O estudo do direito constitucional como instrumento para o exercício do direito à cidadania: uma análise do PL nº 70/2015

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the teaching of Constitutional Law as a fundamental tool for the full exercise of citizenship. It is based on the premise that the effective enjoyment of fundamental rights requires prior knowledge of their existence, and that it is the State's duty to guarantee access to such information. In this context, the study addresses the scope of Constitutional Law and its relevance to the critical formation of citizens. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, with an exploratory and bibliographic nature. The theoretical framework includes classical and contemporary authors in Constitutional Law, Education, and Political Philosophy, such as José Afonso da Silva (2009), Paulo Freire (1989, 1996), Thomas Humphrey Marshall (1967, 1998), Luís Roberto Barroso (2024), Joaquim José Gomes Canotilho (2003), Lenio Luiz Streck (2014), Clèmerson Merlin Clève (2020), Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet (2014), Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2000), Hannah Arendt (2009) e Dalmo de Abreu Dallari (1998). The study also examines Bill No. 70/2015, which proposes the inclusion of constitutional content in high school curricula as a means of strengthening democratic participation. It concludes that the dissemination of constitutional knowledge is essential for the development of active, conscious, and transformative citizenship.