
According to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, released annually since 2014, less than half of Americans can name most of the rights protected under the First Amendment and less than two-thirds can name the three branches of government.
On July 2, officers from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division found a strange substance in a hallway leading to the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House. They found it in a container where people temporarily store their electronic and personal devices before entering the West Wing.
It is an ongoing debate among experts. Could the United States experience another civil war? Although some experts argue that the country is deeply divided politically, economically, and socially, and that these divisions could lead to violent conflict, others believe that the country’s democratic institutions and traditions are strong enough to prevent such a scenario.…