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Description: Understanding Representative Democracy Program: Representative Democracy in America is a national project designed to educate Americans on the relationship between government and the people it serves. The project introduces citizens, particularly young people, to the representatives, institutions, and processes that serve to realize the goal of a government of, by, and for the people.
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Center for Civic Education
(147677520)
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$2,898 |
Safe Schools and Citizenship Education |
Non-Profit
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5145 Douglas Fir Rd
Calabasas
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CALIFORNIA
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Evan Bayh
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Senator
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IN
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Norm Coleman
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Senator
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MN
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Sherrod Brown
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Senator
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OH
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John Dingell
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Representative
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MI
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15
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Edward Kennedy
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Senator
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MA
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Gordon Smith
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Senator
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OR
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Olympia Snowe
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Senator
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ME
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Dale Kildee
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Representative
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MI
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5
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Lisa Murkowski
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Senator
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AK
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Kenneth Salazar
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Senator
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CO
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Jon Tester
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Senator
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MT
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Maria Cantwell
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Senator
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WA
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Geoff Davis
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Representative
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KY
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4
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Anna Eshoo
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Representative
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CA
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14
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Brad Miller
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Representative
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NC
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13
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Richard Lugar
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Senator
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IN
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Susan Collins
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Senator
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ME
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John Kerry
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Senator
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MA
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Jack Reed
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Senator
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RI
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Nick Rahall
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Representative
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WV
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3
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Mel Martinez
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Senator
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FL
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John Ensign
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Senator
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NV
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Bernard Sanders
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Senator
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VT
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Ron Kind
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Representative
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WI
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3
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Daniel Akaka
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Senator
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HI
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Barack Obama
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Senator
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IL
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Mary Landrieu
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Senator
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LA
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Debbie Stabenow
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Senator
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MI
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Blanche Lincoln
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Senator
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AR
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Jeff Bingaman
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Senator
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NM
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Patrick Leahy
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Senator
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VT
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Dick Durbin
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Senator
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IL
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Ben Cardin
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Senator
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MD
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Trent Lott
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Senator
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MS
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Elizabeth Dole
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Senator
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NC
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Artur Davis
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Representative
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AL
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7
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Jeff Sessions
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Senator
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AL
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Mark Pryor
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Senator
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AR
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Joseph Biden
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Senator
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DE
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Chuck Hagel
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Senator
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NE
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Chuck Schumer
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Senator
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NY
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Dianne Feinstein
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Senator
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CA
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Christopher Dodd
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Senator
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CT
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Max Baucus
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Senator
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MT
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Robert Menéndez
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Senator
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NJ
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Charles Dent
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Representative
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PA
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15
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Jim Bunning
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Senator
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KY
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Thad Cochran
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Senator
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MS
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Kent Conrad
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Senator
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ND
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Ron Wyden
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Senator
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OR
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Neil Abercrombie
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Representative
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HI
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1
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Doris Matsui
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Representative
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CA
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5
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Barbara Boxer
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Senator
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CA
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Joseph Lieberman
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Senator
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CT
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Hillary Clinton
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Senator
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NY
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Jerry Moran
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Representative
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KS
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1
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Bill Nelson
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Senator
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FL
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Carl Levin
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Senator
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MI
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Senator
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RI
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Citation
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Source:
Appropriations Statute - Specific
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Reference:
P.L. 110-161, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Division G (Labor/HHS/Education)
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Method:
User entered excerpt
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Citation Excerpt: Sec. 2343. GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) AUTHORITY. The Secretary is authorized to awards grants to, or enter into contracts with - (1) the Center for Civic Education, to carry out civic education activities under sections 2344 and 2345. 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), Division G: Provided further, That of the funds available to carry out subpart 3 of part C of title II, . . . $2,950,000 shall be used by the Center for Civic Education to implement a comprehensive program to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of the Congress and the State legislatures.
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