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A Civic Trust will be based at the Middlesex County College Perth Amboy Center, where students who have earned the Power Civics© certificate can put their training into practice. [8] The Citizens Campaign also announced a contest for additional community colleges to partner in the establishment of Citizen Leadership Centers across the country.
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All 50 states have social studies standards which include civics and government. 39 states require at least one course in government/civics. [note 1] 21 states require a state-mandated social studies test which is a decrease from 2001 (34 states). 8 states require students to take a state-mandated government/civics test.
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The Washington Post Editorial Board highlighted the shortcomings of traditional civics education, and the efforts of iCivics. [11] In 2011 the website added seven games and 16 lesson plans, and had over 700,000 unique visitors. [12] By 2013 it was the most widely adopted civics curriculum in America. [8]
In the field of political science, civics is the study of the civil and political rights and obligations of citizens in a society. [1] The term civics derives from the Latin word civicus , meaning "relating to a citizen".
Action civics is a modern and alternative form of civics education in the United States. Action civics is an applied civic education process in which participants learn about government by examining issues in their own community and then select a focus issue for action through a process of debate, research the issue and learn advocacy strategies, develop civic skills such as public speaking ...