Future Guardians Of Our Liberties

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How does learning about government and America help us become future guardians of the liberties? It teaches us to be involved. Being involved doesn't mean just being involved in the latest politics gossip at school or work . Being involved has a whole different meaning. Being involved means actually understanding what is going on and stating your opinions on our government and what is going on in America. In order to be involved you have to watch the news or get online and read or read a newspaper for once. You can't be a guardian of our liberties if you are just trusting what everyone is saying about our government. Everyone has different opinions. One person might think that the government is perfect for our country while other may think

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