What are your favorite online exercises for Introduction to American Politics? Since some of us will be back at online this summer at least, let& #39;s brainstorm and I& #39;ll make a list.
Students could play the ReDistricting Game: http://www.redistrictinggame.org"> http://www.redistrictinggame.org to discuss gerrymandering (pair it with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUDBgYodIE)">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Students could play Fiscal Ship: https://fiscalship.org"> https://fiscalship.org to understand tax code and budget priorities (and it comes with teaching ideas!)
Students could take the Pew Ideology quiz - or have a family member/friend take it: https://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/">https://www.people-press.org/quiz/poli... and compare it to their preferred party platforms to see what matches and what doesn& #39;t.
Students could review this list of third parties and see which one they& #39;d vote for if Republicans/Democrats went away: https://www.politics1.com/parties.htm ">https://www.politics1.com/parties.h...