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What is the name of the commission that President Trump plans to create through an executive order?
What is the name of the commission that President Trump plans to create through an executive order?
- The 1619 Commission
- The Patriotic Education Commission
- The American History Commission
- The 1776 Commission (correct)
What is "The 1619 Project," and why did President Trump criticize it?
What is "The 1619 Project," and why did President Trump criticize it?
"The 1619 Project" is a project that reframes American history by placing slavery and black Americans at the center of the narrative. President Trump criticized it because he believes it is a distortion of American history and undermines national unity.
What is "The 1619 Project" that President Trump criticized?
What is "The 1619 Project" that President Trump criticized?
- A project to reframe American history by placing slavery and black Americans at the center of the narrative (correct)
- A commission to promote patriotic education
- A project to abolish police departments in America
- A project to promote critical race theory in schools
Why did President Trump announce plans to create "The 1776 Commission"?
Why did President Trump announce plans to create "The 1776 Commission"?
What did President Trump threaten to do regarding public schools in California that incorporate the 1619 Project into the history curriculum?
What did President Trump threaten to do regarding public schools in California that incorporate the 1619 Project into the history curriculum?
How did President Trump defend his position on police officers amid protests for social justice reform?
How did President Trump defend his position on police officers amid protests for social justice reform?
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Study Notes
- President Trump announced plans to create a "National Commission to Promote Patriotic Education" through an executive order.
- The commission will be called "The 1776 Commission" and will encourage teaching of American history.
- Trump criticized "The 1619 Project," which reframes American history by placing slavery and black Americans at the center of the narrative.
- Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for public schools in California that incorporate the 1619 Project into the history curriculum.
- Trump likened the teaching of critical race theory to "child abuse."
- Trump claimed that America's founding abolished slavery and built the most fair, equal, and prosperous nation in human history.
- Trump blamed "left-wing indoctrination" in schools for "left-wing rioting and mayhem."
- Trump has been defensive of police officers amid protests for social justice reform following police killings of Black people.
- Trump's speech seemed directed towards his conservative base supporters.
- Trump made the announcement at the White House History Conference at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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