THE SIMULATION LIBRARY
Solo simulations. Choices with consequences.
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12 of 12 activities
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Executive systemsBuild a government. Then try to keep it.
Plan a longer sittingBargain for a coalition, face a confidence vote and confront the same crisis under three political systems. The votes stay the same. The rules change what they can do.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: FederalismOne river. Three regions. Who gets the final say?
Self-contained introductionTake the national and regional governments’ perspectives as a flood approaches, clinic budgets diverge and a license is refused. Choose how power is shared, then live with the rules you set.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Democracy & measurementEveryone says “democracy.” What are they agreeing to?
Self-contained introductionRead the same survey answer through very different political lives. Decide what counts as democratic support, design a better measure and see which claims your evidence can carry.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: State capacityYou passed the law. Why is nothing happening?
Self-contained introductionFollow a public promise into a jammed bureaucracy. Find the bottleneck, weigh expertise against political control and propose a reform you can actually test.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Nationalism & federalismGive your advice. Then find out what history did.
Start with a little backgroundLetters arrive from Canada in 1992 and India in 1956. Recommend how to share power, predict what follows and face an objection. Only then open the historical record.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Belonging & public servicesThe map has neat borders. People’s lives don’t.
A good first activityFollow one household across records, schools and borders. Arrange authority and resources, then discover who your solution still leaves out. A neat map is only the beginning.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Representation & framingThe facts are in. What counts as a problem?
Self-contained introductionTake a seat in a citizens’ assembly. Turn a pattern into a public argument, defend your benchmark and answer a challenge. Leave with a poster and the reasoning behind it.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Rights & political accessThe right exists. Can you actually use it?
A good first activityA worker tries to vote. A volunteer tries to reach voters. Residents try to get an answer. Find where access breaks down, defend your account at a hearing and replay one changed rule.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Citizenship & nationalismYou wrote the rules. Who did you leave out?
Plan a longer sittingDesign a country’s promise, then put it through citizenship, language, schools, religion and voting disputes. A family you did not plan for is about to test your principles.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Collective actionEveryone wants change. Who’s going to show up?
A good first activityYou are one citizen among twenty. Predict what the others will do, decide whether to act and test what changes when incentives and communication shift. Shared interests are only the beginning.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Evidence & causal claimsYou have a headline. Do you have the evidence?
A good first activityAn unfinished bridge. A confident public claim. Two reporting slots. Choose what to investigate, challenge the rival explanations and decide what your newsroom can responsibly publish.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: State formationYou bought protection. What happens when the boss changes?
Self-contained introductionBargain for a community, then face a replacement leader. Compare who pays, who enforces and which promises survive. Find the point where a personal deal becomes an institution.
Times are planning estimates. Discussion and written work change the pace. “Timing pending” means an activity has not yet had a classroom timing pilot.