- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
Civics and social science competitions for students under 18
Civics competitions ask you to apply law, economics or policy to a real problem, usually in front of judges who work in the field. Mock trial and moot court simulate a courtroom; We the People simulates a congressional hearing; economics challenges test applied theory under time pressure.
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
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Debate and speech
Model United Nations
Represent a country in simulated UN committees, negotiate resolutions, and compete for awards at hundreds of conferences.
Civics and social science
National Civics Bee
Write a short essay about a problem in your community, then defend it in a live civics quiz.
Business
National Economics Challenge
The only national economics competition for United States high school students, run in two divisions.
133 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$25 to $1,500
- FormatEither
- WhereBoth
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- Grades6 to 8
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereBoth
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
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Civics and social science
National High School Mock Trial Championship
Argue a full fictional case as attorneys and witnesses in a real courtroom, judged by real judges.
Writing
Patriot's Pen
A short patriotic essay contest for middle school students, free, with national awards.
Writing
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Write about an elected official who took a politically courageous stand, for a $10,000 first prize.
Civics and social science
Voice of Democracy
Record a three-minute audio essay on a patriotic theme and compete for scholarships from local post to national level.
Civics and social science
We the People
A simulated congressional hearing where your class testifies as constitutional experts before a panel of judges.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$50 to $1,500
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
82 days left
- Grades6 to 8
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereBoth
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereBoth
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $1,000
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