American Political Science Association Print version Search this site: CENnet HOME GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS ESSAYS ORGANIZATIONS CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCES TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABI RESOURCES TEACHING & LEARNING online exhibit hall join now The Centennial Campaign Education for civic engagement and responsive governance were founding objectives of the political science profession at the beginning of the 20th century and remain ... www.apsanet.org/CENnet/reviews
The United States Capitol Exhibit A More Perfect Union: Symbolizing the National Union of States Symbols for a New Nation Symbols are history encoded in visual shorthand. Eighteen-century Euro-Americans invented or adopted emblems -- images accompanied by a motto -- and personifications -- allegorical figures -- to express their political needs. They used them as propaganda tools to draw together the country's diverse peoples ... www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/s1.htmlreviews