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Democracy Matters

The Democracy Matters - LWVA/CoA High School Civics Scholarship Program aims to empower high school students by providing voter awareness and education on the democratic process. Join us in shaping the future of our democracy!

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Democracy Matters

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  1. Democracy Matters LWVA/CoA High School Civics Scholarship Program Presented By: Alice Fried

  2. PSA LWVA Democracy Matters PSA

  3. About LWVA/CoA Civics Scholarship Program • In keeping with the League of Women Voters goal to build and empower citizen participation in the democratic process, LWVA’s Youth Outreach Committee was established to provide voter awareness, voter registration and procedures and effects of informed voting to high-school students. And in partnership with the College of Alameda, the DEMOCRACY MATTERS - LWVA/CoA High School Civics Scholarship Program, (DSP) was created.

  4. Selection Process

  5. Judging Criteria • Content • Preparation • Argument • Presentation

  6. Sample Ballot

  7. Fundraising Options • Grants • Sponsorships • In-Kind • Membership Outreach Thanks to you, we raised $1,850 for ​2019 & 2020 scholarships!

  8. Civics Challenge Proposal for Television and Internet Quiz Show

  9. Mission • The League of Women Voters of Alameda developed the Civics Challenge Quiz Show in part as a response to the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation’s national survey. This 2018 survey found that only one in three Americans (36 percent) can actually pass a multiple choice test consisting of items taken from the U.S. Citizenship Test, which has a passing score of 60. • Surprisingly, the poll found stark gaps in knowledge depending on age. Those 65 years and older scored the best, with 74 percent answering at least six in 10 questions correctly. For those under the age of 45, only 19 percent passed with the exam, with 81 percent scoring a 59 percent or lower.

  10. Target Audience • This makes our target audience of “Millennial” high school students in 11th – 12 grade spot on. And the newest voters need the most information, and to see its immediate relevance to their civic lives. This program would be part of the LWVA’s Youth Outreach.

  11. Why Now? • The challenge and opportunity of the current crisis in our political present of the run-up to the 2020 elections is calling our students to use technology tools at their disposal to find the facts, decide who are trusted sources, and make informed decisions based on information they’ve determined they can trust.

  12. Game Design • The Civics Challenge Game is divided into several factual recall and problem-solving games. The first half will build on their fact retention of the 100 Questions from the Citizenship Test. The second half of the quiz will test the students’ ability to use their phones to identify which given facts are true in various online news stories, and then how to respond to those which are Fake News.

  13. Promotion • The Civics Challenge Youth Outreach program will be advertised as part of a Centennial Celebration for the LWVA. The Civics Challenge TV Quiz Show is a potential revenue builder, but needs some funds for PSA’s and episodes to be shot at a Community Access studio to get it started. • The League of Women Voters of Alameda will offer the opportunity to join the Civics Challenge Collaborative to each of the LWV chapters in California.

  14. Wrap Up • The League of Women Voters was established in 1920 to help women carry out their new responsibilities as voters. It encouraged them to use their hard fought for new power to use their vote—their voice—to participate in shaping public policy. • This holds true today, even though now men are also included, the league continues to work on vital issues of concerns to the people through its education and advocacy efforts. (Our forums; Meet your public officials; pros and cons; voter registration) • And now, we at LWVA are proud to join forces with the College of Alameda in shaping and developing a civic-minded attitude in our young people—the future of our democracy. • This partnership exposes high-school and community college students to common good issues that affect us individually but has to be addressed with collective policies. • Also, by providing an opportunity for these students to learn creative thinking and communication skills that translates into success.

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