The biggest problem we have in this country — the reason we’re so close to losing our freedoms — is that the American people have not been taught the truth about our history and form of government. How can they appreciate something they don’t even know they have? My History …
Is your child’s school planning a special celebration of the U.S. Constitution? It should. Federal law requires every school that receives federal funds to provide an educational program about the U.S. Constitution during the week of September 17th. Every parent should call the school their child attends and ask if …
When NEWSWEEK recently asked 1,000 U.S. citizens to take America’s official citizenship test, 29 percent couldn’t name the vice president. Seventy-three percent couldn’t correctly say why we fought the Cold War. Forty-four percent were unable to define the Bill of Rights. And 6 percent couldn’t even circle Independence Day on …
The biggest problem we have in this country — the reason we’re so close to losing our freedoms — is that the American people have not been taught the truth about our history and form of government. How can they appreciate something they don’t even know they have? My History …
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The Bill of Rights was a guarantee To protect our rights and our liberty. Freedom of religion and the press Are essential to our happiness. To protect ourselves and our families from harm, We reserve the right to keep and bear arms. The unreasonable search is an abomination, And we …
“Mad About US” will get schoolchildren “hooked on history,” by telling the story of America in an exciting new way — through lively songs, dramatic pictures, and inspirational accounts of our country’s greatest leaders. . . . “Mad About US” will teach the basics of American history to children between …
[W]e must recover our appreciation of the beauty of constitutional government. That beauty consists first of all in an appreciation for the place of man in nature, not so high as the angels, not so low as the beasts. To recognize that place is to recognize the dignity of every …
The Bill of Rights was a guarantee To protect our rights and our liberty. Freedom of religion and the press Are essential to our happiness. To protect ourselves and our families from harm, We reserve the right to keep and bear arms. The unreasonable search is an abomination, And we …
Fewer than half of all Americans can name all three branches of government, a minimal requirement for understanding America’s constitutional system. — Intercollegiate Studies Institute This is a serious problem, for which I have three solutions:* For young people, my U.S. History Chant, a series of 45 jump rope verses …
