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THE BASICS OF ANY DEMOCRACY IS IN THE PEOPLES' UNDERSTANDING OF "CIVICS"
First a definition: Civics is the study of the rights-and-duties of citizenship. Both the ones you learned as an immigrant and/or the ones you learned (supposedly) as a citizen in High School.
Then a consideration: If, as an immigrant, you fail the test, you do not become an American citizen. In high-school, as an American citizen, failing the test is of no real consequence, except in (perhaps) 8-states that may prevent you from graduating.
About Understanding_&_Learning "Civic Duty", some articles linked below:
*The regulations in your state, here: Education Commission (of the states)
And here: Standard High School Graduation Requirements (50-state) - excerpt:
*Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement. Excerpt:
*Why Civics Is About More Than Citizenship. Excerpt:
First a definition: Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. Both the ones you learned as an immigrant and/or the ones you learned (supposedly) as a citizen in High School.
About Understanding&Learning "Civic Duty", some articles linked below:
*The regulations in your state, here: Education Commission (of the states)
And here: Standard High School Graduation Requirements (50-state) - excerpt:
*Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement. Excerpt:
*Why Civics Is About More Than Citizenship. Excerpt:
First a definition: Civics is the study of the rights-and-duties of citizenship. Both the ones you learned as an immigrant and/or the ones you learned (supposedly) as a citizen in High School.
Then a consideration: If, as an immigrant, you fail the test, you do not become an American citizen. In high-school, as an American citizen, failing the test is of no real consequence, except in (perhaps) 8-states that may prevent you from graduating.
About Understanding_&_Learning "Civic Duty", some articles linked below:
*The regulations in your state, here: Education Commission (of the states)
And here: Standard High School Graduation Requirements (50-state) - excerpt:
The information below describes state high school graduation requirements as defined by state statutes and regulations.
*Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement. Excerpt:
Eight states—Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin—passed laws in 2015 that require students to pass some version of the test given to immigrants applying to become naturalized U.S. citizens in order to graduate from high school, according to a recent article in The New Yorker.
And the Joe Foss Institute, the Arizona nonprofit that has led the effort to pass such laws, plans to lobby to bring that requirement to every state by 2017.
*Why Civics Is About More Than Citizenship. Excerpt:
______________THE BASICS OF ANY DEMOCRACY IS IN THE PEOPLES' UNDERSTANDING OF "CIVICS"Only one in five Americans aged 18 through 29 cast a ballot in last year’s elections, marking 2014 as having the lowest youth voter-turnout in 40 years. Some reason that young Americans are apathetic about public affairs. Others argue that cynicism about the electoral process is what’s keeping young adults from the polls: They’re so disillusioned with politics they’ve simply given up on it.
First a definition: Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. Both the ones you learned as an immigrant and/or the ones you learned (supposedly) as a citizen in High School.
About Understanding&Learning "Civic Duty", some articles linked below:
*The regulations in your state, here: Education Commission (of the states)
And here: Standard High School Graduation Requirements (50-state) - excerpt:
The information below describes state high school graduation requirements as defined by state statutes and regulations.
*Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement. Excerpt:
Eight states—Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin—passed laws in 2015 that require students to pass some version of the test given to immigrants applying to become naturalized U.S. citizens in order to graduate from high school, according to a recent article in The New Yorker.
And the Joe Foss Institute, the Arizona nonprofit that has led the effort to pass such laws, plans to lobby to bring that requirement to every state by 2017.
*Why Civics Is About More Than Citizenship. Excerpt:
______________Only one in five Americans aged 18 through 29 cast a ballot in last year’s elections, marking 2014 as having the lowest youth voter-turnout in 40 years. Some reason that young Americans are apathetic about public affairs. Others argue that cynicism about the electoral process is what’s keeping young adults from the polls: They’re so disillusioned with politics they’ve simply given up on it.
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