Rule on lawsuits, balance slider variables, map presidential electors,
and steer legislation through the Bill Runner maze.
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Civics Readiness Challenges
Complete interactive tasks, verify your solutions, and save your work
to log XP.
Arcade GameObjective: Reach Chest
Bill Runner
Steer your Bill (glowing circle) using the buttons. Avoid red
Special Interest hazards to reach the gold President's desk.
Bill Runner
Pass the legislative checks to sign the bill.
Lives:
3
Workshop25 min
Rights Case File
A courtroom simulator. Highlight two evidence segments, select the
amendment, and rule.
Leo, a high school sophomore, was suspended by Pikesville High.
The school claims Leo violated conduct rules when he
posted a video criticizing the principal's dress code
policy. Leo's defense notes he recorded the video on his
personal social media account at home, off-campus.
Practice15 min
Federalism Power Grid
Drag government power cards into their correct categories.
Declare War
Establish Schools
Collect Taxes
Coin Currency
National
State
Shared
Project25 min
Policy Brief Sliders
Draft a proposal brief on:
"Should Pikesville High install solar panels on roofs?"
Balance parameters.
Feasibility:
50 / 100
(Goal: ≥ 70)
Practice15 min
Three Branches Checks
Match the governmental action to the branch performing it, and who
it checks.
1. Action: "Vetoing a bill passed by Congress"
Practice20 min
Bill to Law Flowchart
Order the stages a legislative proposal must successfully navigate
to become a law.
The bill goes to a committee.
The full House/Senate votes.
A Member of Congress drafts the bill.
1:
2:
3:
Workshop20 min
Electoral Map Coalition
Click blocks in regional grid to select them. Reach the 270
electoral vote threshold.
Total Votes:
0Needs 270
Workshop20 min
Gerrymandering District Grid
Select boundary layout to gerrymander and guarantee a Red Party 3-0
sweep.
Project30 min
Civic Action Plan
Outline local community concerns and contact offices to draft
advocacy plans.
Learn & Read15 min
Democracy Tenets
Identify core democratic principles that define constitutional
governance.
Practice15 min
Constitutional Convention
Identify the historic compromise that established the bicameral
legislature layout.
Learn & Read15 min
Declaration Audit
Complete the unalienable rights statement from the Declaration of
Independence.
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