That was Benjamin Franklin’s famous response to Elizabeth Willing Powel’s question, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” as he left the just-concluded Constitutional Convention ...

A healthy democracy requires civic morality. Absent a set of virtues, principles and norms, our constitutional order falls apart like an IKEA bed that’s missing screws. We must develop and adhere to a ...

Civics education is the study of the theoretical, political and practical aspects of citizenship, as well as its rights and duties. It is a study we should embrace with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the ...

Democracy is a fragile form of government. It morphs and changes expectations with each generation and requires a commitment from society to keep it. At its foundation, democracy requires its citizens ...

The 2020 presidential election saw the highest voter turnout in 120 years. Former president Donald Trump received more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016, but turnout was so high that he still lost to ...

Gen Z was expected to be more instrumental in the 2024 presidential election than they turned out to be. Despite their active engagement in political discourse online, only 42% turned out to vote, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Heritage School choir stands between two giant American flags during the Constitution Month kickoff event at the ...

Winston Churchill once stated, “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Only two decades ago, it seemed inevitable that most, if not all, ...

This summer, Delaware’s commitment to civic education took a significant leap forward through two impactful professional development programs: the long-standing Democracy Project Summer Institute and ...

Democracy is, at its core, a creative experiment. It asks us to imagine a collective future, to give shape to the aspirations of a people, and to continually rework what justice and equity look like ...

As California faces deep divisions, civic education for every K–12 student is vital to sustain democracy and prepare informed voters and leaders. Getty Images In a year when we celebrate our nation’s ...