CACTUS is a different kind of class in which you will make new friends, learn new skills, have fun working together, develop new confidence, and help strengthen American democracy.
Citizens’ assemblies are a new experiment in democratic decision-making. They are based on the idea that citizens, given adequate education and information, can deliberate and reason together, and make informed political decisions on a consensual basis.
Submissions from 2011
2011 Mandate: Should Our President Be Able to Start a War?
Campus-wide Electronic Survey Referendum: Announcement and Results
Proposed Constitutional Amendment on War Powers
Submissions from 2010
2010 Mandate: What Should We Do About The Death Penalty?
Submissions from 2009
2009: Final Report "Is It Time to Change the Drinking Age in the United States?"
Submissions from 2008
2008: Assembly's Recommendation
2008 Mandate: Is It Time to Change the Way We Elect the President?
2008: Public Response Submissions