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National Civics Bee tests skills and promotes good citizenship

Students compete at Bowie State University with the Maryland State Chamber of Commerce in May, 2022. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosts the National Civics Bee each year. This year's deadline for essay submission is Feb. 24. Photo Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Students compete at Bowie State University with the Maryland State Chamber of Commerce in May, 2022. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosts the National Civics Bee each year. This year's deadline for essay submission is Feb. 24. Photo Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Can you name the three branches of American Government? Dozens of Maryland middle-school students will test their knowledge in the National Civics Bee -- an effort to engage young people with their communities -- and democracy. We hear how it works.

Links: National Civics Bee competition info, Test your skills in civics.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'