The Center for Civic Education and NOTICE News have teamed up to celebrate the start of the We the People National Finals with the #WeThePeopleChallenge. You can get involved by answering these questions, which are inspired by the questions answered by We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution students during the National Finals: "What are the most important domestic and/or global challenges facing Americans today? What policies can you suggest to address them?"
From Wednesday, March 22 until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 19, students and classrooms can submit their response on TikTok using the hashtag #WeThePeopleChallenge. The winners will be shown and announced at the We the People National Finals Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2023, after 8 p.m. ET.
From Wednesday, March 22 until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 19, students and classrooms can submit their response on TikTok using the hashtag #WeThePeopleChallenge. The winners will be shown and announced at the We the People National Finals Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2023, after 8 p.m. ET.
The Details
Students and teachers are invited to participate in the first ever We the People TikTok Challenge. Students and classes should submit a TikTok video that’s no longer than 90 seconds with the hashtag #WeThePeopleChallenge that answers the following question: “What are the most important domestic and/or global challenges facing Americans today? What policies can you suggest to address them?”
Entries must include at least one reference to each of the following connections: The U.S. Constitution or constitutional principles, American history, and current events. Judges will examine each entry for: Constitutional connection (25%), historical connection (25%), current event/issue connection (25%), production/creativity (25%).
Judging will take place in two categories: classroom (teacher submitting an entry for one or more students) or individual student (youth in middle or high school). All entrants must be 13 years of age and older to be eligible and must be a middle school or high school student or teacher or a student enrolled in a homeschool or a current homeschool teacher. Entrants must be residents of the United States.
Entries must be submitted and tagged by 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 19. The winners will be shown and announced at the We the People Nationals Finals Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2023 after 8 p.m. ET.
The two winning entries—one individual and one classroom—will each receive a $250 Amazon gift card courtesy of NOTICE News.
Entries must include at least one reference to each of the following connections: The U.S. Constitution or constitutional principles, American history, and current events. Judges will examine each entry for: Constitutional connection (25%), historical connection (25%), current event/issue connection (25%), production/creativity (25%).
Judging will take place in two categories: classroom (teacher submitting an entry for one or more students) or individual student (youth in middle or high school). All entrants must be 13 years of age and older to be eligible and must be a middle school or high school student or teacher or a student enrolled in a homeschool or a current homeschool teacher. Entrants must be residents of the United States.
Entries must be submitted and tagged by 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 19. The winners will be shown and announced at the We the People Nationals Finals Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2023 after 8 p.m. ET.
The two winning entries—one individual and one classroom—will each receive a $250 Amazon gift card courtesy of NOTICE News.
The Center for Civic Education is dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.
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