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Make your students’ gameplay more meaningful by using our activity and assessment set designed specifically for Cast Your Vote. This easy-to-use Extension Pack helps you give…
What does a Supreme Court justice really do? How do they make their decisions? What better way to find out than by trying it yourself! Got a 1:1 classroom? Download fillable PDF…
If Marbury was right, then why didn't he get the writ? Find out how the Supreme Court got the power to decide what is constitutional, and what the Court can do with that power.
Did Cellar breach the contract? Or was there no contract to begin with? Let students decide in this scripted trial simulation. Got a 1:1 classroom?
Impeachment really is only half the story! Follow the processes and powers of impeachment in this easy to follow printable infographic.
Does your state court system feel oddly similar to our federal one? Chances are it does, but there may still be some differences. In this lesson, students learn how our…
Most cases start and end in trial court, but what if there's an error? Show students how a case works its way up in this printable poster for your classroom! iCivics en español! A…
Meet the departments doing the important jobs that make your county work!
How did women win the right to vote? Explore how the women’s suffrage movement spread across the United States beginning in the late 1800s.
The U.S. government circulates a census every 10 years. This infographic will help your students know how to make it count.
Make your students’ game play more meaningful by using our activity and assessment set designed specifically for Branches of Power. This easy-to-use Extension Pack helps you give…
In case of emergency, declare it! Help your students understand what it means when a state of emergency is declared with this printable infographic.
Lace up your shoes and learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States!
In this lesson, students find out who can vote and the differences in voting by state.
What do you know about the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic? Explore the actions and relationships between different levels of government as they figure out what…
Oh my! From primaries and caucuses to political parties and conventions, come face to face with the big events and mile markers of the electoral process and learn what a candidate…
In this lesson, students will learn how political campaigns work and all the steps a candidate has to take to get to election day.
Every election, candidates spend a lot of money on their campaign. Do you know where the candidates get the money and what they spend it on?
Can the candidate who wins the majority of the popular votes miss out on being president? They can, and it's happened before. Got a 1:1 classroom? Download fillable PDF versions of…
Students have a lot of power to influence elections! This unique Young Voter Guide created by students for students, gives them them the ideas, knowledge, and skills to get started.
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