Capitol Classroom
Capitol Classroom is a new education program that lets students participate directly in the legislative process at the State Capitol via TVW video connection.
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The Senate Budget Coup
The Impact host Jessica Gao explains the events surrounding the Friday night coup by the Senate Republicans, by which they seized control of the budget process and passed their own version of the budget.
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Gov. Gregoire on Special Sessions
Governor Gregoire fields questions from reporters on the completed budget, the problems of calling a special session, and the powers of the Governor to compel action from the legislature.
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Chief Justice Barbara Madsen Compares the Supreme and Superior Courts
Chief Justice Barbara Madsen discusses the differences between being a Supreme Court justice and judging criminal court cases, and how that might affect the way in which she looks at a case.
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Fort Lawton Court Martial
Author Jack Hamann discusses the Fort Lawton Court Martial, an almost forgotten case from World War II in which over 200 African-American soldiers were tried for the lynching of an Italian POW. But as Jack discovers, there was far more to this case than m
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Washington State Economic & Revenue Forecast Council
The Economic and Revenue Review Forecast Council convenes a revenue review (quarterly) meeting on the capitol campus in Olympia. Stephen Lerch, the Interim Executive Director, discusses some of the positive improvements in the Washington State Economy.
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AG Rob McKenna discusses Health Care Reform
Attorney General Rob McKenna explains why he joined the lawsuit to strike down the individual mandate element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on behalf of the State of Washington.
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The Importance of Youth Voting
Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson gives a speech at the College Civics Forum at the University of Washington Tacoma Branch, in which she talks about the statistics of youth voting, and the important of civic engagement among young people.
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Engaged: Students Becoming Citizens
TVW's Emmy-nominated education series.
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iCivics
A look at iCivics, a national civics education website, with the WA state coordinators of the program and a middle school student who demonstrates one of the games found on the site, Do I Have a Right.
Capitol Classroom
Students from Evergreen High School and Wenatchee High School work with lobbyists in Olympia to follow legislation during the 2011 Legislative Session as part of new civic education program from TVW, Capitol Classroom.
Civic Education Videos
Trapped
A look at the issue of animal trapping and how public policy is made in Washington State.
Supreme Justice
Supreme Justice - an Emmy award winning informative and entertaining look at the inner workings of the highest court in the state by recounting the story of its most dramatic case of the decade -- Gardner v. Loomis.
"Gavel-to-Gavel" Youth Events
2012 We the People State Finals
Delta High School participates in the 2012 We the People State Finals on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.
2012 We the People State Finals
Peninsula High School participates in the 2012 We the People State Finals on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.
Education Policy
Constitutional Rights of Students
Mary Beth Tinker discusses the First Amendment rights of students.
Civic Education Day 2010
WA State Legislature hosts Civic Education Day 2010, w/keynote address by King Co. Superior Court Judge Richard McDermott, Civic Leadership Award presented by Secretary of State Sam Reed, Daniel J. Evans Award, Civic Educator of the Year.