LNGenZ News for Kids: 30 – Unknown

Every four years, the major political parties in the United States – the Republicans and the Democrats – hold national conventions. These happen every time a presidential election is coming up. The parties use these meetings to decide on party policy,… Read More

Alcohol is highly regulated in the United States today, but did you know it was once illegal? The period of time known as Prohibition began when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol… Read More

During the years leading up to the most terrible conflict in history, one man stood alone. He warned of the sinister approach of an evil so absolute it would black out the stars. This darkness would gain size and shape,… Read More

August 18 marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. President Donald Trump, in a surprise move, pardoned suffragette Susan Brownell Anthony, to mark the anniversary. Anthony’s crime? She dared to vote. During… Read More

In the United States, the right to vote is shared by men and women – but that wasn’t always the case! The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women suffrage, or the right to vote, in 1920. The fight… Read More

“Everybody counts in applying democracy. And there will never be a true democracy until every responsible and law-abiding adult in it, without regard to race, sex, color or creed has his or her own inalienable and unpurchaseable voice in government.” … Read More

What does the rise of the Persian Empire 2000 years ago have to do with fake news? In fact, the crowning of Darius the Great may be history’s first example of a fake news campaign. When the first ruler of… Read More

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the U.S. and its Constitution. This high school lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student abilities. Objectives Students will be able to describe… Read More

By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Jefferson knew that gaining access to the river and the Gulf of Mexico would greatly strengthen… Read More

When the leaders of the British colonies in America decided it was time to split off from England, they knew the letter had to be just right. A committee was appointed by the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence… Read More

How Did It Begin? DACA stands for Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, an executive policy ordering the United States Department of Homeland Security to halt deportations of immigrants brought to the United States as children. Under the system, people who… Read More

The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought. After the war ended, Republicans in the federal government felt it was their duty to bring the rebel states back into the Union and rebuild them…. Read More