Educate. Empower. Choose.
Neighbors who want to learn the Bill of Rights — reading the amendments, checking public records, and deciding for themselves.
National American Citizen Association is a 501(c)(3) civic education nonprofit. Circles are study groups, not political chapters.
How it works
- Join National American Citizen Association at Join.
- Optionally answer a short post-Join survey (ZIP optional) if you want Circles updates.
- We share the current Bill of Rights study materials and, when ready, help you find or form a Circle near you.
Study packet (Education — first reading)
Bill of Rights Circles — first reading packet
Neighbors who want to learn the Bill of Rights start here. A Circle reads primary sources together — the National Archives Bill of Rights text and the live National American Citizen Association Amendment pages — then talks about what the paper says. Educate with the document. Empower with rights fluency. Choose how to engage as a citizen. Circles are study groups; they are not a political party chapter.
Start every Circle (and every solo reader) at the hub:
The Bill of Rights
Primary source (open beside the hub):
National Archives — Bill of Rights transcript
First Circle spine (live pages):
- The Bill of Rights
- Amendment I — religion
- Amendment I — speech
- Amendment I — assembly and petition
- Amendment V
- Amendment VI
- Amendment VII
- Amendment VIII
- Amendment IX
How a first Circle uses this: Before the meeting, each person opens the hub and the National Archives transcript. In the meeting, read one live Amendment page (start with Amendment I religion, or the hub overview if the group is new). Discuss what the text says and what the page cites — not party talking points. End with Educate. Empower. Choose. and the next live page on the list.
Coming next: Amendments II, III, IV, and X — until those civic pages publish, use the National Archives Bill of Rights transcript beside the hub.
Find a Circle
Directory coming soon. Until then, join and note Circles interest on the survey — we will follow up as Circles open.
Start learning today
You do not need a Circle to begin.
What a Circle is
A Circle is a small group of neighbors who meet (in person or online) to study the Bill of Rights — one amendment at a time — using public sources.
- Educate: clear text, court landmarks on the public record, and plain context.
- Empower: tools and reading so you can follow along.
- Choose: you decide what the record means for you. We do not tell you how to vote.
Circles are not chapters, caucuses, or campaigns. My Voter Card is a separate voter-information tool and is not part of Circles.
