Civics & government

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IXL offers dozens of Civics & government skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

A. Principles and types of government

  1. •
    New! Government and politics
  2. 1
    Authoritarian and democratic governments
  3. 2
    Identify types of government

B. Origins of U.S. government

  1. 1
    Influences on U.S. government
  2. 2
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  3. 3
    The Articles of Confederation
  4. 4
    The Constitutional Convention
  5. 5
    Source analysis: the Federalist Papers

C. The Constitution

  1. 1
    Introduction to the Constitution
  2. 2
    Federalism
  3. 3
    Constitutional amendments
  4. 4
    The Bill of Rights
  5. 5
    Interpreting the Constitution

E. State and local government

  1. 1
    Introduction to state and local government
  2. 2
    Identify levels and branches of government
  3. 3
    State courts

F. Civil rights and liberties

  1. 1
    What are civil liberties and civil rights?
  2. 2
    Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
  3. 3
    Supreme Court cases on the Fourteenth Amendment: incorporation

G. Citizenship and naturalization

  1. 1
    Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship
  2. 2
    Immigration and naturalization
  3. 3
    The U.S. naturalization test

H. Elections and political parties

  1. 1
    The two-party system
  2. 2
    Presidential elections
  3. 3
    Political participation

I. The Media

  1. 1
    Role of the media
  2. •
    New! Media literacy: credibility

J. Economic policy

  1. 1
    Economic systems
  2. 2
    Free trade and protectionism
  3. 3
    Government services and taxes
  4. •
    Coming soon: Fiscal and monetary policy