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Becoming a Connecticut Lawmaker: Role-Playing the Legislative Process
How do we make laws that are fair?
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No to Nazis in Connecticut: Resolving Conflict Through Informed Action
In what ways can a community in a democracy respond when faced with injustice?
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No to Nazis in Connecticut: Southbury Takes a Stand
To what extent can individuals be agents of change in their communities?
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Government is People: Creating a Symposium of Local Government Speakers
How does the government touch my life?
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Government is People: Creating a Symposium of Local, State, and Federal Government Speakers
What does the government do?
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Empowering Students’ “Civic Voices” in Local and State Government: Elementary
Why is it important that students use their “civic voices” in local and state government to produce positive change?
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Empowering Students’ “Civic Voices” in Local and State Government: Middle/High
Why is it important that students use their “civic voices” in local and state government to produce positive change?
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Connecticut’s Ratification of the Constitution
How are decisions made about how a nation should be governed?
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Church & State in the “Land of Steady Habits”
Has there ever been complete separation of church and state in Connecticut?
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The Fundamental Orders: Rules and Laws for Early Colonial Connecticut
What is the best way to organize a government? How did laws and rules in the colonies both promote and hinder freedom and equality?
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Who Gets to Vote? History of Voting Rights in Connecticut and the United States
How have the American conceptions of freedom and equality changed over time?
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Is That a Mastodon?! A Case Study in Civic Responsibility
To what extent are we, as citizens and communities, responsible for scientifically and/or historically significant finds on public property?
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