Instructional Video4:44
Curated Video

Is it possible to have a government-owned grocery store in Saskatoon?

9th - Higher Ed
A grassroots campaign fuelled by left-leaning ideas led Zohran Mamdani to a resounding victory in New York City's mayoral democratic primary. Policy analyst Vass Bednar says one of those ideas — government-owned grocery stores — could...
Instructional Video4:44
Curated Video

Are city-owned grocery stores an answer to sky-high supermarket prices?

9th - Higher Ed
A grassroots campaign fuelled by left-leaning ideas led Zohran Mamdani to a resounding victory in New York City's mayoral democratic primary. Policy analyst Vass Bednar says one of those ideas — government-owned grocery stores — could...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Authority Flows From the People

9th - 10th
Popular sovereignty means that authority flows from the people to the state, not the other way around. This concept is one of the foundations of the democracy of the United States to limit the power of the government. [56 secs.]
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Limited Powers of Democratic Governments

9th - 10th
It is an abuse of power for a democratic government to claim more powers than the people have delegated to it. The job of the public is to lawfully protect or change the laws if they see rights being neglected.