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If you had the opportunity to change the format of the United States government, what changes would you make? That is the question asked by PBS's "America From Scratch" series. Would you require that half of the government be female? Would you mandate that a certain percentage of candidates must be female? Check out the responses in a short video from the series.
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- Have groups research the percentage of women currently serving in local, state, and national governments as well as the number of women elected over time from each state
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- One of eleven resources from the PBS "America From Scratch" series
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