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Jamieson with attendees of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (left to right): Hon. Sidney Thomas, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Neil Gorsuch; Hon Robert Katzmann, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Hon. Marilyn Huff, Senior District Court Judge and President of the Federal Judges Association, and Hon. Michael Newman, Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Ohio and President of the Federal Bar Association.

Jamieson Talks Fake News and Civics at Ninth Circuit Session and at Steamboat

Institutions of Democracy July 18, 2017

APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson moderated panels on civics and fake news at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and kicked off a seminar series in Steamboat Springs, Colo., with a keynote on fake news.

Aerial view of the Capitol Building. Credit: Architect of the Capitol.

Americans’ Knowledge of the Branches of Government Is Declining

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 13, 2016

Only a quarter of Americans can name all three branches of government, the poorest showing on that question in a half-dozen years, a new survey on civic knowledge has found. The GOP presidential candidate was known to only 84 percent of the public.

Annenberg Classroom Releases Video on First Amendment for Constitution Day

Annenberg Classroom September 01, 2016

For Constitution Day, Annenberg Classroom has released a video on the First Amendment and a free press and re-released another about civil liberties and the detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

#FindtheFounders signs for the Civics Renewal Network's scavenger hunt.

Partners in Civics Renewal Network to Take Part in NCSS Conference

Annenberg Classroom November 06, 2015

Annenberg Classroom and other partners in the Civics Renewal Network will take part in the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in New Orleans, the nation's largest social studies conference.

Is There a Constitutional Right to Own a Home or a Pet?

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 16, 2015

One American in three says that the Bill of Rights guarantees the right to own your own home, while 1 in 10 thinks that it guarantees the right to own a pet, according to an APPC national survey released for Constitution Day.

Constitution Day: New Citizens Take Oath, Students to Recite Preamble

Annenberg Classroom September 15, 2015

Thousands of immigrants from across the globe will be sworn in as American citizens, while students nationwide will take part in the “Preamble Challenge” to celebrate Constitution Day (Sept. 17).