Center for Civic Education


 

Center for Civic Education

http://www.civiced.org/

...A great source for both general civics education resources and Constitution resources.

"We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" is an opportunity to to promote civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s elementary and secondary students.

The instructional program enhances students understanding of the institutions of American constitutional democracy. At the same time, students discover the contemporary relevance of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

 

The culminating activity is a simulated congressional hearing in which students "testify" before a panel of judges. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles and have opportunities to evaluate, take, and defend positions on relevant historical and contemporary issues.

http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=simulated_congressional_hearings