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's brainstorm and I'll make a list.
Students could play the ReDistricting Game: http://www.redistrictinggame.org  to discuss gerrymandering (pair it with this video: )
Students could play Fiscal Ship: https://fiscalship.org  to understand tax code and budget priorities (and it comes with teaching ideas!)
Play "The Fiscal Ship" and make your own plan to keep U.S. debt from rising

A new game from Brookings and the Wilson Center puts you in control of the federal budget.

https://fiscalship.org
Students could take the Pew Ideology quiz - or have a family member/friend take it: https://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ and compare it to their preferred party platforms to see what matches and what doesn't.
Political Typology Quiz

Are you a Core Conservative? A Solid Liberal? Or somewhere in between? Take our quiz to find out which one of our Political Typology groups is your best match.

https://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/
Students could review this list of third parties and see which one they'd vote for if Republicans/Democrats went away: https://www.politics1.com/parties.htm 
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