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Council Chamber Read a town petition, weigh the stakeholders and the evidence, then vote — Approve, Deny, Amend, or Table. Every vote has a consequence. 
Budget Balancer Set the town budget across five departments. Fund the floors, watch the approval meter, and do not overspend. 
Civic Lab Apply the Bill of Rights to real situations, route a case to the right court, and draft a town law that can actually pass. 
Both Sides Argue fairly: find the STRONGEST argument on the other side (a steelman, not a strawman) and name who a rule helps and who it costs. All activities
Govern your town
Council Chamber Weigh a petition, then vote — Approve, Deny, Amend, or Table. Every vote has a consequence. Budget Balancer Set the town budget across five departments — fund the floors, keep approval up. Civic Lab Apply the Bill of Rights, route a case to the right court, and draft a law that can pass. Both Sides Steelman the other side and name who a rule helps and who it costs — it is about how to deliberate. Keep or Replace? Hold officials to their RECORD: read a promise and what they actually did, judge whether they kept it, then cast the accountable vote. Non-partisan — about the word given, not who you like.
Learn & practice
Concept kits 16 civics kits from the foundations of government up to advanced synthesis — a hint whenever you get stuck. Mixed Practice A short round shuffling questions from the kits you have played — spaced so it sticks. CivicForge Sprint Race your OWN best on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious civics answer is a trap. Teach the Cast Teach a civics idea to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick. Progress Your levels, streak, and how each skill is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas. Export a CSV or print.
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Concept Kits — how government works, kit by kit
Kit 1: Foundations of Government Foundations of Government · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights Constitution & Bill of Rights · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 3: Three Branches of Government Three Branches · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: State & Local Government State & Local Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 5: Elections, Voting & Political Participation Elections & Voting · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Rights, Responsibilities & Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Global Governance & International Relations Global Governance · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Civic Action & Participation Civic Action · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Judicial System & Courts Courts & Justice · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 10: Media & Free Press Media & Free Press · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Immigration & Citizenship Immigration & Citizenship · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Economic Policy Economic Policy · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Foundations of Government · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Foundations of Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Foundations of Government · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Foundations of Government · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Verdis Justice — the patient listener who weighs sides; bear with wooden scale + spectacles -
Aera Liberty (open-window) — keeper of open windows; snowy owl on shuttered window frame -
Span Equity — the bridge-builder; heron with mismatched planks for mismatched riverbanks -
Cordis Civility — disagreement-without-disrespect host; striped badger with mismatched cups + bow tie -
Kindle Participation — the door-opener; prairie dog at a half-open door pointing outward -
Tellus Stewardship — the long-view caretaker; ancient tortoise planting trees they will never sit under -
Level Rule of law — the line reads level whoever holds it, even the one who set it; mountain goat with a stone level + plumb-bob -
Rung Due process — climb every step in order, never skip to the verdict; woodpecker climbing a trunk rung by rung -
Muster Consent of the governed — nothing proceeds until everyone's gathered and the yes is real; meerkat counting raised paws from the burrow-mound -
Herald Transparency — a decision no one can see isn't finished; crane keeping an open notice-board in the square
Ensemble stories — the cast together