Name: ‘Really Scary’ Civics Deficit Comes to Light Amid America’s 250th Celebration: Political Science Professor
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Description: A new national survey from the Cato Institute indicates nearly half of Americans don’t know what America’s 250th is celebrating.

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A new national survey from the Cato Institute indicates nearly half of Americans don’t know what America’s 250th is celebrating. NTD discussed this with Boleslaw Kabala, Assistant Professor for Political Science, at Tarleton University, Texas.

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