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Stay informed and connected on the latest news in American civic education. The Jack Miller Center website provides a range of resources to delve deeper into American political thought and history, including articles, videos, teaching tools, and publications.
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Subscribe nowPopular teaching resources
The Jack Miller Center offers a variety of resources for learning more about American political thought and development. These include articles, videos, useful websites, and fellows’ publications.
- ContextUS— A Living Library of the American Political Tradition
- American Culture in the Civil War Era (undergraduate sample syllabus)
- The Fourteenth Amendment: history, ratification, and reaction (learning module)
- Thomas Paine and reasons for rebellion in Common Sense (learning module)
- The Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments (learning module)
- 11th Amendment teaching guide (K-12 lesson plan)
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Interview
An interview with Professor Mark David HallJMC Resident Historian Elliott Drago sat down with JMC Faculty Partner Mark David Hall to discuss his most recent book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans. Dr. Hall is a Professor in Regent University’s Robertson School of Government and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy.