by Derek Monson | Oct 21, 2021
Learning about America through primary sources: Lincoln-Douglas debates Written by This is part 8 in Sutherland’s new series highlighting primary sources from American history in the hopes of enriching civics education. To help teachers and students identify...
by Rick B. Larsen | Oct 20, 2021
Why complete transparency is needed in deciding what to teach in the classroom Written by Originally published by Deseret News. Public policy debates always involve competing views among diverse stakeholders. As the 2022 legislative session approaches, there...
by Jonathan Ammons | Oct 19, 2021
Perfectionism and the American story Written by In a famous speech delivered aboard the ship Arabella in 1630, John Winthrop spoke to his fellow Puritans about the gravity of their undertaking: “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Texas abortion case: a civics lesson on the federal court system Written by One of the most closely watched cases currently in the federal court system is the challenge to a Texas law allowing private citizens to sue to prevent abortions performed after an...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Supreme Court decisions establish precedent for future cases Written by Derek Monson recently wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford. That decision, one of the few pre-Civil War decisions to strike down a federal statute,...
by Derek Monson | Oct 13, 2021
A brief history of vote by mail Written by With a recent Congressional hearing about Arizona’s audit of the election results of its most populous county and the ongoing political uses of that audit, the issue of vote by mail (VBM) or no-excuse absentee voting...
