A free people that does not know its own foundations cannot defend them — and cannot pass them on.
Today, barely one in five eighth-graders is proficient in civics. These three documents take an evening to read, and they are yours. Each page below gives you a plain-English summary in ninety seconds, the full original text, and a short self-check quiz.
Where your rights come from — and why no government can take them.
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The machine of self-government, built of divided power and circuit breakers.
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The first ten amendments — the limits a free people placed on its own government.
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