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Political Scientists Examine Civics Standards cation," not civic or citizenship education. The 1971 report of the Committee on Pre-Collegiate Education criticized the lack of connection and communication between precollege educators and political science faculty and the content of instruction about politics and government in elementary and secondary schools. Precollege courses were faulted for their lack of realism and comparative perspective on U.S. politics, for too much emphasis on institutions and legal aspects of government, and for a reliance on memorization and rote learning. The Committee identified eight objectives for precollegiate political science education: References

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