Mission briefing // Legislative branch // 119th Congress

The floor
is yours.

Your phone. Your school. Your future. Government is already part of your life. Now it’s your turn to make the decisions — and see what happens when you do.

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Real concepts. Tough choices. Room to change your mind.

Tac-scope // 6 contacts01 / Legislative branch

535voting seats

2chambers

1idea to start

Question the claimFollow the evidenceUnderstand the tradeoffMake your voice count

01 / Learn by doing

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More “what if?”

Pick a mission. Try a strategy. See what happens.
Every activity ends with something to think about.

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Decision game8–10 min

Mission 01

Get your bill passed.

You have an idea for student transit. Can you get it through Congress without losing what matters?

Budget challenge5–7 min

Mission 02

You hold the purse.

Fund the things you care about. Then explain what you gave up — and who feels the difference.

District experiment5–7 min

Mission 03

Change the lines.

Keep every voter. Change the groups. Discover how a 40% vote share can turn into zero seats.

Source detective4–6 min

Mission 04

Wait. Is that true?

A viral claim sounds convincing. Follow the evidence before you share it.

Discussion studio8–10 min

Mission 05

Disagree. With evidence.

Make a claim, consider the strongest objection, and build a response that holds up.

Retrieval practice5–8 min

Mission 06

Make it stick.

Try eight questions. Get the reasoning. Revisit the ones that need another look.

Election lab: San Diego’s 2026 House races.

Precinct-by-precinct red and blue maps on the new Prop 50 lines.
See how your neighborhood voted and why only one of five local seats is close.

Open the election map →

02 / Intel library

Know the rules.
Then question them.

Keep the full Congress guide close by. Jump straight to the part you need.

Open the full study guide ▸

FILE 01

Two chambers. Different jobs.

House, Senate, representation, and leadership

▸FILE 02

From idea to federal law

Committees, compromise, and the president

▸FILE 03

Who has the power?

Article I, checks and balances, and oversight

▸FILE 04

The language of Congress

Flashcards for the words behind the headlines

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03 / Comms · outside the classroom

Your voice has
somewhere to go.

You don’t have to wait until you’re 18
to ask good questions or speak up.

Find your representative ▸

Use the official House lookup. Your address may be needed when a ZIP spans districts.

HOUSE.GOV · OPENS A NEW TAB

Follow an actual bill ▸

Read the text, sponsor, and latest action. A proposal is not the same thing as a law.

CONGRESS.GOV · OPENS A NEW TAB

Strong opinions. Stronger evidence.

This is a space to understand government, test ideas, and disagree respectfully.
Your reasoning matters more than which side you take.

The floor is yours.

Less scrolling. More “what if?”