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iCivics is a web-based education project that offers an array of free interactive games and activities for students.

iCivics, inc. (formerly Our Courts) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes civics education and encourages students to become active citizens. iCivics was founded by retired Supreme Court of the United States Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Connor started the web-based education project because she was concerned that students' failing grades on civics examinations were due to inadequate information and tools required for civic participation, and that civics teachers needed better materials and support.

Significance
To educate students, Justice O'Connor suggests tapping into the 40 hours a week teenagers spend online by promoting videogames to teach the fundamentals of civics and active engagement Since the launch in 2009, iCivics' games have been played over 2 million times.

History
After leaving the bench in 2006, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor grew concerned with the frequency and character of verbal attacks directed at the courts. O'Connor reasoned these attacks stemmed from a "fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the judicial branch of government." In March 2009, iCivics, inc. grew out of the Our Courts project, a joint venture of Georgetown University Law School and Arizona State University. In August 2009, Our Courts added Supreme Decision and Do I Have A Right? to the website. Our Courts became iCivics in May 2010. A more comprehensive website was launched, supplementing the gaming modules with classroom lessons on the branches of government. iCivics creates free lesson plans, videogames, and interactive activities for middle and high school students and educators.

iCivics incorporates interactive activities like opinion polls and web quests, and tries to "empower students with knowledge of their government."

The website has different access points for teachers and students.

Above The Law sponsored a Do I Have A Right? challenge in 2010.

Media
In March 2009, Justice O'Connor went on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and promoted civics through Our Courts. Justice O'Connor was the keynote speaker at Games for Change in 2010, and iCivics was featured at the Games for Change conference in New York in 2011. The Washington Post Editorial Board highlighted the shortcomings of civics, and the efforts of iCivics. Newsweek featured Justice O'Connor and the iCivics initiative on Independence Day, 2011.

Content
Twenty-one different computer games have been launched by iCivics. Filament Games is the primary developer of the educational games.

Do I Have a Right?
In Do I Have A Right?, the player controls firm of lawyers who specialize in constitutional law. The player must decide whether potential clients have a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, and if so, match them with the right lawyer. The more clients served, the faster the law firm grows.

Argument Wars
Argument Wars is a simulation of a courtroom argument. Players test their persuasive abilities by arguing real Supreme Court cases, and must convince a judge that the law is on their side.

Supreme Decision
In Supreme Decision, the player is a Supreme Court law clerk to a fictional Justice who grabs you on her way to an oral argument in a case involving a student's right to wear a banned band t-shirt. The Court is split 4-4. The game divides the First Amendment case into four issues that are explained through the other eight Justices' conversations. The player puts together the legal analysis needed to decide the case.

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includes the following:"'We have over 60000 registered teachers and reach over 6 million students in the US.'""'For everything you want to teach a student, there's a game or lesson plan.'""Includes politics and even economics""Many districts have cut back on funding and graduation requirements for civics education""The program also wants to improve critical thinking, reading and writing skills""20 online games, over 120 lesson plans for teachers.""MacArthur will help them use data to provide real-time feedback to teachers."Trevor Owens study of replayability (Word document, dated Dec. 2010)"Data from the game 'Do I Have A Right'""cites the Pew study by Lenhart et al."Pew study on civics and video games, 2008"No direct reference to ICivics, however, very likely an influence on its creation.""'Teens who have civic gaming experiences report much higher levels of civic and political engagement than teens who have not had these kinds of experiences.'"Tufts University study on effectiveness of Drafting Board indicates that it is effective in improving persuasive writing even with light use.

Site page"Contains"iCivics 990"iCivics is a 501c3 with annual budget of around $1.6 million."annual report"iCivics serves half of USA middle school social studies teachers and about a quarter of high school civics/history teachers""85000 educators, 3 million students per school year."""

Lead
iCivics is a non-profit organization founded by retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 2009 with the goal of improving civics education in America. iCivics develops educational online tools and games designed for children and teens and makes these freely available for use. There are also options for teachers to assign these games to their classes as homework, and to track learning progress and outcomes for their students.

iCivics was created in partnership with other organizations, including Our Courts, a joint project between Arizona State University and Georgetown University Law School which formed the  basis of the iCivics website . A 501(c)3 charitable foundation, iCivics depends on charitable funding from the public, including large grants from groups including the Gates Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. Filament Games, an educational game developer, designs and creates the games on iCivics.

Currently, iCivics serves more than 85,000 educators and 3 million students per school year, including half of all middle school social studies classes in the USA.

Games
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iCivics.com currently has 20 games available. Category:Civics Category:Online education Category:Browser-based game websites
 * Activate - Build an advocacy campaign from the local to the national level.
 * Argument Wars - Argue one of several landmark Supreme Court cases.
 * Branches of Power - Control the three different branches of federal government.
 * Cast Your Vote - Interview candidates for office in a debate setting and try to vote for the one you most agree with.
 * Counties Work - Control a municipal government, balancing taxes with public services and helping the community grow.
 * Court Quest - help citizens resolve cases by guiding them through the different parts of the court system.
 * Crisis of Nations - As Commander-in-Chief, take military and diplomatic action to promote the national interest.
 * Do I Have A Right? - field a team of specialist lawyers in Constitutional litigation cases.
 * Do I Have A Right?: Bill of Rights Edition - field a team of lawyers with specialties in each of the first ten amendments.
 * Executive Command - As President of the United States, take responsibility for giving the State of the Union speech, signing legislation, running the departments of the executive branch, negotiating with other branches of government and other nations, and deciding on military aid, war and diplomacy efforts.
 * Immigration Nation - decide who is allowed to immigrate to the US by determining ther citizenship, work visa or refugee status.
 * Lawcraft - Bring a bill through Congress, compromising with other legislators and adding amendments until it passes and becomes law.
 * People's Pie - Control the budget for the federal government by selecting tax revenue, borrowing level, and spending programs which the public will approve.
 * Power Play - Argue the respective advantages of state power and federal power.
 * Represent Me! - As a legislator, strategically support bills which will help your constituents most.
 * Responsibility Launcher - remind people of their civic duties and privileges as citizens of the United States.
 * Supreme Decision - help decide a court case on student dress policy, similar to Tinker v. Des Moines.
 * We The Jury - as a jurist, hear a case, weigh the arguments and evidence, and persuade fellow jurists to come to a specific conclusion on the case.
 * Win the White House - manage a presidential campaign by strategically raising funds, polling voters, launching media campaigns, and making personal appearances. Attempt to win the majority of electoral votes.