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Civics should be mandatory

Fri., Dec. 2, 2016

The school I went to in Illinois taught a year-long course in civics in the eighth grade. The course included the Constitution and the main branches of the government. At the end of the year, you had to pass a civics test in order to pass the eighth grade.

It should be a state law. You can’t blame people for being ignorant if you fail to teach.

Mary Gaffigan

Spokane

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