Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. Pence is dropping his bid for the Republican ...

Q. Why do the courts get to overrule policies passed by Congress? A.The U.S. Constitution designed the government so that there would be three co-equal branches that check and balance each other. To ...

The simplest answer is that the law requires that we do. In the early years of our nation, states set their own election dates. As the nation started to grow and consistency of approach became more ...

Q. Why do we have government shutdowns? A. The U.S. Government largely works based on yearly budgets. A shutdown occurs when the federal government fails to enact funding legislation to finance the ...

Need a civics refresher? How about over lunch? Eleesha Tucker is a professor of American history and civics education at Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies. She also is part of ...

Q. How do I know if a poll is skewed?A: Polling and understanding polling are important since so much media coverage of politics is structuredlike it’s a horse race. Polls are used to explain who is ...

FITCHBURG — An 8th grade Civics teacher and her former student were recently invited to the State House to participate in a legislative briefing on civic education, where a panel discussed why getting ...

Civics learning project, also known as c-l-p, is a statewide nonprofit and Oregon's leader in preparing youth to become active, engaged, and informed participants in democratic society. C-l-p offers ...

Q. Why do presidential candidates drop out before anyone has voted? A. While they rarely say it is about the money, it is usually about the money. Presidential Campaigns are expensive. Money usually ...