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.

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Submissions from 2011

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2011 Mandate: Should Our President Be Able to Start a War?

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Campus-wide Electronic Survey Referendum: Announcement and Results

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment on War Powers

Submissions from 2010

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2010 Mandate: What Should We Do About The Death Penalty?

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2010 Referendum Question

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Assembly's Final Report

Submissions from 2009

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2009: Final Report "Is It Time to Change the Drinking Age in the United States?"

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2009: Mandate

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2009: Public Submissions

Submissions from 2008

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2008: Assembly's Recommendation

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2008 Mandate: Is It Time to Change the Way We Elect the President?

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2008: Public Response Submissions