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Civic knowledge has been weak for years

of Americans fail basic civics tests^{Sources and Citations
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2024 https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/civics/new-study-finds-alarming-lack-of-civic-literacy-among-americans}

can name all three branches of government^{Sources and Citations
Annenberg Public Policy Center, 2022 https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-civics-knowledge-drops-on-first-amendment-and-branches-of-government/}

of 8th graders below basic US history level^{Sources and Citations
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2022 https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ushistory/2022/}

states require full-year civics and a test^{Sources and Citations
Hoover Institution, 2024 https://www.hoover.org/research/state-civics-requirements-2024}

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