Minnesota We the People… the Citizen and the Constitution fosters understanding of the institutions of American democracy, including the Constitution and Bill of Rights and our democratic system of government and its function. It is supported by a high school ebook and traditional textbooks produced by the Center for Civic Education. See below.

Minnesota We the People Competition and Showcase

December 15, 2022

Minnesota State Capitol 

St. Paul, Minnesota

 

We the People program components

• Students engage in rigorous study of the Constitution, participating in interactive lessons and studying current issues. They build skills and knowledge required by the new Minnesota Social Studies Standards.

• philosophical foundations of the American political system,
• framers’ creation of the Constitution,
• how the Constitution has changed,
• the roles of the three branches of government,
• rights, and
• challenges we face in the 21st century.

• Students participate in an engaging, simulated congressional hearing in which they “testify”  before a mock congressional committee of  other students or volunteer attorneys, educators and civic leaders.

• (Optional culminating activity) Teams of secondary school students participate in the  Minnesota We the People Showcase and Competition at the State Capitol. In a simulated congressional hearing, each team explores important questions related to the content of one unit of study.

Classrooms that have a team participating in all six unit simulated hearings may apply to represent Minnesota at the national We the People Competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, April 27- May 1, 2018 held at the National Conference Center in the Washington, DC area. More information on the national competition.