The Framers of the U.S. Constitution believed that citizens were expected to be well informed and promote the common good. They recognized that only the people themselves could truly guarantee the success or failure of the American system of representative government. That is why active citizenship is so incredibly important.
Active citizenship means getting involved in the life of your community and nation so that you can help determine the country's future. One irony of our hyperconnected digital age is that people can feel isolated, but there are many ways to get involved.
Throughout this short series, we explore how you can become a more active citizen in your community and promote ideals that support and strengthen our democracy.
This series was made possible by the support of T-Mobile.
Each episode below contains a video, quiz, and script. 60-Second Civics makes a great warmup activity for your classroom.
Here is an easy and fun way to get your students started each morning:
- Select an episode from the list below each day for one week.
- Play the video for your class by projecting it on the board.
- Ask students to answer the Daily Civics question as a class.
- Debrief the activity by asking students why the correct answer is true.
