Source Ledger
Keep origin, role, date, and limits visible.
Primary public sources, organization-authored materials, and educational references are not interchangeable. This ledger labels each one.
Reviewed July 31, 2026. The app teaches evergreen questions. Current rules, deadlines, notices, election information, and legal requirements must be checked through the responsible authority's current official source.
PRIMARY PUBLIC SOURCE
IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File
Used for: Legal identity, exempt-organization listing, and registry context.
Boundary: The BMF is a public administrative dataset; it does not establish every program claim or endorsement.
irs.gov — EO BMFORGANIZATION SOURCE
Common Sense 250
Used for: Organization-authored themes including constitutional democracy, civic responsibility, liberty, dignity, citizen deliberation, and practical solutions.
Boundary: An organization source describes its own work and is not independent verification of every statement.
commonsense250.orgORGANIZATION SOURCE
Just Citizens — About
Used for: Organization-authored context on civic learning, citizen deliberation, and citizens' assemblies.
Boundary: Civic Prism 250 does not enroll users, run a citizens' assembly, or represent a government process.
justcitizens.us/aboutORGANIZATION SOURCE
Just Citizens — Privacy Policy
Used for: Public organization context and the adults-18+ audience boundary.
Boundary: The official website and Civic Prism 250 have separate data practices. The Android app is offline, has no account, and follows its own app-specific policy.
justcitizens.us/privacy-policyPRIMARY PUBLIC SOURCE
United States Constitution — National Archives
Used for: Primary constitutional text behind the general Process Atlas introduction.
Boundary: Civic Prism 250 offers general civic education, not legal advice or an official interpretation.
archives.gov/founding-docs/constitutionEDUCATIONAL REFERENCE
Constitution Annotated — Congressional Research Service
Used for: Public reference for constitutional structure and research pathways.
Boundary: Live legal questions require current authoritative materials and, when appropriate, qualified advice.
constitution.congress.govSelection method
Sources were selected for a narrow role: organization identity and authored themes, primary constitutional text, or a public reference pathway. The ledger does not imply endorsement by the IRS, National Archives, Congress, any government body, or an external website.