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Know Your US Constitution? More States Look to Teach it

by Associated Press

   Should U.S. high school students know at least as much about the
   Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist papers
   as immigrants passing an American citizenship test?
   In a growing number of states, having such a basic knowledge is now a
   high school graduation requirement.
   Kentucky last week became the latest state to require the high school
   social studies curriculum to teach the same material used in the 100
   civics questions on the naturalization test.
   Other civics education boosters say such a mandate is too simplistic.
   They say it's better to have a full course delving into the founding
   U.S. documents.
   Rhode Island and Minnesota are among the states where lawmakers are
   considering requiring a course on American government and civics. It's
   been a bipartisan cause.