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The Civics Connection is on the College Board website.<\/a> It is an honor to be featured on such a prominent site.<\/p>\n

The Civics Connection: Conversations with Congress<\/em> was developed by the institute and the United States Association of Former Members of Congress for high school and college-level American government courses. The video interviews also are accessible to anyone who would like to hear insider perspectives on how policies are developed and how the business of government works.<\/p>\n

Project director Terri Susan Fine, a UCF professor of Political Science and associate director of the institute, traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this year to tape the series of 15-minute interviews with former lawmakers who volunteered to be a part of the project. The 16 segments include teacher-support materials aimed at helping students understand the subjects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can read more about Civics Connection here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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