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In order improve the democratic structures of contemporary America, this author advocates the implementation of aspects of critical theory and inquiry pedagogy in K-12 social studies curriculum. This author believes that it is essential that we reconsider "the status quo" and "business as usual" in social studies instruction, from materials to alignment. I moreover advocate for a reconceptualization of the ways we try to reach students from traditionally marginalized ethnic, gender, and economic populations in order to make the lessons and history of the nation more relevant to them.