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Quiz Time! 5 Basic Civics Questions

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As many Americans celebrate the beginning of summer, why not test your civics knowledge? It's a good time to do a brief review. Here are a few civics questions. Answers appear below to help you check your basic knowledge.  Answer key: 1. 27 2. Publius (John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison 3. The 13 original colonies 4. Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General, Secretary of War 5. A bi-cameral legislature is a legislature that is divided into two separate chambers or houses. How did you do?  This is Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. 🇺🇸 Join the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/commonsensecivics …

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Reclaiming Respect for Creator-Given Rights

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What is the most disputed American concept these days? It is found in the Declaration of Independence. “…that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights..” Here are three reasons why Americans would dispute this claim as untrue: First, they might be receiving their civics lessons from their favorite t.v. personalities, popular unbelieving politicians, or atheist professors, adopting their soulless but entertaining ideas, devoid of wonder, lacking any positivity. I submit to you that these misinformed Americans no longer want to do the hard work of thinking for themselves, preferring entertainment to a classical education. Why teaching the Declaration matters for citizens Next, Americans may never have read our founding American documents, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. (How do you dismiss what you do not know?) Finally, some may question the idea of a Higher Power who grants them their natural rights, which cannot be taken …

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Quiz Time! 5 Basic Civics Questions

As many Americans celebrate the beginning of summer, why not test your civics knowledge? It’s a good time to do a brief review. Here are a few civics questions. Answers appear below to help you check your basic knowledge.  Answer key: 1. 27 2. Publius (John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison 3. The 13 […]

Reclaiming Respect for Creator-Given Rights

What is the most disputed American concept these days? It is found in the Declaration of Independence. “…that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights..” Here are three reasons why Americans would dispute this claim as untrue: First, they might be receiving their civics lessons from their favorite t.v. personalities, popular unbelieving […]

Memorial Day: Celebrating Heroes Who Served

Memorial Day is a day to celebrate the lives of our American heroes who have died in service to defend the freedoms we enjoy today. Below, I’ve gathered the names of a few heroes to help inspire us as we remember why we pause to celebrate. Note their deeds of valiant courage as they served […]

Understanding America’s Shift towards Socialism

Why are so many Americans voting for socialists, Marxists, or communists? The common reason given is that people are finding it hard to “make ends meet,” so they are looking to politicians for food and housing. History has been around this block more than once, and it’s been a disappointment, albeit an abject failure, yet […]

The American Dream: Liberty, Responsibility & Limited Government

There are many interpretations of the American Dream. I just read one by author Walter Isaacson (The Greatest Sentence Ever Written (2025), Simon & Schuster). He talks about how the American Dream is brought to us by our government through economic means. I disagree. I believe the American Dream rests on limited government plus personal […]

The Eighth Amendment Preserves Justice and Liberty 

Limits on Bail, Fines, and Punishment The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. Bail intent is to prevent the defendant from fleeing, and it cannot be more than necessary to ensure the defendant’s appearance in court. Keep in mind that in this country, our Constitution presumes our innocence until proven […]

Presumed Innocent: Constitutional Basics Explained

How can an alleged would-be murderer be declared innocent until proven guilty, even with overwhelming evidence? What does the Constitution say about the presumption of innocence? Although you may not find the phrase “innocent until proven guilty” directly quoted in the U.S. Constitution, the principle forms the backbone of our justice system and is affirmed […]

Citizenship, Character, and Political Violence

What about the discipline and character of Americans who assassinate or attempt to assassinate high-profile people? It’s a citizenship issue, so let’s examine it together. The first thing I notice, and maybe you do, too, is how much attention these murderers or attempted murderers get. The false, yet often repeated, saying, “negative attention is better […]

Teaching the Declaration Still Matters Today

As the school year winds down, I am preparing a Jr. High civics lesson on the reasons to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.  Why the Declaration Still Matters Today, many in our country don’t seem to understand the brilliance of the Declaration of Independence. Instead of embracing that our rights come from God, they place their […]