Camp O'Connor students and staff participate in the closing ceremony on June 14, 2024, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in Phoenix. The camp is one of several programs working to engage young people in democracy. (Hudson French/News21 via AP)

Camp O'Connor participants get into the spirit on June 14, 2024, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in Phoenix. The camp is one of several programs across the U.S. working to engage young people in democracy. (Hudson French/News21 via AP)

A student works on a leaf for the "Democratree" at YVote's Democracy Camp in New York on July 1, 2024. The project is a deeply analytical visualization of how modern day issues — written on leaves — trace their origins to historical root causes. (Emily Richardson/News21 via AP)

Camp O'Connor USA participants visit the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix, June 11, 2024. (Emily Richardson/News21 via AP)

Students examine the "Democratree" at YVote's Democracy Camp in New York on July 1, 2024. (Emily Richardson/News21 via AP)

Camp O'Connor participants submit their votes during a mock convention on June 14, 2024, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix. The camp launched in 2016 with 48 students. This year, 100 attended. (Hudson French/News21 via AP)

Heba Elkouraichi, left, Michael Nisimov, middle, and Chris-Ann Barnett, right, confer at YVote's Democracy Camp in New York on July 1, 2024. Elkouraichi, 16, says young people do care about democracy. "But in reality, we just don't feel included." (Emily Richardson/News21 via AP)