iCivics – “Branches of Power” game
Grade
6-9
9-12
Lesson Duration
Do your students like running things? Branches of Power allows them to do something that no one else can: control all three branches of government! They’ll have the power to write any laws they want about issues they choose. Students:
- Simulate the way separation of powers and checks and balances limit government
- Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- Illustrate the law making process at the local, state, and federal levels