iCivics Games Founded by Sandra Day O'Connor and Blog Action Day 2013

Blog Action Day, founded in 2007, asks bloggers from many countries to write about one global topic on the same day. Past topics included water, climate change, poverty and food, and more than 25,000 blogs had taken part by 2013. The 2013 edition, on October 16, focused on human rights, and civics education is one route to that subject.

iCivics grew out of Justice O'Connor's campaign to reverse the decline in Americans' civic knowledge. She started it in 2009, shortly after she retired from the Supreme Court. In 2013 the Arizona Department of Education endorsed it and Harvard Law School held a symposium on civics education that recognized her work. The platform then offered 17 educational games in seven topic groups, plus lesson plans and curriculum units aligned with state standards, and reported 1.6 million visitors by 2013. The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, founded in 2004, works with more than 60 coalition partners to expand civic learning.

The 2013 listing named games under every topic group, and one from each shows the range. Immigration Nation (citizenship and participation) has players guide newcomers toward citizenship. Do I Have a Right? (the Constitution and Bill of Rights) puts the player in charge of a law firm specialized in constitutional law. People's Pie (budgeting) hands over the federal budget. Branches of Power (separation of powers) controls all three branches of government. Executive Command (the executive branch) is four years as president. LawCraft (the legislative branch) makes the player a member of Congress for a chosen state. We The Jury (the judicial branch) shows what jurors talk about in the deliberation room.

The seven topic groups also include games not named here.

The platform is active. The iCivics address now forwards to vision.icivics.org, and games and videos are reached through ed.icivics.org, where a free account can be created. The student page lists Immigration Nation, Do I Have a Right?, People's Pie, Branches of Power, Executive Command and LawCraft, with grade levels 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 and play times from one class period to multiple sessions. It also features newer titles such as Constitutional Compromise and Rule Play. iCivics says most games can be played in Spanish.

We The Jury did not appear in that list. It is listed as unconfirmed. Blog Action Day's own website does not load as of November 2026.