• 01. Defining Freedom
  Identify and explain how freedom is defined around the world.
• 02-Where’s the Money
  Examine variation in campaign financing for congressional elections through time and space.

• 03-Federal Reserve Banks
  Identify and explain how the Federal Reserve affects the nation’s economy.
• 04-Power to the People
  Examine how citizens can hold their state and local governments accountable.
  Link to the Power to the People map

• 05-This Land is Your Land
  Examine the lands that have special designations, or that the U.S. government has set aside for its citizens.
• 06-Governments Around the World
  Identify and explain how various types of government systems are distributed around the world.
• 07-What is a Gerrymander?
  States can draw their own congressional districts, often allowing for creative shapes and sizes and questionable constitutionality.
• 08-Who Has Your Vote
  In the United States, where someone lives will help determine what is important to them and which political parties that they support.
• 09-The Voters
  Examine factors affecting voting and registration in presidential and midterm elections.
• 10-Crime and Punishment
  Explore changes in the death penalty in the United States in time and space.
• 11-Be the Change
  The U.S. Constitution protects citizens’ rights to be heard and have their rights protected, but this has often taken shape in different ways across space and time.
  Link to Be the Change map
• 12-Federal District Courts
  Understand the distribution of function of federal district courts.
• 13-We the People
  The ideas and inspirations that led the founding fathers to develop their ideas of the best form of government for our new nation.
• 14-Your Huddled Masses
  Identify and analyze the various ways that the U.S. receives immigrants.
• 15-Foreign Aid
  Students will examine the costs and benefits of foreign aid.

LEVEL TWO GEOINQUIRIES

Level 2 GeoInquiries use analysis tools to further analyze the map and solve problems. Level 2 GeoInquiries require a log-in to an organizational account. An organizational account for your school is free. Go to and request yours today.

Level 2: Where Does Foreign Aid Go?
Use an analysis tool to visualize the amounts and types of foreign aid distributed throughout the world.

Level 2: Federal Banks: Cash Reserves
Explain how cash economies (like agriculture) may affect the nation’s federal district banking system and cash reserves.

Level 2: Out of Many, One
Examine the lands that have special designations, or that the U.S. Government has set aside for use by its citizens.

Level 2: The Cost of Punishment
Examine the relationship between inmate numbers and the costs of imprisonment.

Level 2: Voting Models
Use voting records to determine the probability that someone from a specific area will vote a certain way.