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 An interview with Michael Sessions, Recently Elected Mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan. He's only 18.read more >>  Nearly 5,000 students representing districts throughout California sent in panels expressing “Why the Constitution is important to me.†At least 1,200 panels are on display at the State Capitol. The remainder of the panels will be on public display in other locations around the state. The California Campaign thanks their teachers for participating in this statewide Constitution & Citizenship Day project. We also thank Assemblymember Betty Karnette, the Secretary of State’s Office, and History-Social Science coordinators from county offices of education around the state for their assistance.read more >> A group of students recently experienced the trip of a lifetime and met with U.S. Supreme Court justices. read more >>  Throughout U.S. history, immigration has stirred great controversy. Today it is at an all-time high.read more >> Proposed California legislative bill would require high school seniors to register to vote in order to receive a diploma. read more >>  A free-speech case heard recently by the U.S. Supreme Court may affect the rights of students to express themselves in public high schools.read more >>  In the post-September 11th world, terrorism has become a key agenda point for the United States.read more >>  Should our democracy place criminal penalties on anyone who sells or rents violent video games rated AO(ESRB) or 18+(PEGI) to persons under age 18?read more >> | Andrew Kao recalls a trip he took to meet his heroes: three United States Supreme Court Justices. read more >> New legislation aims to cut the cost of attending college through civil service. read more >> No more political parties in the United States? It might not be as far-fetched an idea as you think. read more >>  Should our democracy sign a binding international treaty to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions?read more >> Movies with civic themes can do more than entertain us. They can cause us to examine our values, and challenge us to reconsider our politics. The best of these challenging films raise questions rather than answer them. The following movies serve as a starting point for discussions about politics and governance, in our country and the world. Read a review of "V for Vendetta." read more >> Should our democracy require citizens between 18 and 25 years of age to participate in at least one year of national service? read more >> In May 2006, ten students from nine Los Angeles area high schools visited Washington, D.C., to attend a lively Q & A discussion session with U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The event, (students from Pennsylvania also participated) was sponsored and organized by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Below, read what the students learned from their Supreme Court experience. read more >> See if you can beat our civic knowledge quizzes by matching: the presidents with their quotes, the public servants with their titles, the constitutional amendments with their numbers, the government branch with its function and the civic problem with its remedy. read more >> In December 2006, 10 students from 10 Los Angeles-area high schools visited Washington D.C. to attend a lively Q &A discussion session with U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The event, in which students from Pennsylvania also participated, was sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, California, and coordinated by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Below, read what one student learned from his Supreme Court experience. read more >>  Now in its third year, the war in Iraq continues to impact America, the Middle East, and the world.read more >> |
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