGreensboro, NC Antonio Sloan
     6 We The People School Level Showcase Hearing at Annapolis Middle SchoolAnnapolis, MD Mary J. Davis
     7 We The People Teacher Workshop-McConnell CenterLouisville, KY Glenn Manns
     7 WTP Teacher Workshop NV02Reno, NV Kathleen Dickinson
     9 WTP/PC Awareness Session PA02Philadelphia, PA David Keller Trevaskis
     10 WTP/PC Awareness Session PA02Philadelphia, PA David Keller Trevaskis
     11 WTP District Competition IN04Indianapolis, IN Matt McMichael
     11 WTP Showcase Hearing901 Airport Way, AK Maida Buckley
     12 WTP Awareness Sessionroy wa, WA Cindy Gray
     12 We The People Elementary Workshops( two successive Thursdays)Plymouth, MA Roger L. Desrosiers
     12 WTP District Competition WA06Gig Harbor, WA Tom Springer
     13-16 Montpelier Weekend Seminar: Founding (Open to VA, NC, DC and MD teachers)Orange, VA Kelly Carmichael
     13-16 Montpelier Weekend Seminar: Founding (Open to VA, NC, DC and MD teachers)Open to teachers in NC, VA, MD, DC Justin Rydstrom
     13 WTP Teacher Workshop MI02Muskegon, MI David Klemm
     13-15 NCSS - National Council for the Social StudiesAtlanta, GA David Bailor
     13 WTP District Competition IN03Fort Wayne, IN Rebecca Reeder
     13 WTP District Competition IL14Elgin, IL Leigh Bailey
     13 WTP District Competition WA03Vancouver, WA Patti McMaster
     16 WTP Awareness Session MI07Jackson, MI Terri Mount
     16 WTP Awareness Session MA06Reading, MA Roger Desrosiers
     17 We The People University Other Awareness SessionTroy, AL Ruth S. Busby
     17 We The People State Conference Other Awareness SessionTaylorsville, UT Dawn Hauser
     17 WTP District Competition IL02Lansing, IL Patton Feichter
     17 WTP Showcase Hearing WA06Bremerton, WA Tom Springer
     17 WTP District Competition CO01denver, CO Loyal Darr
     17 WTP District Competition CO04Greeley, CO Kathy Switzer
     17 WTP District Competition IL02Harvey, IL Patton Feichter
     17 We The People Martin County Awareness SessionWilliamston, NC Barbara Snowden
     17-18 WTP School CompetitionLoganville, GA Loretta Mirandola
     18 WTP District Competition CO06Aurora, CO Chris Elniki
     18 WTP District Competition CO03Alamosa, CO Marjie Gray
     18 WTP District Competition CO07Aurora, CO Chris Elniki
     18 WTP District Competition WA02Lynden, WA Niles Fowler
     18 WTP Awareness Session UT01Farmington, UT Shanna Futral
     18 We The People Leon School District Elementary Awareness SessionTallahassee, FL Erin Crowe
     18 We The People Martin County Awareness SessionWilliamston, NC Barbara Snowden
     19 We The People School Level Competition at KIPP DC Key AcademyWashington, DC Gabriela Stiteler
     19 Wichita Elementary Teacher TrainingWichita, KS Christopher S. Kemp
     19 WTP District Competition CO02Northglenn, CO Suzanne deLemos
     19 WTP District Competition WA09Des Moines, WA Cindy Gray
     19 WTP District Competition CA13Fremont, CA Peggy Herndon
     20 We The People District WA01 District Competition WA01Silverdale, WA Rob Neate
     20 WTP HearingBaltimore, MD Donna Olszewski
     20 WTP Teacher Workshop CT03Bridgeport, CT Julie Jaquish
     20 WTP Teacher WorkshopBoston, MA Roger Desrosiers
     21 WTP District Competition WA04Pasco, WA Celeste Allen
     23 IA WTP State CompetitionDes Moines, IA Lois Crowley
     24 WTP District Competition MI02Hudsonville, MI David Klemm
     24 WTP District Competition MI03Grand Rapids, MI Susan Laninga
     24 WTP District Competition MI13Detroit, MI Cortney J. Kosmala
     30 We The People School Level School Level Competition at Foothill High SchoolSan Francisco, CA Ruth E. Leader
     30 WTP District Competition MI10Attica, MI Lisa Houk
    December 2009
    Date Event Place Contact
     1 SD WTP State CompetitionOacoma, SD Stephanie Horsley
     1-2 WTP Teacher WorkshopChamberlain, SD Stephanie Horsley
     1 AK WTP State CompetitionAnchorage, AK Maida Buckley
     1 We The People School Level Competition at Stuart - Hobson Middle SchoolWashington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     2 Region 3 Competitive HearingSanta Clara, CA Charlotte Powers
     2 WTP District Competition AL05Huntsville, AL Kerri Williamson
     2 WTP Awareness Session UT01Ogden, UT Shanna Futral
     2 WTP District Competition AL05Huntsville, AL Christine Frieder
     2 WTP District Competition CO03Carbondate, CO Marjie Gray
     3 We The People Training (half to full day)Piscataway, NJ Arlene Gardner
     4 WTP Teacher Workshop MA01Pittsfield, MA Roger Desrosiers
     4-7 Montpelier Weekend Seminar: Bill of Rights (Open to VA, NC, DC and MD teachers)Orange, VA Kelly Carmichael
     4 IL WTP State CompetitionChicago, IL Patton Feichter
     4 WTP / PC / RDA WorkshopSalem, OR Marilyn Cover
     4-7 Montpelier Weekend Seminar: Founding (Open to VA, NC, DC and MD teachers)Open to teachers in NC, VA, MD, DC Justin Rydstrom
     5 We the People / Project Citizen Saturday SeminarWilliamsburg, VA Kelly Carmichael
     5 WTP District Competition AZ01Prescott, AZ Karin Termini
     7 MN WTP State CompetitionSt. Paul, MN Jennifer Bloom
     8 WTP District Competition OK03Enid, OK Jane McConnell
     8 We The People District OK04 District Competition OK04Norman, OK Dianna Morgan
     8 WTP District Competition CA24Thousand Oaks, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     8 We The People PresentationBridgewater, MA Gorman Lee
     10 WTP Awareness Session NC06Greensboro, NC Francis Bryant
     10 WTP District Competition CA24Thousand Oaks, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     10 WTP Elementary Awareness SessionEast Lansing, MI Jim Troost
     10 WTP MS Awareness SessionEast Lansing, MI Jim Troost
     10 WTP HS Awareness SessionEast Lansing, MI Jim Troost
     10 WTP District Competition AL06Birmingham, AL Kerri Williamson
     10 WTP District Competition AL07Birmingham, AL Kerri Williamson
     10-11 WTP Teacher WorkshopColumbia, SC Donald Lanier
     11 WTP District Competition OK01GLENPOOL, OK Miguel Portillo
     11 GA WTP State CompetitionAtlanta, GA Laura McCarty
     11 We The People District FL24 District Competition FL24Daytona Beach, FL Patricia C. Everett
     11 WTP District Competition NH02Concord, NH Robin Knippers
     12 We The People District NV03 District Competition NV03Henderson, NV Kathleen Dickinson
     12 We The People District NV02 District Competition NV02Reno, NV Kathleen Dickinson
     12 NM WTP State CompetitionSanta Fe, NM Dora Marroquin
     12 CA Reg 4 State-Regional We The People Regional CompetitionBakersfield, CA Terri Richmond
     12 TX WTP State CompetitionAustin, TX Jan Miller
     12 Region WTP CompetitionPasadena, CA Pamela Allender
     13-14 IN WTP State CompetitionIndianapolis, IN Erin Braun
     13-15 Frontiers International Professional DevelopmentIndianapolis, IN Jin Kim, Erin Smith
     14 WTP District Competition WY01Casper, WY Matt Strannigan
     14 CO WTP State Competitiondenver, CO Jackie Johnson
     15 WTP Regional CompetitionSan Diego, CA Janet Mulder
     15 WTP Teacher WorkshopSyracuse, NY E. Gerrish
     15 WTP Teacher Content SeminarSt. Paul, MN Jennifer Bloom
     15 We The People School Level Competition at SEED SchoolWashington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     15 WTP Showcase Hearing NC09Wingate, NC Bryan Rudolph
     15 WTP District Competition FL07Lake Mary, FL Diane Mills
     16 We The People Magnolia School District Showcase HearingBuena Park, CA Patricia Hitchcock; Karen Claborn
     17 CA Reg 9 State-Regional We The People Regional CompetitionDiamond Bar, CA Patricia Hitchcock
     17 WTP District Competition CA24Newbury Park, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     18 CT WTP State CompetitionHartford, CT Julie Jaquish
     18 WTP District Competition MD06Hagerstown, MD Eugene Ebersole
    January 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     1 WTP Region 4 CompetitionRegion 4, NY Deb Taylor
     7 WTP Region 2 CompetitionNew York, NY Debra Lesser
     7 WTP Teacher InstitutePhoenix, AZ Hayley Ivins
     7 WTP Showcase HearingCamp Lejeune, NC Patricia Robblee
     8 FL Florida State We The People State CompetitionOrlando, FL Erin Crowe
     8 We The People School Level Competition at Cesar Chavez/Parkside CampusWashington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     8 WI Wisconsin State We The People State CompetitionMadison, WI Marsha Varvil-Weld
     8 MI WTP State CompetitionLansing, MI Jim Troost
     8-10 TN WTP State CompetitionMurfreesboro, TN Janis Kyser
     8 We The People School Level School Level Competition at Cesar Chavez Preparatory Charter SchoolWashington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     8 NH WTP State CompetitionConcord, NH Robin E. Knippers, Law Related Education Coord.
     8 SC WTP State CompetitionColumbia, SC Donald Lanier
     8 AZ WTP State CompetitionGlendale, AZ Hayley Ivins
     8 FL WTP State CompetitionOrlando, FL Annette Boyd Pitts or Erin Crow
     9 WTP District Competition LA01Metairie, LA Peggy Cotogno
     9 WTP District Competition LA02New Orleans, LA Peggy Cotogno
     9 WA WTP State CompetitionOlympia, WA Kathy Hand
     11 NE WTP State CompetitionLincoln, NE Sarah Peetz
     12 We The People District KY04 District Competition KY04Fort Thomas, KY Glenn Manns
     14 DC WTP Middle School Competition DC01Washington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     14 WTP District Competition CA24Thousand Oaks, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     16 WTP Region 1 CompetitionSmithtown, NY David Scott
     18 WTP Teacher WorkshopSturbridge, MA Roger Desrosiers
     20 WTP District Competition CA24Simi Valley, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     20 ND North Dakota State We The People State CompetitionBismarck, ND Donna Pearson
     21 WTP District Competition CA24Simi Valley, CA Kim Tetzlaff
     22 OR WTP State CompetitionSalem, OR Classroom Law Project
     22 WTP Region 10 CompetitionEl Cajon, CA Janet Mulder
     23 OK WTP State CompetitionOklahoma City, OK Jane McConnell
     23 We the People / Project Citizen Saturday SeminarHarrisonburg, VA Kelly Carmichael
     23 WTP Region 3 CompetitionAlbany, NY Mary Miller
     23 We the People Competition at Cesar Chavez Capitiol HillWashington, DC Dionna Shinn
     25 MO WTP State CompetitionColumbia, MO Millie Aulbur
     27 WTP Teacher Content SeminarNew York, NY Eileen Gerrish
     28 AR WTP State CompetitionConway, AR Jeff Whittingham
     28 WTP State High School CompetitionWashington, DC Justin Rydstrom
     28 WTP Teacher WorkshopColumbus, OH Tim Kalgreen
     29 OH WTP State CompetitionColumbus, OH Tim Kalgreen
     29-30 WTP Teacher WorkshopBraintree, MA Roger Desrosiers
     29 WTP Showcase HearingNew York, NY Eileen Gerrish
     30 MA WTP State CompetitionBoston, MA Roger L. Desrosiers
    February 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     1 KS WTP State CompetitionTopeka, KS Sue Boldra
     1 VT WTP State CompetitionMontpelier, VT Kevin Ryan
     1 WY WTP State CompetitionCheyenne, WY Matt Strannigan
     2 MD WTP State CompetitionAnnapolis, MD Marcie Taylor-Thoma
     3-5 WTP Competition State FinalsSacramento, CA David Richmond or Kari Coppinger
     3 WTP District Competition WV01Clarksburg, WV Margaret Miller
     3 WTP District Competition WV02Charleston, WV Nancy McCoy
     3 WTP District Competition WV03Beckley, WV Deborah Gallaher
     4 WTP Teacher Workshop MI10Attica, MI Lisa Houk
     5 LA WTP State CompetitionBaton Rouge, LA Peggy Cotogno
     5 VA WTP State CompetitionRichmond, VA Kelly Carmichael
     5 HI WTP State CompetitionHonolulu, Hawaii, HI Sandra Cashman
     5 AL WTP State CompetitionBirmingham, AL Kerri Williamson
     5 ME WTP State CompetitionPortland, ME Jana Boody
     6 NV Nevada State We The People State CompetitionCarson City, NV Kathleen Dickinson
     6 Virginia We the People Middle School State FinalsRichmond, VA Kelly Carmichael
     8 UT WTP State CompetitionSalt Lake City, UT Janet Hilliard
     10 NJ WTP State CompetitionTrenton, NJ Arlene Gardner
     11 UT WTP State CompetitionSalt Lake City, UT Janet Hilliard
     14-15 WTP Teacher WorkshopFrankfort, KY Earl Kuhnell
     15 KY WTP State CompetitionFrankfort, KY Earl Kuhnell
     17 WV WTP State CompetitionCharleston, WV Rebecca Tinder
     18 PA WTP State CompetitionValley Forge, PA Jason L. S. Raia
     19 MS WTP State CompetitionStarkville, MS Susie Burroughs
     20 WTP Teacher WorkshopSimi Valley, CA Pamela Allender
     20 We the People / Project Citizen Saturday SeminarOrange, VA Kelly Carmichael
     20 CA WTP State CompetitionSimi Valley, CA Mike (J. Michael) Williams and Kimberly Tetzlaff
     22 MT WTP State CompetitionHelena, MT Richard Hildner
     23 WTP Teacher Content SeminarCromwell, CT Julie Jaquish
     25 ID WTP State CompetitionBoise, ID Peter Kavouras
    March 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     5 NC WTP State CompetitionCary, NC Diane Wright
     6 NY WTP State CompetitionAlbany, NY Eileen Gerrish
     6 RI WTP State CompetitionTBA, RI Michael Trofi
     9 WTP Teacher Workshop ID02Idaho Falls, ID Troy Hamilton
    April 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     6 WTP Teacher Workshop IL17Jerseyville, IL Deann Koster-Fester
     15 WTP Teacher Workshop CA43Ontario, CA Brent Heath Ph.D.
     20-21 WTP Awareness Session FL13Sarasota, FL Judy Nugent
     24-26 2010 We the People National FinalsArlington, VA & Washington, DC Kari Coppinger
     24-26 2010 We the People National FinalsArlington, VA Jin Kim
    May 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     20 OH Ohio Middle School We The People State CompetitionColumbus, OH Curtis Thompson
     21 Ohio Elementary School We The People State ShowcaseColumbus, OH Tim Kalgreen
    June 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     10 Civic Education Workshop IL17Galesburg, IL Deann Koster-Fester
     16-19 North Carolina State We The People Training (2-4 day)Raleigh, NC Diane Wright
     26-29 2010 We the People Coordinator ConferenceWashington, DC Kari Coppinger
    July 2010
    Date Event Place Contact
     6-12 California/Nevada Summer InstituteSan Diego, CA Kari Coppinger
     10-31 Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens: The National Academy for Civics and GovernmentLos Angeles, CA Erin Smith
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     18-25 WTP Teacher InstituteJackson Hole, WY Matt Strannigan
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     24-31 2010 We The People Summer Institute (5+ days)Baton Rouge, LA Peggy Cotogno
     26-31 Nebraska State We The People Elementary Institute (5+ days)Lincoln, NE Sarah Peetz



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