Jordan T. Cash and Kevin J. Burns at Law & Liberty:
Civic education has recently taken a remarkable turn for the better, with the flowering of civics institutes in universities across the country which stress the importance of both informed and deliberative citizenship and statesmanship. Many of these programs have courses that examine how great leaders, especially executives such as American presidents, have led their nations during wars and crises. Additionally, however, we ought to study more ordinary deliberative politics, particularly as seen in legislative assemblies.
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To begin with, we should teach how the Constitution designs institutions to encourage (although it cannot guarantee) certain functional characteristics. Congress was designed to make law. Since law is, at the most basic level, a semi-permanent rule that commands or forbids certain actions, it is important that Congress deliberate and debate seriously before enacting a law. Bicameralism encourages this by mandating that two distinct chambers must separately consider a bill. Likewise, the plural character of each house promotes deliberation by giving many members, representing a wide variety of different constituencies and possessing a variety of viewpoints, the opportunity to speak