Civics Activities and Games
Escape the Courtroom: Do you have what it takes?! (Produced by the Fourth Circuit)
An escape-room-style game set in a Fourth Circuit courthouse. You are a reporter who gets "temporarily locked in" the courtroom overnight and must gather clues to escape.
iCivics' games help expand and hone civic skills and knowledge.
Free browser-based games covering all three branches of government and more, including "Do I Have a Right?" (run a law firm testing constitutional rights), "Argument Wars" (argue real Supreme Court cases), and "Court Quest" (navigate the court system). Most are also available in Spanish.
Engage with primary sources by exploring interactive content, solving challenges, becoming a history detective, and more. Exploring Primary Sources is a project of iCivics.
A collection of seven free tools built with partner organizations (including the Library of Congress), DBQuest, Eagle Eye Citizen, Engaging Congress, Private i History Detectives (K-5), Journalism in Action, KidCitizen (K-5), and Voices for Suffrage, each built around analyzing real primary-source documents, images, and maps.
The Interactive Constitution (National Constitution Center)
A free, article-by-article and amendment-by-amendment guide to the Constitution, with each clause explained by two scholars, one chosen with guidance from the American Constitution Society, one from the Federalist Society, who lay out where they agree ("Common Interpretation") and where they disagree ("Matters of Debate"). Includes a dedicated Article III (Judicial Branch) section, plus a self-paced Constitution 101 course and a Supreme Court Cases Library.
