The "Other" U.S. Election

In November the choice of U.S. President was all but decided. But the results don't become official until all of the Electoral votes are...

We The Jury - A Game About Being a Juror

iCivics has just released its seventeenth educational game for students. The new game is called We The Jury . We The Jury puts students in t...

Video - Could Texas Secede?

C.G.P. Grey produces all kinds of interesting and educational videos. Five days ago he released a new one that raises the question, "c...

Classroom Deliberations - Current Issues Lessons

C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations is a website designed to educate students about current issues being debated in Congress. There are six issu...

Lessons and Posters About the Electoral College

I'm a registered member of C-SPAN Classroom and I think that anyone who teaches U.S. Civics and Government can benefit from being a memb...

A Good Directory of Where a Bill Becomes Law

Where a Bill Becomes a Law is a Google Maps-based site designed to help visitors determine where and when a bill was presented to the US Co...

Interactive U.S. Constitution Games & Lessons

Constitution Day is less than two weeks away and by U.S. law every student is supposed to participate in a lesson about the U.S. Constitutio...

The State of the Union - Video & Text

Last night President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union Address. In addition to all of the usual major media outlets, the address...

Videos for Learning About Congress

Yesterday, my post about 47 Alternatives to YouTube started with the statement that some excellent educational content can be found on YouT...

Constitution Day Lessons from Sunnylands Classroom

Constitution Day (September 17) is less than a month away now. Federal law requires teachers in the US to teach a lesson on the US Constitut...