Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The civic participation crisis and the civic empowerment gap
  • Civic participation and the federal courts
  • Civic participation and the state courts
  • A conceptual framework for preparing students for civic participation
  • Education for civic participation in the twenty-first century
  • Advancing civic preparation through the state courts
  • Advancing civic preparation through the federal courts
  • The legitimacy of the courts' role.