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Yes! In my personal opinion, yes! It has been a controversial topic for quite some time now, whether to teach politics in secondary school. Every four years, there is a presidential election where voters from all over the country decide who they want leading us, but with what knowledge? These students who are turning 18 are now able to vote! But do they truly know the facts they should prior to stepping up to the polls? Teachers seem to fear teaching politics because it may anger parents, or even the students but I believe that the world is run by politics, and that everyone -- especially teenagers about to enter the real world -- should have background knowledge of the world around them.
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