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NACE was launched in 2000 with more than 80 group and individual charter members committed to advancing civic knowledge and engagement. NACE believes the time has come to band together to ensure that the next generation of citizens understands and values democracy and participates in the ongoing work of building democracy in America.

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Political Engagement

Delli Carpini, Michael. "The Disengaged Generation: Evidence and Potential Solutions." Compact Current Special Issues in Campus Compact Newsletter, Vol. 14 (3), 2000.

Hart, Peter and Robert Teeter. America Unplugged: Citizens and their Government. Council for Excellence in Government.

National Association of Secretaries of State. "New Millennium Project"Part 1 American Youth Attitudes on Politics, Citizenship, Government and Voting." Survey on Youth Attitudes. The Tarrance Group. Lexington, KY: 1999.

Schlozman, K.L, Brady, H., Verba, S. & Erkulwater, J. "Growing Up, Settling Down, and Becoming Active: Political Participation Over the Life Cycle." Paper prepared for the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 2001.

Center for Democracy and Citizenship A part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, CDC sponsors and develops a wide variety of public work initiatives.

Constitutional Rights Foundation seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights, and educate them to become active and responsible participants in our society.

Project Vote Smart A national library of factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and candidates for public office --- President, Governors, Congress and State Legislatures and covered in five basic areas: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and the performance evaluations made on them by over 100 conservative to liberal special interests.

Public Agenda Since its founding in 1975, Public Agenda's public engagement projects have explored various issues, including health care, foreign policy and crime.

Voting Matters: Informing Youth Why Voting Is Essential To Democracy is a NACE spotlight presented in the fall of 2003 that provides information on what our own members, as well as other organizations, across the country are doing to inform younger Americans about why voting matters, along with how to be an informed voter and how and where to vote. It also provides some basic facts about trends in turnout among young Americans.

Youth Engagement Initiative. The PEW Charitable Trusts, September 2000.

 

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