The 2020 Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey found that 51% of Americans could name all three branches of government, a massive increase from the 26% of Americans who could do the same in 2016. Still, this number barely encompasses a majority of Americans, and coupled with widespread voting disinformation, partisan violence, and increased conflict, some have begun to lose faith in the power of American democracy. The solution, however, does not lie in passively losing hope but rather in improving civic education efforts that help shape citizens and, by proxy, the future of democracy.

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