Engaged: Project Citizen – Shahala Middle School
Students at Shahala Middle School in Vancouver, WA participate in Project Citizen, a national civics education program, and propose changes to their school’s vending machines.
TVW in the Classroom: Choosing a President at Tahoma High School
Students at Tahoma High School discuss the 2008 presidential election.
Teach With TVW: Participating in the Legislative Process
Learn how to effectively participate in Washington State’s legislative process, including how to connect with state legislators, how to testify before a legislative committee, and why Washington is said to have an “open” legislature.
Grade: 7-12, Runtime: 6:30 Minutes – Watch
Teach With TVW: Legislative Committees
Learn how legislative committees function in Washington State and the role they play in the legislative process.
Teach With TVW: Lobbyists in Washington
Learn how lobbyists function in Washington State, including the role they play in the legislative process and how they are regulated. Watch
Trapped (2005)
A look at animal trapping and how public policy is made in WA.
Supreme Justice (1999 Emmy Award Winner)
Supreme Justice – an Emmy award-winning look at the inner workings of the state’s highest court by recounting the story of its most dramatic case of the decade — Gardner v. Loomis.
How Does it Work? Ballot initiatives
TVW presents How Does it Work? A Citizens Guide to Democracy. This episode explores ballot initiatives.
How Does it Work? Political Campaigns
TVW presents How Does it Work? A Citizens Guide to Democracy. Featuring interviews with campaign consultants and a former state senator, this episode looks at the nuts and bolts of political campaigns.
How Does it Work? The Path of a Ballot
TVW presents How Does it Work? A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy — This episode explores the process by which ballots are collected and counted.