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Civic Responsibility. Citizen participation in a democratic society. Preamble to the US Constitution.
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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.
National Voter Turnout in US Federal Elections: 1960–2008 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html
Congress Approval Rating http://www.gallup.com/poll/107242/congress-approval-rating-ties-lowest-gallup-records.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/150038/Congress-Approval-Ties-Time-Low.aspx
US population who volunteered http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
Civic Engagement1970s – 1990s Putnam, Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Renewal of American Community. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Print.
The Center for Information & Research onCivic Learning & Engagement http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/youthdemo_2006.pdf
The Center for Information & Research onCivic Learning & Engagement http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS07_College_Volunteering.pdf
The Center for Information & Research onCivic Learning & Engagement http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS07_College_Volunteering.pdf
The Center for Information & Research onCivic Learning & Engagement http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_Characteristics_Group_Membership.pdf
The Center for Information & Research onCivic Learning & Engagement http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_06_Sports_and_Civic_Engagement.pdf
GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media/Stanford Environment Poll (2009) http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/pdf/AP-Stanford_University_Environment_Poll_Topline.pdf
Source: Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2004 to 2007: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer FinancesBrian K. Bucks, Arthur B. Kennickell, Traci L. Mach and Kevin B. MooreFederal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 95 (February 2009), pp. A1-A55.
GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media/Stanford Environment Poll (2009) http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/pdf/AP-Stanford_University_Environment_Poll_Topline.pdf
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?