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Constitution Architect

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COMBINED RATING

4.3 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

5.0

STUDENTS (47)

3.6

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Be an architect of the Constitution in a fun, card-driven civics adventure. In this deck-builder card game, you guide a young United States through five bite-sized scenarios. Play clauses, branch actions, and primary sources to build Political Capital and Public Trust, meet each scenario’s goals, and keep the Crisis Meter from tipping into a constitutional crisis. Learn by doing—balance the branches, share power between states and nation, propose amendments, decide who gets a voice, and draw on the roots of liberty. Play powerful cards from the Preamble to Veto Power, from the Representation Clause to Abigail Adams’ Appeal, Banneker’s Petition, Magna Carta, and more. Manage resources: earn and spend Political Capital and Public Trust to advance your plan. Meet clear scenario goals before the Crisis Meter hits 3. Draft new tools between scenarios and unlock one-shot Mastery card boosts by engaging with core civics concepts. Balance power. Expand rights. Make history.

Vocabulary Words

Constitutional Convention

Amendment

Executive

Judicial

Legislative

clause

document

Articles of Confederation

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Constitution. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Explain why some Americans called for a Bill of Rights and how it was intended to protect individual liberties.

Describe how the Constitution’s system of checks and balances was designed to prevent tyranny.

Assess how different groups—including enslaved people, free Black citizens, women, and non-landowners—were excluded from constitutional protections.

Explain how the Constitution addressed the failures of the Articles of Confederation while preserving Revolutionary ideals.

Analyze how the Constitution builds on and diverges from earlier documents like the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights.

Interpret Benjamin Banneker’s letter to Thomas Jefferson and explain how it challenged the contradictions of the founding.

Analyze Abigail Adams’ appeal to “remember the ladies” and discuss the role of women in the constitutional era.

Evaluate the Constitution’s original treatment of voting rights, citizenship, and representation.

Identify key powers granted to each branch of government and how those powers are limited by other branches.

Interpret the Preamble and explain how it expresses the goals and ideals of the U.S. government.

Compare state constitutions from the Revolutionary period and how they shaped the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.

Evaluate how Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke and Montesquieu influenced the Constitution.

Describe the amendment process and explain why it is important for a living Constitution.

Analyze how the Constitution reflects the principles of popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances.

Explain the structure and function of the three branches of the U.S. government established in the Constitution.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are the first 10 amendments called? How many government branches were established?

After the Game

What can you add to your learning about the Constitution after playing the game? What would you add or delete from the Constitution to help it better support each branch of government today?

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