Idea of America Essay Contest

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The Contest
• Essay Question
• Eligibility
• Submission Requirements
• Awards and Recognition
• How to Submit Your Essay
• Evalution of Essays
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Additional Resources
• Frequently asked questions
• Resources for Teachers and Students
• About the Idea of America

Receipt Deadline: April 19, 2006

Resources for Teachers and Students

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Recommended books

Bickford, Charlene Bangs and Kenneth R. Bowling, Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791. (Madison House, Madison, Wisconsin, 1989).

Viet, Helen E., Kenneth R. Bowling, and Charlene Bangs Bickford, eds. Creating the Bill of Rights: The Documentary Record from the First Federal Congress. (The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1991).