This section contains some talking points designed to help you make presentations on a topic vital to maintaining a civil society—democracy and the importance of everyone in our diverse society participating fully. These points can serve as notes for speeches or a panel discussion, act as a catalyst for discussion with the audience, or be distributed to the audience as a handout.

Click on the links below for talking points on specific areas of this topic.

What Is a Democracy?
Origins of American Civic Involvement
Contemporary Democratic America
Civic Participation Means We Are in Charge (Model Op-Ed)
Rule of Law/Diversity in the Legal Profession (Model Op-Ed)

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