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The We the People program's culminating activity is a simulated congressional hearing in which students "testify" before a panel of judges. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles and have opportunities to evaluate, take, and defend positions on relevant historical and contemporary issues.


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Upper Elementary Middle School High School Hearing Questions National Finals Judges' Resources
We have resources including questions and evaluation guidelines to help you conduct a simulated congressional hearing, tailored toward your elementary-level students. This is the place for materials to aid your classes in holding middle school-level simulated congressional hearings. You'll find our most advanced resource materials for the culminating activity for all high school grade levels, including state-level hearing questions.

Only interested in the questions? View a collection of current and past hearing questions at all grade levels, and at the state and national competition levels right here.  Have a look at the National Finals experience here, and get materials, including past national competition questions.
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Hearing resources, orientation video, textbooks and more.