Corruption in Local Politics: Cincinnati’s Troubled Past and Present
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityIntroductionThe city of Cincinnati has a rich and storied history. For example, one of the exciting chapters of the city’s […]
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Getting Involved: Average Citizens Can Be Civically Engaged
Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University LA Johnson/NPR IntroductionThe nature of a democratic government it is political system that is not ruled by just […]
Part Two (Women’s History Series)- Her-Story: A Brief History of Women’s Suffrage with Teaching Ideas for the Classroom
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionFor our second installation in our series on Women’s History Month we would like to highlight the 102nd […]
The Hunt for Credible Sources: Recovering from the Pandemic of Fake News
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D. Fake News Sites and DisinformationAnyone that spends any reasonable amount of time on Facebook or other social media outlets […]
What’s Goin’ on Today? Resources for Teaching Current Events in Social Studies Classrooms
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionThe year 2020 was certainly an eventful year. The year brought a global pandemic that has left millions dead, […]
‘The Oppression I Am Facing’: Seeing Ourselves in Uganda’s Election Crisis
Commentary by Enock Sadiki, Democracy & Me Intern Tell me if you have heard this before: A country is experiencing a crisis in governance. This […]
For One First-Gen American, an Uneasy Twilight Between Hope and Fear
Commentary by Harnoor Mann, University of Cincinnati student contributor to D&M I went to bed at 3 a.m. EST on January 6th, emboldened to sleep […]
The Party of Law and Order
Commentary by Jean R. Pateman, Democracy & Me intern They stood outside of the Capitol and screamed “Our country!” and “You’re supposed to work for […]
A Bill Has to Be Passed By Both Chambers to Become Law
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The US is a bicameral legislative body, having two branches or chambers consisting of the House of Representatives […]
A Peaceful Transition of Power
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University In the United States of America as I write this article, we have come to the close […]