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How Voting Rights Have Changed
The right to vote, also called suffrage, has not always been a basic right for all people in the United States.
Sep 4
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Understanding the Roads to U.S. Citizenship
An Article from Guest Author Alexander Perez
Aug 20
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Why America Was Built to Protect You—Even From Its Own Leaders
An Article from Guest Author Alexander Perez
Jul 2
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Power Starts With Us: What Popular Sovereignty Really Means in America
Popular sovereignty means that the power of the government comes from the people.
Jun 24
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Juneteenth Special: The Black Panthers
They changed the way people thought about civil rights, community programs, and the role of protecting community.
Jun 19
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What Is a Republic?
The U.S. isn’t a pure democracy, and it’s not supposed to be.
Jun 11
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Is That Photo You're Sharing Real?
How to use Google Lens to verify a political image isn't "fake news"!
Jun 4
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Built to Last: What the Founders Hoped the U.S. Government Would Become
In 1776, the American colonies broke away from Great Britain. They no longer wanted to be ruled by a king.
May 30
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Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and the Fight to Shape America
Ever wonder why the U.S. Constitution sparked so much debate? Meet the Federalists and Anti-Federalists: two groups with different visions for America.
May 26
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Built on Compromise: How the U.S. Constitution Was Shaped by Hard Choices
After the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, the country was not as united as we might think today.
May 20
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The Constitutional Convention
After the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain, the country needed a strong, fair system to govern itself.
May 16
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The Articles of Confederation: America’s First Constitution
The country was first governed by a document called the Articles of Confederation.
May 14
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