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The We the People competition challenges high school teams across the U.S. to engage in a simulated congressional hearing focused on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Teams prepare and present oral testimony on various constitutional issues before a volunteer panel of judges, who evaluate their knowledge, reasoning, and presentation skills using a scoring rubric. The competition progresses through regional and state levels to the National Finals. Teams must have a minimum of nine students and can only compete in the National Finals once during their high school years. The top ten scoring schools at the National Finals receive awards. Note that the National Finals require a significant participation fee of $7,500.