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But with a recent survey showing that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think we should be aiming higher. Over the past few years ...

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Presidential inaugurations show the world America’s orderly, peaceful transfer of power, which is the hallmark of America’s ...

At the national level, they created three different branches of government to administer three different types of power. The legislative branch made the laws through a Congress of two houses ...

We learned in civics class that the rationale behind separation of powers in federal government is to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful. Evidently, President-elect Donald Trump was ...

A recent survey found an alarming statistic — 70% of Americans would fail a basic civics test. An upcoming event at Marquette ...

But with a recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center showing that about a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think we should be aiming ...