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Maryland Will Deliver…But for Whom?
As the coronavirus has resulted in a national public health emergency, states are postponing their primaries to lessen contact among individuals in the hope of lessening the spread of the […]
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Civic Action Projects for Your 100% Online (COVID-19 ADAPTED) Courses
Can civic literacy and engagement be promoted in 100% online courses, even in the midst of a social distancing campaign that requires students to stay largely confined to their homes? […]
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Promoting Civic Literacy and Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developing this generation’s civic literacy is vital to maintaining and strengthening the foundation of democracy. There is an urgent need to improve civic education and promote civic literacy, knowledge, and […]
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A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation’s Elections
Increasing voter turnout on your college campus can seem like an extremely overwhelming task at first. So many students, so little time! You may have asked yourself, “Where and how […]
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Why Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That
Voter turnout among young Americans has been dismal since 18-year-olds earned the right to vote with the passage of the 26th amendment in 1971. Even in 2018—a high water mark […]
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Wisconsin 2020: The Big Battle To Be The Big Cheese
In 2016, it was the results from Wisconsin that put Donald Trump over the top in the Electoral College vote count to secure the presidency for the Republican Party. The […]
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Why is the youth vote so important in Arizona?
Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X now make up a majority of the voting eligible population, However, they are not just strong in number. They also have quite a few […]
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Chicago Encourages Civic Engagement for 2020 Census
While people all around the world celebrate various forms of political representation, few realize that adequate representation in a democracy is not possible without a thorough and scientific count of […]
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Democracy’s Best Defense: Inoculation, Digital Literacy, and Vote Planning
2016 witnessed foreign interference in our elections which was, and continues to be, a direct threat to our democracy and democracies around the world.[1] Experts say there will be future […]
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Teaching about Super Tuesday? Share these RAISE the Vote Resources with Your Students!
APSA’s RAISE the Vote campaign features blog posts focused on some of the Super Tuesday states to help faculty and students understand what’s happening around the country. Some of the […]