A civics curriculum is like any other subject taught in school:
It requires skilled instruction, careful practice, and opportunities to experiment. Constitutional Democracy Project’s lessons and curricula provide authentic civic learning and enable schools to serve as “laboratories” for democratic participation.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” (Tinker v. Des Moines ISD, 1969). -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against electing judges. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against allowing national referenda. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against the cultivating of genetically modified foods. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against the cultivating of genetically modified foods. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against participating in free trade agreements. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against allowing the government to block Internet content that jeopardizes national security. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against punishing juvelines as adults for violent crimes. -
This lesson provides students with background information and arguments for and against providing legal foreign workers with the same labor rights as citizens.
