I just graduated high school, and one of the last classes I took was AP U.S. Government and Politics. As someone as passionate about civics and government as I am, being in that class was, honestly, a little depressing. Voting booths set up in a polling station, adorned with patriotic red, white, and blue bunting, ready for voters to cast their ballots. Based on a very informal, surface-level poll of my classmates, the general feeling seemed to be that the government was some

Welcome to the first edition of Civics 101! This series is all about making the government a little less confusing and a lot more understandable. For our first edition, we're starting at home. City Government. You probably interact with your city government more than you realize. You drive on city streets. You throw away your trash. You visit city parks. You call the police or fire department when there's an emergency. Maybe you've gone to a city event or used a city library.