The Center for Civic Literacy at IUPUI intends to increase public understanding of our civic deficit and its effect on democratic decision making.
The Center for Civic Literacy will fulfill its mission through:
-Scholarly research and publication
-Public teaching
-Community-based partnerships
07/11/2025
Speaking Of Propaganda… In the wake of passage of Trump’s reverse Robin Hood bill, the Social Security Administration sent out an email to most recipients. Here is the text of that email: The Social Security Adminis…
02/27/2025
A Rising Resistance It isn’t just the courts–including, at least provisionally, the Supreme Court, which refused to lift a restraining order on a Trump firing. Other elements of the resistance are also eme…
09/14/2017
Why civic literacy matters.
Americans know literally nothing about the Constitution If you are way into politics, you are not the average American. Not even close.
06/01/2017
The 24-hour news cycle can be exhausting. With breaking news every hour, it can become easy to tune it out.
Today, it is all about the Paris climate agreement. Here is an article to help you understand the topic minus the partisan narrative.
Stay informed!
4 things to know about the Paris climate agreement The Paris climate agreement, explained in 500 words.
05/10/2017
Do you know the government as well as these Indiana students?
Take this quiz and let us know how you do.
http://civicseducationinitiative.org/take-the-test/
Share the quiz with friends and start the conversation about civic literacy!
Do you know government as well as these Fishers 8th-graders? This Fishers Junior High teacher says his civics team is battling "fake news"
05/04/2017
Are you staying informed on the healthcare debate? Watch live here.
Health care vote live stream: time and how to watch ACHA vote results online The House is voting on the American Health Care Act to overhaul Obamacare.
04/17/2017
"Democracies need informed voters to function properly. The cost of tax ignorance is too high."-Marjorie E. Kornhauser
Do you agree?
Perspective | People don’t like paying taxes. That’s because they don’t understand them. Without tax literacy, our debate stagnates.
01/27/2017
Our goal is better civic information for everyone. Information alone will not overcome partisan bias, but education is the clearest path forward.
The Real Story About Fake News Is Partisanship Increasing tribalism goes beyond perceptions of news; it imperils the government’s ability to function and democracy itself, researchers say.
12/12/2016
Interested in the topic of redistricting?
"Numbers show the story: 56 % of Indiana State Senate races were unopposed; 44 % of races for The Indiana House were unopposed; in The Indiana House of Representatives, Democrats earned 39 % of the total state-wide vote, but elected only 27 % of the available seats: in The Indiana Senate, Democrats had 40.9 % of the popular vote, 28 % of available seats" -John Guy
Read the entire blog post here.
Redistricting - IU Center for Civic Literacy In 1965, it was called “reapportionment” and some members of the Indiana Senate Democrat Caucus were not shy to express their self-interest. I was there. As a legislative intern, I was assigned to the reapportionment committee of The Indiana Senate chaired by David Rogers of Bloomington. My job wa...