Education Code section 52555

The course of study in training for citizenship shall consist of the teaching of U.S. history, state and community civics, and the Constitution of the United States, with special reference to those sections in the Constitution which relate directly to the duties, privileges, and rights of the individual, and such allied subjects, including English for foreigners, or activities as will properly prepare the applicants to understand and assume the responsibilities of citizenship.

Source: Section 52555, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=52555.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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