Sala's Civics Test ★

American Government & Citizenship · End of Unit Assessment · Monday, Oct 19 Saved in this browser

Think of the unit like a house. The Constitution is the blueprint, the three branches are the rooms, citizens are the family who lives there, and rules, laws and taxes are how the house runs. Four short sessions, each one building on the last.

Egg

Friday night · 15–20 min

Words first.

  • Cards tab, Words deck: Sala reads each word and explains it in her own words before flipping. Sort into Got it / Almost. Then try the Numbers deck.
  • Practice sections Rules & Laws and Good Citizens.
Larva

Saturday · 25 min

Move and sort.

  • Branch Corners: tape signs in three corners — MAKE (Legislative), DO (Executive), DECIDE (Judicial). Call out "the President", "the Supreme Court", "Congress", "the White House", "the Capitol", "9 justices", "Senators". She runs to the right corner.
  • Freedom Fingers: one finger per First Amendment freedom (hook below). You act one out; she names it.
  • Rule or Law? Call out "bedtime at 8", "stop at a red light", "no hitting at karate", "wear a seatbelt". She says rule (home/team/school) or law (government).
  • Practice sections Constitution, First Amendment, Three Branches.
Pupa → Adult

Sunday afternoon · 30 min

Build it, then teach it. Finish before bedtime.

  • Draw the government house: 3 rooms (make / do / decide) with who works there and the building name. Cover one label: "Who's missing?"
  • Nesting dolls: draw a big circle (USA = national), a middle circle (Virginia = state), a small circle (Fairfax = local). Put the president, governor and mayor in the right circle.
  • Sala teaches you the five freedoms and what a jury is. Play a confused student.
  • Test tab: as many rounds as she has energy for, then "Practice my misses".
Test day

Monday breakfast · 3 min

1. Which branch makes the laws?

Legislative (Congress, in the Capitol).

2. Name the five First Amendment freedoms.

Religion, Assembly (gather in groups), Press, Petition, Speech.

3. What are the first 10 amendments called?

The Bill of Rights.

Memory hooks

Branches match their first letters. Legislative = Laws (makes them). Executive = Enforces. Judicial = Judges (decides if it's fair).
RAPPS = the five freedoms, one per finger: Religion, Assembly (gather in groups), Press, Petition, Speech.
Word roots for government types. Autocracy: one boss, like a car that drives itself. Democracy: "demos" means people, so the people vote. Oligarchy: a few ("a little group").
Number ladder: 1787 written · 13 colonies · 7 articles · 27 amendments · first 10 = Bill of Rights (ten fingers) · 9 justices · 12 jurors (a dozen eggs) · 18 to serve on a jury.
Check with the teacher's sheet: the guide says local government is "your town, city, or country". That is almost certainly a typo for county (Fairfax County). The practice questions use town or city to stay safe.

Save & sync

Sync between devices

Enter the family code once on each device. After that, progress follows Sala from the iPad to any phone or computer.

Move progress by hand

A backup if sync isn't set up. Loading a code or file replaces whatever is on that device.