Civics End of Year Review Trivia Game | for Civics & American Government

This Civics End of Year Review Trivia Board Game reviews the entire year of your Civics or American Government curriculum. Trivia categories include Civics & Citizenship, Origins of Government, the U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and U.S. Politics & Policies, with 100 questions reviewing vocab and key concepts from across the entire year. This makes for an engaging, fun review game when studying for final exams or your Civics EOC! 

Compatible with all four Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics (and easily transferrable to other states’ curriculum):

• Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system. 
• Standard 2: Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of United States citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system. 
• Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government. 
• Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues in world affairs, and evaluate the role and impact of United States foreign policy. 

This Civics End of Year Review Trivia Board Game resource includes:

✯ The three-page Civics End of Year Review Trivia: Road to Washington Board Game. Students travel across Washington D.C., visiting landmarks like the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial as they answer review questions spanning a standard year’s Civics and American Government curriculum, all on their way to the White House! This engaging board game is perfect for 2-4 players and can be played in about 20-30 minutes, depending on the number of players. Students roll a dice to determine how many points correct answers are worth, so there’s an element of luck and chance involved! There are also Checks and Balances cards that can tip the scales in a student’s favor — or against it!

✯ 40 Civics End of Year Trivia Cards, with 160 questions overall! The standards-based Trivia Questions span an entire year’s standard Civics and American Government curriculum, and are compatible with the Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics outlined above. Here are the question categories, with a summary of the topics covered:

• Civics & Citizenship: Red questions are related to citizenship and the naturalization process, civic duties, and civic responsibilities. 
• Origins of Government: Brown questions are centered around the Origins of the American Government. This includes Greco-Roman influences on American democracy, types and systems of government, influential documents (the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Common Sense), and the American Revolution, from the Colonial Rebellion to the Declaration of Independence. 
• The U.S. Constitution: Blue questions are related to the Constitution, Three Branches of Government, and the Amendments, including the Bill of Rights and Voting Amendments. These questions cover the Preamble, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, landmark Supreme Court Cases, the Bill of Rights, due process Amendments, and the 15^th, 19^th, 24^th, and 26^thAmendments. 
• Politics & Policies: Yellow questions are related to U.S. Elections, U.S. Political Parties, and U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy, including International Conflicts and Organizations. Topics include qualifications for office, term limits, the Electoral College, media and propaganda, tools of U.S. Foreign Policy, examples of U.S. Domestic Policy, international organizations like the Red Cross and United Nations, and international conflicts like World War II, Korea, the Vietnam War, and the War on Terror, as they relate to U.S. Foreign Policy

Sample questions include:

• Was the Mayflower Compact an early example of limited government, representative government, or self-government? (Self-Government, Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system.)
• You must be able to read, write, and speak in this language to become an American citizen. (English, Standard 2: Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of United States citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system.)
• This landmark Supreme Court case established the Judicial Branch’s power of judicial review. (Marbury v. Madison, Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government.)
• President John F. Kennedy was embroiled in this 13-day standoff with the Soviet Union over a potential nuclear strike off the coast of Florida. (Cuban Missile Crisis, Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues in world affairs, and evaluate the role and impact of United States foreign policy.)

✯ Checks and Balances Chance Cards. These cards add a little excitement to the game! These include hiccups like losing a turn or having incorrect answers subtract from your points, or bonuses, like double points for a correct answer! Students will love the element of luck that can turn a game on its head.

✯ Set Up and Gameplay Instructions for Students and Teachers, and other gameplay supplies like Category Cards, Game Tokens, and Printable Dice templates. You’re more than welcome to add your own dice or 3D game tokens, but everything you need to play is included in this resource!

This resource comes as a printable, non-editable PDF. There is some prep, as you’ll need to print out, possibly laminate, the board game materials. I highly suggest building this game into a Review Stations activity, so you’ll only need to prep 1 or 2 game boards for your class! (If you’d like to build a Civics End of the Year Review Stations Activity out of Happy Teacher Resources products, I highly recommend my Civics End of Year Dominoes Review Game and Civics & American Government End of Year Review Color-By-Numbers Activity! You could also add my How A Bill Becomes A Law Game for extra Legislative Branch review, or Pathway to U.S. Citizenship Board Game to give kids extra review on the naturalization process!)

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