STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY is the League of Women Voters of Marin County program to engage Marin County in the Constitution and civics.

If you are passionate about our democracy and want to deepen your understanding of government, here are some links for you.

These basic civics topics will allow you to see for yourself how government is supposed to run on the federal, state and local level.

KNOW THE LAW. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. GET INVOLVED.

STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY!

LINKS TO CIVICS TOPICS

First Amendment – Religious Freedom : lwvsonoma.org/ReligiousFreedom

First Amendment – Freedom of Speech: lwvsonoma.org/FreedomofSpeech

Rule of Law: lwvsonoma.org/RuleofLaw

Fourteenth Amendment: Birthright        Citizenship:lwvsonoma.org/BirthrightCitizenship

Three Branches of Federal Government: lwvsonoma.org/3Branches

Three Branches of State Government: lwvsonoma.org/3BranchesCA

Checks and Balances lwvsonoma.org/ChecksandBalances

How to Amend the Constitution: lwvsonoma.org/AmendConstitution

Due Process of the Law: lwvsonoma.org/DueProcess

What are Emoluments?: lwvsonoma.org/Emoluments

Bill of Rights: lwvsonoma.org/BillofRights

Why Join a Board or Commission?: lwvsonoma.org/BoardsandCommissions

What is the Posse Comitatus Act: lwvsonoma.org/PosseComitatus