In October, I worked on a legislative engagement app, Orwell, and submitted it to the Congressional App Challenge along with two Tanushes and a Winston from my school. Problem : Only 47% of youth showed up to vote in the last election cycle This problem seemed essential to me. Beyond my own personal interest in national + world affairs, this statistic kept me: why doesn't youth-- the group with arguably the most at stakes-- show up to vote in the country? Democracy is built upon the necessity of civic engagement! Solution: We found that a lot of youth doesn't end up voting because a) they don't understand policy b) they don't find policy accessible or c) they don't think policy impacts them personally. In our app Orwell, we break down recent bills passed in Congress, create a "personal impact summary" by showing how bills affect someone specifically based on demographic account information, and make information accessible by creating fun quizzes and an...