The Civic Almanac

Know your country.

A quiet study for the Constitution, the three branches, a short history, the fifty states, and the civics test asked of new citizens.

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One item from the naturalization civics bank. Six of ten is a passing score on the real oral test.

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The Preamble · 5 min

Volumes

Vol. I

The charter that still runs the country: preamble, seven articles, and the amendments that followed.

Vol. II

Three branches, checks and balances, federalism, and the slow machinery of a bill becoming law.

Vol. III

Independence, union and fracture, expansion, and the long fight to make the promises real.

Vol. IV

How the map filled in, why regions still matter, and how to keep capitals straight.