This Quick Start Guide is a list of potential action steps you and your friends can take to make a difference.
Action Steps
Support Patriot Academy and these Constitution Classes
- Become a Constitution Coach
- Host or Co-host Constitution classes
- Post one thing you learned in your Constitution class on social media
- Buy a brick and help build Patriot Academy campus
- Attend Patriot Academy Leadership Congress or donate to send a young person
- Join PatriotU– Patriot Academy’s streaming platform. Access to every class, Rick Green’s weekly show The Tavern, Chasing American Legends, Economic War Room, Comedy & the Constitution with Brad Stine, and so much more!
Get Involved in an Organization
- Patriot Academy
- Turning Point USA
- Convention of States
- Heritage Action as a Sentinel
- Parental Rights
- One Million Moms
- Mom’s for Liberty
Attend local meetings
- School board meeting
- County Commissioner court
- City council meeting
- Local political party meetings
- Meet & greet for candidates
- Forums for candidates
Visit
- State Capitol- watch them debate bills or speak for or against proposed legislation
- County Clerk- our local office has the entire history of our county
- Mercury One American Journey Experience or WallBuilders Library in Texas
Run for Office
- School board
- County Commissioner
- City council
- County Clerk
- Mayor
- Justice of the Peace
- President of the United States
Other Ideas
Local Elections
- Pray for elected leaders and our country
- Go vote
- Become a precinct chair
- Learn how precinct conventions work
- Host a meet & greet for local candidates
- Start a voter registration drive
- Campaign for a solid candidate (local, state, or federal)
- Hold a civics fair in your local area (invite local elected officials to speak)
- Meet your local Sheriff (Do you know how much power they have? Hint: a ton!)
- Go to coffee with a local elected official to get to know them
- Work as a poll watcher, election clerk, or election judge
- Go to election training and learn about the elections in your area
Local Schools
- Ask your local school what they are doing for Constitution Week- it’s a Federal Law! Check out Patriot’s Hope Constitution Week Resources or Patriot Academy’s Constitution Week Resources.
- Find schools willing to let you present a lesson on Constitution Day (Patriot Academy has a free PowerPoint presentation that you can use! See link above.)
- Attend School Board Meetings and SPEAK UP!! Watch out for bonds and check the curriculum that is being approved.
- Join Mom’s for Liberty as they pay close attention to what is happening in schools
State Level
- Volunteer to be a page (for the day) at your State Capitol (Texans ages 8-18 can serve as a page)
- Intern at your State Capitol
- Contact your representative about an issue (call, email, or a letter) Who Are Your Representative and How Did They Vote?
Easy Steps to Take Right Now
- Host a Patriot Movie Night and show cool Patriot movies
- Letter to the American Church
- Chasing American Legends (from Patriot Academy)
- American History in Black and White (from WallBuilders)
- Comedy and the Constitution Tour (from Patriot Academy)
- Monumental (Kirk Cameron)
- God’s Not Dead- We the People
- Last Ounce of Courage
- Tell your Pastor about Biblical Citizenship class
- Spend time every week learning about our Founding Fathers and the formation of our country
- Get excited about the 250th Birthday of the Signing of the Declaration! Check out Patriot Academy’s 250th Resources.
Texas Specific Resources
- Texas Scorecard- sign up for the Texas Minute email for a daily brief summary of what’s happening in Texas. Texas Scorecard News is a fantastic place to keep up with all things Texas and has the full articles mentioned in the Texas Minute.
- True Texas Project
Help Us Continue to Teach Truth
If this has been a blessing to you, Patriot’s Hope invites you to help us continue proclaiming the truth God has called us to boldly share. Thank you for partnering with us.
“Duty is ours; results are God’s.”
John Quincy Adams
