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    Let’s celebrate our unnatural Constitution

    Thomas Kelly
    September 18, 2023
    Let’s celebrate our unnatural Constitution
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    Kelly is the Vice President of Civics Initiatives at the Jack Miller Center, a nationwide network of scholars and teachers committed to advancing the core texts and ideas of the American political tradition. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and earned his JD at the University of Notre Dame.

    “Our kids don’t know the Constitution.” It’s a complaint I hear a lot as I oversee teacher education programs for my organization the Jack Miller Center (JMC). But what if “knowing” the Constitution requires more than knowledge of what’s in it?

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