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American democracy is at an inflection point. With voting rights challenged, election results undermined, and even the US Capitol violently attacked, many Americans feel powerless to save their nation's democratic institutions from the forces dismantling them. Yet, as founders like Benjamin Franklin knew from the start, the health of America's democracy depends on the actions its citizens are willing to take to preserve it.To Keep the Republicis a wake-up call about the responsibilities that come with being a citizen in aparticipatory democracy. It describes the many ways that individuals can make a difference on bothlocal and national levelsand explains why they matter.Political scientist Elizabeth C. Matto highlights the multiple facets of democratic citizenship, identifies American democracy's sometimes competing values and ideals, and explains how civic engagement can take various forms, including political conversation. Combining political philosophy with concrete suggestions for

To Keep the Republic

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      Publisher Rutgers University Press
      Published 4 December 2024
      ISBN-13 9781978829718
      978-1978829718
      ISBN-10 197882971X
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      Civics and citizenship

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      American democracy is at an inflection point. With voting rights challenged, election results undermined, and even the US Capitol violently attacked, many Americans feel powerless to save their nation's democratic institutions from the forces dismantling them. Yet, as founders like Benjamin Franklin knew from the start, the health of America's democracy depends on the actions its citizens are willing to take to preserve it.To Keep the Republicis a wake-up call about the responsibilities that come with being a citizen in aparticipatory democracy. It describes the many ways that individuals can make a difference on bothlocal and national levelsand explains why they matter.Political scientist Elizabeth C. Matto highlights the multiple facets of democratic citizenship, identifies American democracy's sometimes competing values and ideals, and explains how civic engagement can take various forms, including political conversation. Combining political philosophy with concrete suggestions for

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