Watch how CiViX works, read the founding documents themselves, and browse the same definitions and games that pop up while you're building your manifesto — all in one place, browsable anytime.
CiViX, explained in under two minutes.
Short, plain-language definitions of terms that show up constantly in the news and on the calendar.
Three famous sayings, three names — tap to pair them up. Skip anytime; the correct match always gets shown before you move on.
The real texts, straight from the National Archives — not a summary, not a paraphrase.
The 1776 document announcing separation from Britain and laying out the founding principles the rest of American government is built on.
Read on Archives.gov ↗The full transcript — the structure of the federal government, its powers, and its limits, straight from the source.
Read on Archives.gov ↗The Constitution's first ten amendments — the rights the government can't take away, ratified in 1791.
Read on Archives.gov ↗A few good starting points from outside CiViX, for when a quick definition isn't enough.
The 1976 Schoolhouse Rock! classic that still explains how a bill becomes a law better than most textbooks — three minutes, catchy, and basically accurate.
Watch on YouTube ↗Free, nonpartisan civics games for all ages, from the nonprofit founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Play at iCivics ↗The federal government's own walkthrough of how a bill actually becomes a law, from the Library of Congress.
Read on Congress.gov ↗A shorter, plain-language version of the same walkthrough, from the U.S. government's official web portal.
Read on USA.gov ↗