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Civics and Government Spending, Where Does Our Tax Money Go?

          Government is about choice. We expect that our representatives will make informed decisions based on the needs of his/her constituents.  Government spending is about choosing the best way to allocate finite resources. Should funds be applied to transportation or law enforcement?  How about parks and […]

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Civics, an Independent Nation Becomes a Democracy

In 1776, the Continental Congress was the governing body of the 13 American colonies.[i]  By July 4th, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. This  document spelled out the reasons why the colonies wanted to separate from Great Britain and create a new, independent, and united country.  Among the […]

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The Civics of NATO

By the end of World War II in 1945, tensions between the United States and Great Britain with the Soviet Union, nations that were allies during the war, had become more intense as post-war negotiations took place. See, Europe.unc.edu. [i]  Russia, during the WWII era was governed by the Soviet […]

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Civics and A Free Press

“Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it.”– Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 1786. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States.– David Post, Washington Post, 2010[i].  In 1789, John Jay was appointed by President […]

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Civics and the United States, a Democracy to Fight For

We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States […]