Tocquevillian liberals believe that governments should encourage better citizenship.

ECONOMIST: Liberty and democracy

The law values an understanding of constitutional principles, but it adds community service as an element of citizenship, and it encourages better teaching approaches than using flashcards to study for a short test.

CNN: Citizenship isn't about passing a civics test

Are employees of the Department of Labor or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services really better qualified than a high tech employer to determine whether particular individuals are best suited to work for that company?

FORBES: Over-Regulated America

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, told Fox News Monday that the state plans to sue the Department of Homeland Security to get access to the federal citizenship database so that it can better determine who is voting legally.

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The Director-General, who will serve as Executive Secretary of the Steering Committee for the campaign, spoke at the launch and called for scaling up education and literacy for women to ensure that mothers put their children into school, for training more and better qualified teachers and for transforming education to develop global citizenship.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

The initiative will target three priorities: promoting better equity in access, improving the quality of learning and promoting global citizenship.

UNESCO: EDUCATION FIRST

Keeping citizenship as a statutory subject is integral if we want to better prepare students in England for the challenges of an increasingly complex and interdependent world.

UNESCO: UK National Commission joins Democratic Life