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Expand or test your civics IQ by enrolling in Civics 101, free micro-lessons that are online, and available anywhere, anytime. From the fundamentals of our government and democracy to the elections process, lifelong adult learners can expand or refresh their civics knowledge.

The O'Connor Institute is pleased to offer our Citizens Guide to Presidential Primaries: a new, free, online resource to answer questions about and help Americans navigate the primaries. The Guide provides citizens helpful facts through a simple and single resource.

From Presidential State Dinners and Inaugurations to charitable benefits, David Monn has planned prominent events supporting philanthropy from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala and the New York Public Library to some of the most prestigious institutions, organizations and corporations internationally.

The Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy remembers our founder,  Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Follow the link to learn more about her life and legacy and view a brief video on her work to advance civics education, civil discourse and civic engagement.

An informed citizenry is the bedrock of a strong democracy. The Sandra Day O'Connor Institute offers an array of programs in support of our mission to advance democracy through multigenerational civil discourse, civics education, and civic engagement. Join us: be part of lifelong learning and building a brighter future.

Families play a big role in shaping political identities, but the details of how this happens are less clear. Our premier policy brief uses K-12, birth, and voting records for over 580,000 students to investigate this question. The findings are significant and will be of great interest to policymakers, educators, and families.

The Institute is pleased to present Civics for Life, our online, adult civics education platform that supports anyone who wants to learn more about civics, develop their understanding and capacity for civil discourse, and make a difference for themselves, and their communities. Civics for Life aims to address the knowledge gap of countless Americans who did not receive or received very little civics education during their school years.

Justice O’Connor’s body of work across her decades in public service is available in an easily accessible, searchable format. Now everyone — from students to legal scholars and general public can access all of this information, right at their fingertips. Users can view a vast collection of her legal opinions, legislative career, interviews, articles, photos and more along with a detailed timeline of Justice O’Connor’s storied life.

Do open primaries and ranked-choice voting have the potential to improve American elections, or will they create more problems than they solve? Kevin Meyer, former lieutenant governor of Alaska; Steve Goldstein, executive director of Save Democracy AZ; and Jaime Molera, former Arizona superintendent of public instruction join the O'Connor Institute and Civics for Life to discuss the issue.

Founded by retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the O'Connor Institute For American Democracy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3), continues her distinguished legacy and lifetime work to advance American democracy through multigenerational civics education, civic engagement and civil discourse.

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Your investment in the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy furthers the organization's mission to continue Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy and lifetime work to advance American democracy through multigenerational civics education, civic engagement and civil discourse.

The importance of the O'Connor Institute for American Democracy lies not only in preserving Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy, but also in guaranteeing that the never-ending work "to form a more perfect Union" will transpire in the name of an icon who strove so fiercely in the worthy project.

"As a citizen, you need to know how to be part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting."

             ~ Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

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