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"Google and the Comparative Constitution Project have launched a new site called Constitute. The site hosts the constitutions of 160 countries. You can search the site according to country and or constitutional theme. Searching by constitutional theme is the best aspect of the site. More than 300 themes are outlined on the site. Select a theme then a country and the element of that country's constitute addressing your chosen theme will be highlighted." 
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That's the question scholar Christopher Phillips is asking in theoretical discussions at schools and cafes across the country. You can add your own amendment to the discussion.
Kristin Blom's curator insight,
February 4, 2014 10:19 PM
This is about people in the US today and their connection, or lack there of, to the Constitution. It brings up interesting points about making changes to it to fit today's ever changing society. You can listen to this article or read it by clicking on the Summary link. 
Kara long's comment,
February 5, 2014 11:12 PM
This article was really interesting for me to read! I think it is a great idea to have people think about what they would change if they rewrote the Constitution. He makes a good point in this article that if people don't "rewrite" the Constitution every 20 years, they are likely to be less invested in government issues. It is crazy to think how long the Constitution has survived because there is so much in it that could be changed, even the very first few words. We have to be much more specific nowadays in the wording of things to make sure no one gets exculded. When people were talking about how to change the Constitution it lead to many discussions about other major issues, for example, if immigrants should have the right to vote. I believe discussing the Constitution is a great way to create more interest in government and spark debates about important issues.
Evan Richardson's comment,
February 17, 2014 12:32 AM
This article was very interesting, and I enjoyed that they surveyed "Constitution" High School, it was a nice touch. When it came to the students' actual opinions, I thought that it showed how government has evolved from the time the constitution was written. Where the constitution tries to be as non-partisan as possible, it seems the first reaction of the students is based on their political viewpoints or party, evident in the citizenship and voting issues. This itself may be an example of how much the two parties have separated from each other, and how media outlets only further this issue through confirmation bias. I think that both students and politicians need to start basing their opinions on what policies are truly the best for their country, and not what their party believes.
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iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach middle school students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy...
Mamanutter31's curator insight,
November 20, 2014 12:24 PM
Great site for civics lesson plans and resources. |
This new website provides a tool that will allow students compare constitutions from various countries and find similarities and differences. You will also find tags, over 300 of them, so you may choose to search by a specific tag such as "right to privacy" (found in 156 constitutions) or "right to bear arms" (found in 5 constitutions).
This site may be a great resource for history and social studies as courses in government.