Winner of National Constitution & Bill of Rights Competition Announced

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- After two days of simulated congressional hearings that tested their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, three schools took top honors at the rebranded We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals Challenge.

The National Winner: Easthampton High School, Massachusetts   Teacher: Kelley Brown

Second Place: Lincoln High School, Oregon   Teacher: Patrick Magee-Jenks

Third Place: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies, Virginia   Teacher: Samuel Ulmschneider

30 classes, with over 600 students competed online using Zoom in the academic competition where students demonstrate their knowledge of the Constitution in simulated congressional committees and were judged by state supreme court judges, constitutional scholars, lawyers, public officials and We the People alumni.

The panel of judges tested the expertise of the classes on the six units of the "We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution" textbook: What Are the Philosophical and Historical Foundations of the American Political System? How Did the Framers Create the Constitution? How Has the Constitution Been Changed to Further the Ideals Contained in the Declaration of Independence? How Have the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution Shaped American Institutions and Practices? What Rights Does the Bill of Rights Protect? and What Challenges Might Face American Constitutional Democracy in the Twenty-first Century?

Information about the National Finals Challenge is available at https://www.civiced.org/2020-national-finals-challenge and more information on the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program http://www.civiced.org/programs/wtp  

The We the People Program is administered by the Center for Civic Education. More information about the Center can be found at http://www.civiced.org   

The competition results were announced at an online awards ceremony Monday evening

For a list of all the awards and winning schools please visit: https://www.civiced.org/2020-national-finals-challenge-awards

SOURCE The Center for Civic Education

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