We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a yearly competition involving high school students from throughout the United States. The national finals simulates a congressional hearing and is held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, and in congressional hearing rooms on Capitol Hill.[1] Each class is divided into six units, each composed of three to six students. Each unit focuses on a particular area of Constitutional interest - from the philosophical underpinnings and Constitutional Convention to the Bill of Rights and modern day implications. Students are judged on criteria such as their understanding, reasoning, responsiveness, and use of constitutional applications.[2]
In preparation for the national finals, classes learn about government and study the Constitution and Bill of Rights. In each class the six unit groups prepare four-minute opening statements in response to three congressional hearing questions. Afterwards, judges ask students follow-up questions to test the depth of their knowledge on the topic in a six-minute question and answer period.[3] During the national finals over 1,200 students from 56 classes testify before a total of 72 judges, in panels of three. The judges are history, political science, law, and education professors, members of the legal community, and others with a knowledge of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
To qualify for the national finals, a class must win its state championship or qualify as a "wild card" class. The national finals takes place over three days, with the top twelve classes from the first two days advancing to the final round of competition in hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. At the national finals, each unit testifies on two hearing questions during the first two days of competition. The classes with the twelve highest combined scores advance to the final round on the third day. The top twelve places are determined by combining the scores from the first two days and a weighted final round score. Each year nearly $2,000,000 is raised in communities throughout the United States to support the national finals.
According to the Center for Civic Education, "Since the inception of the We the People program in 1987, more than 28 million students and 90 thousand educators have participated in the program and more than 30,000 students have participated in the national finals."[4]
1st Place: Virginia - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies - Richmond 2nd Place: Oregon - Grant High School - Portland 3rd Place: Indiana - Cathedral High School - Indianapolis
Honorable Mentions
4th Place: Indiana (Wild Card) - Plainfield High School - Plainfield 5th Place: California - Amador Valley High School - Pleasanton 6th Place: Virginia (Wild Card) - Douglas S. Freeman High School - Henrico 7th Place: Colorado - Denver East High School - Denver 8th Place: Alabama - Vestavia Hills High School - Vestavia Hills 9th Place: Michigan - East Grand Rapids High School - East Grand Rapids 10th Place: Illinois - Maine South High School - Park Ridge
1st Place: Oregon - Lincoln High School - Portland 2nd Place: Colorado - Denver East High School - Denver 3rd Place: Oregon (Wild Card) - Grant High School - Portland
Honorable Mentions
4th Place: Alabama - Vestavia Hills High School- Vestavia Hills 5th Place: Virginia - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies - Richmond 6th Place: Indiana - Fishers High School - Fishers 7th Place: California - Arcadia High School - Arcadia 8th Place: Connecticut - Trumbull High School - Trumbull 9th Place: Washington - Tahoma Senior High School - Covington 10th Place: New Jersey - East Brunswick High School - East Brunswick
2015 results
National Winners
1st Place: Oregon - Grant High School - Portland 2nd Place: Virginia - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School - Richmond 3rd Place: Virginia (Wild Card) - Douglas S Freeman High School - Henrico
Honorable Mentions
4th Place: Washington - Tahoma Senior High School- Covington 5th Place: Alabama - Vestavia Hills High School- Vestavia Hills 6th Place: California - Amador Valley High School - Pleasanton 7th Place: Nevada - Edward C. Reed High School- Sparks 8th Place: Michigan - East Grand Rapids High School - Grand Rapids 9th Place: New Jersey - East Brunswick High School - East Brunswick 10th Place: Indiana - Munster High School - Munster
Unit Awards
Unit 2: Wisconsin- Wauwatosa West High School- Wauwatosa Unit 4: California- Arcadia High School- Arcadia Unit 5: Arizona - Corona del Sol High School - Tempe
2014 results
National Winners
1st Place: Oregon -Lincoln High School - Portland 2nd Place: California - Amador Valley High School - Pleasanton 3rd Place: Virginia - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School - Richmond
Honorable Mentions
4th Place: Indiana- Fishers High School- Fishers 5th Place: Alabama- Vestavia Hills High School- Vestavia Hills 6th Place: Michigan- East Grand Rapids High School- Grand Rapids 7th Place: Colorado- Grandview High School- Aurora 8th Place: Illinois- Maine South High School- Park Ridge 9th Place: Arizona- Corona del Sol- Tempe 10th Place: New Mexico- Highland High School- Albuquerque
Unit Awards
Unit 2: Wisconsin- Wauwatosa West High School- Wauwatosa Unit 3: New Jersey- East Brunswick High School- East Brunswick
2013 results
National Winners
1st Place: Oregon-Grant High School-Portland 2nd Place: California- Amador Valley High School-Pleasanton 3rd Place: Colorado-Denver East High School-Denver
Honorable Mentions
4th Place: Alabama- Vestavia Hills High School- Vestavia Hills 5th Place: Indiana- Cathedral High School- Indianapolis 6th Place: Arizona- Corona del Sol High School- Tempe 7th Place: Washington- Tahoma Senior High School- Covington 8th Place: Connecticut- Trumbull High School- Trumbull 9th Place: Illinois- Maine South High School- Park Ridge 10th Place: Indiana (Wild Card)- Plainfield High School- Plainfield
2012 results
National Winners
1st Place: Oregon-Lincoln High School-Portland 2nd Place: Virginia - Maggie L. Walker Governor's School 3rd Place: California - Arcadia High School-Arcadia
4th Place: New Jersey - East Brunswick High School 5th Place: Indiana - Munster High School 9th Place: North Carolina - Northwest Guilford High School 10th Place: Illinois - Maine South High School
Unit Awards Best non-finalist team for expertise in each unit of competition Unit 1: Missouri Unit 2: Rhode Island Unit 3: South Dakota Unit 4: New York Unit 5: Washington Unit 6: Kansas
Regional Awards Best non-finalist team from each region Western States: Alaska Mountains/Plains States: New Mexico Central States: Kentucky Southeastern States: South Carolina Northeastern States: Connecticut
2010 results
National Winners 1st Place: California - Arcadia High School (Arcadia, California) 2nd Place: Alabama 3rd Place: Virginia
Honorable Mention (top ten) 4th Place: Oregon 5th Place: Colorado 6th Place: New Jersey 7th Place: Florida 8th Place: Indiana 9th Place: Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Missouri 10th Place: Wisconsin
Unit Awards Best non-finalist team for expertise in each unit of competition Unit 1: Utah Unit 2: Connecticut Unit 3: Arizona Unit 4: Vermont Unit 5: Washington Unit 6: Alaska
Regional Awards Best non-finalist team from each region Western States: Nevada Mountains/Plains States: New Mexico Central States: Michigan Southeastern States: North Carolina Northeastern States: New York
2009 results
National Winners' Awards 1st Place: Colorado 2nd Place: Alabama 3rd Place: California
Honorable Mention (top ten) 4th Place: Virginia New Jersey Indiana Florida Oregon Michigan Connecticut
Unit Awards Best non-finalist team for expertise in each unit of competition Unit 1: Nevada Unit 2: New York Unit 3: New Hampshire Unit 4: Alaska Unit 5: Wisconsin Unit 6: Texas
Regional Awards Best non-finalist team from each region Western States: Arizona Mountains/Plains States: New Mexico Central States: Missouri Southeastern States: North Carolina Northeastern States: Vermont
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