We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
TEACHING THE CONSTITUTION: AN AMERICAN TRADITION.
- Authors
CRIMMINS, CHARLES J.
- Abstract
Constitutional literacy is startlingly low among American citizens. When surveyed, a majority of Americans lacked basic constitutional knowledge. Recent high school graduates fared worst, indicating a problem with civic education in America's schools. This trend would concern America's Founders, particularly George Wythe and Thomas Jefferson, who believed constitutional literacy was the responsibility of every citizen and essential to a self-governing society. Without an informed citizenry to safeguard the rights and protections afforded by the Constitution, Wythe and Jefferson doubted the viability of America's model of self-government. Constitutional literacy programs that promote collaboration among law schools and high schools create the educated, active, and engaged citizenry Wythe and Jefferson envisioned.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States. Constitution; CIVICS education; LITERACY &; politics; STUDY &; teaching of constitutional law; WYTHE, George, 1726-1806; EDUCATION of Americans; LAW schools; JEFFERSON, Thomas, 1743-1826; EDUCATION
- Publication
Denver University Law Review, 2013, Vol 90, Issue 4, p1003
- ISSN
0883-9409
- Publication type
Essay