The National Constitution Center and the Center for Civic Education have been named recipients of the 2025 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award.
Judiciary
Most Americans Support Checks on Presidential Power
Despite low trust in the three branches of government, a new survey reveals that most Americans support judicial and legislative checks on the president.
Matthew Levendusky and Marcia Chatelain Named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Political science Professor Matt Levendusky, who directs APPC's Institutions of Democracy division, and Africana Studies Professor Marcia Chatelain are 2025 Guggenheim Fellows.
LAIC Names Educators to Pen Lesson Plans for 8th Amendment Film
LAIC has announced the winning educators in the call for lesson plan proposals for its short historical documentary about the Eighth Amendment.
Annenberg Classroom Film on First Amendment Wins Anthem Award
Annenberg Classroom’s short documentary “The First Amendment: New York Times v. Sullivan” has won a Silver Award in the 4th Annual Anthem Awards.
Trust in U.S. Supreme Court Continues to Sink
APPC survey reveals that public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has declined since it eliminated the constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
A Majority of Americans Can’t Recall Most First Amendment Rights
The 2024 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey reveals that less than half of Americans can name most of the First Amendment rights.
Annenberg Classroom Film Explores 8th Amendment Ban on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’
A new Annenberg Classroom film explores the history of constitutional protection against “cruel and unusual punishment”
Report Finds ‘Withering of Public Confidence in the Courts’
A new report by APPC researchers on public confidence in U.S. courts finds that trust in the federal judiciary has waned in recent years.
‘Politicians in Robes’: How a Sharp Right Turn Imperiled Trust in the Supreme Court
Trust in the Supreme Court is now split on partisan lines following the court's shift to the right capped by the 2022 Dobbs decision.