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| The 2004 Colorado We the People Summer Institute focused on the role of the courts as it relates to debates about the separation of powers. Models for using We the People to teach about the Constitution from historical and contemporary perspectives were featured. The institute was designed to engage students in questions about the proper role of the judiciary from the Supreme Court's first decision through cases being heard today.
On the last day of the institute, teachers participated in We
the People simulated Congressional hearings on topics related
to judicial independence and the balance of powers. Hearings were
held in the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals. |
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| Teachers in the Colorado We the People Summer Institute participated in simulated Congressional hearings in the Colorado Supreme Court (above) and the Colorado Court of Appeals (below), June 11, 2004 |
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Judges for the teacher hearings included (left to right): Stacy Worthington, Colorado Attorney General's Office, Les Vople, trial attorney, and Dan Brotzman, Englewood City Attorney and Board Member, Center for Education in Law and Democracy. Other judges not pictured: Joe Goldhammer, attorney, Kaye Siemers, retired constitutional law teacher, and Rick Moody, Colorado ACLU Education Committee. |
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A program highlight of this summer's We the People Institute was a special presentation about the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt portrayed by Richard Marold. FDR explained his many disagreements with the Supreme Court in the late 1930s. Through 4 terms of office, FDR appointed 8 justices to the high court, including Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, and William O. Douglas, To contact Richard Marold for his outstanding FDR Chautauqua Presentation:
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