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POWER OF DEMOCRACY

CIVIC LEARNING INITIATIVE

Lessons for Judges 2025-2026

Our most popular lesson for elementary schools. In the course of an hour, the visiting judge will walk students through a "You Be the Judge" activity. Some of the scenarios may be omitted or replaced with your own. The scenarios test students to think like a judge.

Introduce Young Learners to Civics

Have an Honor do the Honor!

Bring Civics to Life: Invite a Judge to Swear In Your Student Government!

Have an expert give your students a close look at the U.S. Constitution. Students will be challenged to think critically about the challenges facing our Founding Fathers, and how they were able to create a 4-page document that has governed us for 200 years. They'll also learn about California's Constitution, founded on the same fundamental principles.

The Constitution: We Are All Equal

The First Amendment

What is Spectral Evidence? In 1692, it was all that was needed as proof of witchcraft. In just one year, 16 women and 4 men were put to death accused of being witches. This lesson brings students to an era of fear, suspicion, and injustice prevailed. With script reading assignments, students learn what it meant to fight for justice.

Salem Witch Trials

The U.S. Constitution is a flexible, four-page document that has been amended twenty-seven times. This lesson explains the challenges around voting rights starting in the Reconstruction Era (1863-1877), and the fight for suffrage in the years that followed

Under Reconstruction: Voter Rights & the Constitution

Receive Your Civic Learning Award

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