Teach it in the schools. Founders knew. Many of us never forget.
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I think that the coop teaches Civics using abeka for the younger grades. Not sure what the high school uses - it might be teacher developed.
For the US History classes I teach, I incorporate a special unit for high school using the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. I also have them watch the RFKJ video from Dec 2020 where he speaks about the violations against the bill of rights; and they read a letter from one one the J6 prisoners and how their rights were trampled upon.
I want them to realize that we need to be ever vigilant against tyranny and that our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights are always being challenged.
BTW, inherent in the Declaration of Independence is the right to revolt. It is often overlooked.
Kris Anne Hall (Liberty University) is an excellent resource and I echo her in my classroom.
Justice Scalia has spoken about how the separation of powers is the one element that really sets our country apart (not so much the bill of rights as other countries have these) and I work this into wherever I can in my lectures.
I attempt to teach my students that we have seen the encroachment of tyranny throughout our history starting with the xyz affair and to watch for this especially when there is a crisis.
The Federalist Papers are on my reading list. I know about certain arguments and dip in these when the situation presents itself, but I really want to study these on a deep level.