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Get Involved Congressional Research Institute for Social Work Policy CRISP Unleashing the Power of Social Work on the Hill March is Social Work Month Social Work Dayon the Hill 2025 WED MARCH 26 2025 March is Social Work Month Student Advocacy Day THUR MARCH 27 2025 DEMOCRACY is a fragile political system that empowers citizens to participate in decisionmaking to determine how their society is governed how legislators and other governmental officials are elected or selected how resources are distributed and what rights will be accorded to the citizenry. This is often spelled out in a founding document such as a constitution. Diversity is a challenge because differences in race ethnicity culture values customs religion and ideology may lead to conflicting or competing aspirations. As a nation of immigrants and one of the worlds most diverse societies the United States has experienced challenges keeping a peaceful coexistence among its various factions.