Civics

‘Woman, life, freedom’

Fatemeh Shams of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured on an episode of “On the Media” to discuss how the recent wave of protests in Iran differs from previous movements.

How protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death ‘forever moved the debate’ over women’s rights

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses Iran’s long history of mandating what women can wear and the power employed by its “morality police.”

Penn President Liz Magill stands with members of Penn Leads the Vote in front of a voter registration table on College Green.

Making an impact on National Voter Registration Day

Penn Leads the Vote conducted efforts across campus Tuesday to inform the Penn community about how to register to vote, check their registration status, and more.

Americans’ civic expertise is apparently not that great

On an episode of “The Smerconish Podcast,” Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s new study on declining civics knowledge.

A group of students demonstrating in front of a school building.

Annenberg film and annual civics survey highlights freedom of speech

For Constitution Day on Sept. 17, Annenberg Classroom has released a new film on the First Amendment and the Annenberg Public Policy Center published their annual survey on Americans’ civics knowledge.

As red states send migrants to blue states, sanctuary cities are crucial

Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design writes about the history of American sanctuary cities and their continued importance against a restrictive immigration system.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson on civics education

In a video interview, Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses the Center’s Constitution Day civics survey and the importance of civics education.

Fewer than half of Americans can name all three branches of government, survey finds

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual Constitution Day survey reveals a significant drop in the percentage of Americans who can name all three branches of government, featuring a quote from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

In sprint to November, Democrats seize on shifting landscape over abortion

Grad student Rebecca Wu of the School of Nursing explains why she switched her voter registration from California to Pennsylvania, with additional Penn students and organizers featured in photographs.

Jamelle Bouie speaking to a crowd in a lecture hall.

The Constitution is the crisis: Jamelle Bouie on the state of the U.S.

The New York Times columnist hosted a talk, “Way Past Normal: American Politics in 2022 and Beyond,” hosted by The Andrea Mitchell Center, The SNF Paideia Program, and The Government and Politics Association.

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