Institutions of Democracy

After Senator John McCain chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, August 29, 2008, self-identified Republicans and Independents are significantly more likely to think that the United States is ready to elect a president who is a woman, according to the National Annenberg Election Survey.   The findings, released today, are

PC Magazine (www.pcmag.com), which offers independent reviews of technology, named FactCheck.org one of the 20 best political websites, praising FactCheck.org’s extensive research team. “Best of all, the site will answer your questions on current political or policy issues.” Among the other honorees were Glassbooth.org, Politico, CNN.com and Townhall.com. Earlier this year (2008), FactCheck.org and its

Young adults 18 to 29 years of age are more likely to describe themselves as liberal in comparison to other age groups, according to recent data collected by the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s National Annenberg Election Survey. Thirty-four percent of 18- to 29-year-olds called themselves “liberal” or “very liberal,” while only 27 percent of 30-

On Monday, C-SPAN aired an APPC-sponsored voter focus group conducted June 24 by Peter Hart in York, PA, among a group of 12 voters, none of whom supported either Sen. Obama or McCain in the PA primary. The group’s discussion provides insight into the thoughts and feelings these voters have toward the presumptive nominees, the

Justice Talking has received a Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications.  The national award recognizes excellence in communication.  Justice Talking won in the Radio-Women’s Issues category for a program on the Women’s Equality Amendment. Started in 1972, the Clarions honor excellence in 132 categories across all communications disciplines, including advertising and marketing,

How a Bill Becomes a Federal Law, produced by the Documentary Group of New York City for the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics, has won a Videographer Award of Excellence. The video, produced for use in schools as part of Annenberg Classroom, describes the processes by which an idea is transformed into legislation and eventually

 Students representing nearly a dozen schools from across the School District of Philadelphia gathered at the University of Pennsylvania’s Hall of Flags Tuesday to present civics projects on topics ranging from global warming to the gun violence plaguing the city. The projects were the culmination of work the high school seniors had done in their