Tracking Congress: Issues, Interests, and Democracy in Action

Autor/in	Nader, Ralph
Titel	Tracking Congress: Issues, Interests, and Democracy in Action
Quelle	In: Social Education, 82 (2018) 1, S.10-13 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Federal Government; Legislators; Democracy; Legislation; Civics; Citizenship Responsibility; Social Studies; Citizen Participation; United States Government (Course) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesregierung; Demokratie; Gesetzgebungslehre; Staatsbürgerkunde; Gemeinschaftskunde; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	Civic skills need to be practiced to keep the democracy strong, and civic training materials should be exciting and linked to real-world activities. Today, teaching government and social studies can be, must be, about students' real lives. A unit of study on "Tracking Congress" would offer an opportunity to connect civics and government to students' real lives. As they track their members of Congress and any issues that interest them, students would become creatively engaged with their government, while at the same time practicing civic responsibilities beyond the single civic duty stated in the Constitution: serving on a jury, if called. Following the four-step Inquiry Arc of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, this article presents how such a course can work. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01