Civic Responsibility Citizen participation in a democratic society
Preamble to the US Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
CIVIC PARTICIPATION
National Voter Turnout in US Federal Elections: 1960–2008 Year Voting-age population Voter registrationVoter turnout Turnout of voting- age population (percent) ,229,580NA132,618, ,600,000135,889,60080,588, ,256,931174,800,000122,294, ,473,000150,990,59879,830, ,815,000156,421,311105,586, ,929,000141,850,55873,117, ,511,000146,211,96096,456, ,650,000130,292,82275,105, ,529,000133,821,178104,405, ,812,000121,105,63067,859, ,778,000126,379,62891,594, ,566,000118,399,98464,991, ,466,000124,150,61492,652, ,938,000110,671,22567,615, ,597,000113,043,73486,515, ,373,000103,291,26558,917, ,309,190105,037,98681,555, ,336,00096,199, ,943, ,776,00097,328,54177,718, ,498,00082,496, ,014, ,328,18681,658,18073,211, ,132,00076,288, ,188, ,090,00073,715,81870,644, ,423,00065,393, ,141, ,159,00064,833, ,838,
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US population who volunteered
Civic Engagement 1970s – 1990s Putnam, Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Renewal of American Community. New York: Simon and Schuster, Print.
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement /FS_Characteristics_Group_Membership.pdf
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement Ups/FactSheets/FS_06_Sports_ and_Civic_Engagement.pdf
MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS
GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media/Stanford Environment Poll (2009)
THE ECONOMY
Source: Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2004 to 2007: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances Brian K. Bucks, Arthur B. Kennickell, Traci L. Mach and Kevin B. Moore Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 95 (February 2009), pp. A1-A55.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
HEALTH CARE
THE ENVIRONMENT
GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media/Stanford Environment Poll (2009)
So What? What are the most pressing concerns facing our society? What is your responsibility in addressing these concerns? How can games help us address these concerns?