Designing the Dollar
How is currency designed and who makes decisions about that design?
Civics Connection Spotlight: Mary McLeod Bethune
It’s Black History Month. Let’s learn about the first African American woman to serve as a college president and head a federal agency.
The Appointment Process
What is the appointment and confirmation process and what is its purpose?
The Cabinet
What is the role of the Cabinet?
Female Firsts: Condoleezza Rice
It’s Women’s History Month. Learn about the first woman to serve as National Security Advisor among many other firsts.
Female Firsts: Francis Perkins
It’s Women’s History Month. Learn about the first woman to ever serve in a presidential cabinet position.
Federal Government and COVID-19
What role does the federal government play developing vaccines against COVID-19?
The Food and Drug Administration
How does the FDA reflect the goal to ‘promote the general welfare’?