Welcome to Simply Civics, a free, rigorous civics course aimed at increasing and honing civics competency and facilitating an active and informed citizenry. It covers a foundational understanding of American history and how the U.S. government was created with a system of checks and balances designed to protect citizens’ rights. The course begins by covering not just the rote answers to the 100 questions on the citizenship test used by the USCIS (now required by a growing number of states for high school graduation) but also the why behind each one.