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Explore the debate and science of Constitution.

September 21, 2021

Constitution Day on Campus—A Thing of the Past?

David Acevedo

Many of America’s elite universities virtually ignore the holiday, violating federal law.

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September 20, 2021

The Meaning of Constitution Day

The 1776 Commission

The story of America is the story of a proud people with a boundless desire to leave for their posterity a more just and free society. This is the inheritance of all Americans.

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September 15, 2021

Colleges and Constitution Day

National Association of Scholars

In 2004, Congress passed into law a requirement that all educational institutions that receive federal funding commemorate Constitution Day. Well ... do they?

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July 5, 2018

Moving Against Racial Discrimination

National Association of Scholars

A statement on the Departments of Education and Justice decision to repeal seven guidelines on racial preferences in college admissions.

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May 6, 2015

'Dignity,' Another Legal Trojan Horse

Peter Wood

People are putting words in the mouth of the Constitution.

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July 24, 2013

Civic Education Deficiencies Weaken Social Fabric

Glenn Ricketts

Christina Hoff Sommers places the immigration debate in the context of a national dearth of civic knowledge.

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March 28, 2013

Ask a Scholar – U.S. v. Cruikshank

Robert Heidt

Did a Reconstruction-era Supreme Court decision restrict legal remedies for African Americans?

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March 21, 2013

Ask a Scholar: Why Gridlock?

Glenn Ricketts

Is gridlock in our poitical system accidental or innate?

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January 18, 2013

Don’t Know Much About History: Colleges Teach History with Politics Left Out

Jonathan Bean

Jonathan Bean responds to NAS's recent report on Two Texas Universities' U.S. History Courses. He's not optimistic about history education.

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