Action Citizen is a learning tool that encourages students to evaluate expectations and relationships between the U.S. government and the American people through the critical analysis of primary sources and legislation. It provides content and an approach for participation in a representative democracy.
CitizIN is an interactive game that explores themes in American history from the early 1800s to the 21st century with an emphasis on primary sources from Indiana. The emphasis on sources from a specific state demonstrates how individual states fit into the nation’s story and the commonalities of our history. Each of the six eras covered include a brief content video, mini game, and analysis of primary sources to build critical thinking skills. The mini games allow students to take on the role of citizen, soldier, reporter, business owner, and elected official.
Engaging Congress is an interactive game that uses primary sources to lead students in an exploration of the basic principles of representative government and the challenges they face today. There are five separate thematic modules covering federalism and states’ rights, the federal budget, influencing the political process, separation of powers, and voting rights. Engaging Congress builds students critical thinking skills while improving their knowledge about how the American system works and its relevance to their lives as citizens and residents.
Freedom Summer 1964 is a free digital learning tool that explores key events surrounding the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1964 Mississippi voter registration drive, and the eventual passage of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
These modules function as an introduction to how Congress works, what Members of Congress do, and the importance of civic participation.
NOTE: You will need to use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to run these modules.
Center on Representative Government
201 N. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, Indiana
Phone: (812) 856-4706
Fax: (812) 856-4703
