Student interviews captured the following quotes:

• Students don’t memorize the Constitution in this class, they live it.
• I can’t make up my mind . . .Is it better to let him wear his kirpan around his neck (Sikh symbol) and practice his religion or is it better the school enforce the rule – No weapons allowed?

Principals reported:

• Fewer students were discipline problems and, if they did find themselves in the office, were more reasonable.
• That this was one of the few times they engaged in a lesson where they were the resource person—students learned some of the difficult decisions principals had to make
• That students provided real services to the school, such as organizing games at recess to reduce fighting on the playground and cross-age teaching.

Parents reported:

• Their children talked to them about current events and some of the cases they were working on in school.

Teachers reported:

• More interest on the part of almost all of their students, regardless of prior academic success.
• That the curriculum enhanced students’ basic skills in reading, writing, and communicating—it was not an add-on.

Outside resource people, including attorneys, police officers, parents, and legislators, reported :

• That students showed an understanding of the choices they had to make.