U.S. Government 2.0 - Instructor Portal

Gov 2 structure: 4 periods (like four quarters). Recommended pacing is 1-2 weeks per period. Each world typically has 8-40 players across 8 teams.

Period topics:

• Period 1: National Security, Defense Spending, Civil Liberties
• Period 2: Environment and Energy Policy
• Period 3: Artificial Intelligence threats, opportunities, and regulation
• Period 4: Federal budget, fiscal policy, welfare policy, war powers

Special focus concepts:

• Constitutional powers of the President vs. Congress in foreign policy
• Civil rights/liberties (4th, 5th, and 6th amendments)
• Role of interest groups
• Institutional checks and balances and judicial review
• Relationship between media and government
• Federalism
• Role of political parties and ideology
• Civil-military relations
• The War Powers Resolution
• The political and policy effects of scandals

Other concepts covered:

• How bills become law
• Campaigns and elections
• Challenges and politics of intelligence analysis
• Executive orders vs. presidential directives
• FISA Court
• Bureaucratic politics and organizational routines
• Intra-agency conflict and whistleblowers
• Public opinion and polling

Inside the Statecraft UI: instructors and students can also use the built-in Simulation Events view, the inbox (mail icon), and live chat to track updates and coordinate.

What this portal is for: fast monitoring of Simulation Events, Breaking News, and Student Actions without navigating the full in-sim UI.