Schools that receive federal funds are required to hold an educational program on the U.S. Constitution every September 17. Here are three free simulations that turn the mandate into the best class period of the month.
Under Section 111 of Division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447), each educational institution that receives federal funds for a fiscal year is required to hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 for its students. When September 17 falls on a weekend or holiday, the program is held during an adjacent week. In 2026, September 17 is a Thursday - a regular school day.
The law requires an educational program. It does not require a word-search. A simulation - where students argue ratification with primary sources, or rule on a real First Amendment case - satisfies the same requirement and gives students a reason to actually read the document.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day was established in its current form by the 2004 appropriations act cited above; the requirement applies to every educational institution receiving federal funds, K-12 through university.
All three are live, role-based, multiplayer simulations. Students join from any device with a room code and play in real time while you run the session from a teacher dashboard.
The Constitution is signed but means nothing until nine states say yes - and your convention is the hinge.
The closest fit in the catalog: your class is a state ratifying convention while a live tally board shows the real thirteen states falling one by one. The amendments your students draft get revealed beside the actual Bill of Rights - this is where the Bill of Rights came from.
Negotiate federalism at the 1787 Constitutional Convention - then reckon with everything else the Convention did.
The Convention itself: state delegations debate representation, the executive, and ratification - then a non-skippable Reckoning phase confronts the compromises over slavery and Indigenous policy that the room in Philadelphia also made.
Hear a real Supreme Court case. Argue. Deliberate. Vote. Compare to what really happened.
The Constitution as a living argument: attorneys and justice chambers work a real First Amendment case - Tinker, Texas v. Johnson, Morse, Citizens United, or Mahanoy - then the reveal compares your class's ruling to the actual Court's.
Faster than photocopying the packet. Everything is free - there is no paid tier, no license code, and no student account anywhere in the flow.
Fill out a quick educator form - it takes about 30 seconds and you receive your access code immediately. That one code unlocks the entire library.
Each simulation ships with a step-by-step teacher guide with timing and facilitation scripts, plus printable role dossiers, source packets, and vocab sheets.
Project the room code. Students join on any device - no logins, no installs, no app. You assign roles in one click, and no student data is stored on any server.
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