FFCNation Voter Education

Civic Compass

A plain-language, nonpartisan guide to how American government and voting work.

Start here

New to this? Start with American Government 101

Start the lessonAbout 5 minutes

State Voting Resources

Find your state's official election office — all 50 states and D.C.

Find your state

Explore Civic Compass

Discover how our government works, prepare to participate in elections, and explore different perspectives on the issues shaping our nation. More learning pathways are on the way.

  • Lesson · 5 min

    American Government

    Levels and branches of government, the offices on your ballot, and the kinds of elections.

    Open
  • Lesson · 7 min

    My First Vote

    A step-by-step readiness guide, a fictional practice ballot and a printable checklist.

    Open
  • Introductory Overview

    Civic Perspectives

    Several positions on major issues with their tradeoffs. No scores, no labels, nothing saved.

    Open
  • Coming later

    American Citizenship

    A planned pathway. Not available yet.

  • Coming later

    American History

    A planned pathway. Not available yet.

  • Coming later

    Community Engagement

    A planned pathway. Not available yet.

What Civic Compass is — and isn't

Completing these lessons does not register you to vote, check your registration, or confirm that you are eligible. Only your state or local election office can do that.General civic education, last updated October 17, 2026. It contains no election dates or deadlines — get those from your official election office.

Your learning
Lessons and quizzes you finish here. Not saved, and not a record of anything official.
Your voter registration
Only your state or local election office can register you or confirm your status.
Your ballot
My Ballot shows races FFCNation has verified for an area. Coverage is partial; your official sample ballot is the authority.

We never ask about your citizenship, immigration status, party, or registration, and nothing you do in these lessons is saved. If you are signed in, you can choose to show the state on your profile; we never change it. English only for now; additional languages will be added only after human translation.

Stay informed (optional)

Get FFCNation updates by email

Only if you want to. You can unsubscribe from any email. We only ask for your email address.

Delivered daily. Unsubscribe anytime.

FFCNation does not endorse or oppose candidates. Information is presented from documented sources. How we source information