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‘I Will Vote’: Using future-oriented frames to motivate voters
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‘I Will Vote’: Using future-oriented frames to motivate voters

A new paper from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center examines whether “I Voted” stickers influence people’s voting intentions, and whether different language choices in this approach to voter outreach might make a bigger impact on civic engagement.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

2 min. read

Election transparency and voter privacy

Election transparency and voter privacy

A new study in Sciences Advances, co-authored by Penn Carey Law’s Michael Morse, introduces the concept of vote revelation, or the potential for a vote on an anonymous ballot to be linked to the voter’s name in the public voter file.

From Penn Carey Law

2 min. read

PBS News Hour Classroom wins Civics Award to develop community college resources
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PBS News Hour Classroom wins Civics Award to develop community college resources

The award from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics will provide PBS News Hour Classroom with over $58,000 to create and publish 32 multimedia resources for adult learners.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024
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Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024

The new season of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences podcast examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election.

From Omnia

Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides
HOPE painted colorfully on the exterior of the Hazelton Integration Project.

(On homepage) The Political Empathy Lab visited the Hazleton Integration Project, a nonprofit and community center serving a city that has seen a large increase in Dominican immigrants over the past two decades.

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Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides

Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.
A majority of Americans can’t recall most First Amendment rights
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A majority of Americans can’t recall most First Amendment rights

The 2024 edition of the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, released annually to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, finds that nearly three-quarters of respondents can name freedom of speech, while the other four rights are far less recognized.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

By the Numbers: National Voter Registration Day
A roll of "I voted!" stickers with a Penn logo sits on top colored fliers on a table

Sept. 17 is National Voter Registration Day and Constitution Day. Non-partisan campus events encourage students to register to vote and learn about the U.S. Constitution.

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  • By the Numbers

    • By the Numbers: National Voter Registration Day

    Nonpartisan campus events on Sept. 17 encourage students to register to vote and learn about the U.S. Constitution.

    Kristina García

    Analyzing civics education at community colleges
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    Analyzing civics education at community colleges

    A new report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how to enhance the current state of civics education in community colleges.

    Report finds ‘withering of public confidence in the courts’
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    Report finds ‘withering of public confidence in the courts’

    A new APPC report found that Americans’ trust and confidence in the judicial branch has fallen 25% over the last two decades.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center