Posted on Oct 11th 2018 Honors Government
American Government is a one-semester course, required for graduation, which studies the creation and development of United States Government. Citizenship rights and responsibilities are emphasized throughout the course. Topics to be covered will include foundations of government; political participation; civil rights and liberties as well as the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
Text messages through Remind will be the most frequent form of communication for this course. Students and parents can sign up by texting @beykehgov to 81010.
Resources: ICivics Simulations: http://icivics.org (students have created a free account) Notes and Files: http://govclassroom.us/class-topics/ Online Textbook: https://tinyurl.com/CCSDGovBook
Course Content:
Government Foundations Influences on Gov’t; Gov’t Structure; Ideology, Citizenship Constitution Structure & Powers; Civil Liberties and Rights; Federalism Elections & Powers of Gov Campaigns, Elections & Political Parties; Executive Branch Legislative & Judicial Congress & Interest Groups; Court System; Criminal Justice
MHS Grade Distribution: Formative Assessments 20% Common Formative Assessments 10% Common Summative Assessments 45% Midterm 5% Final Exam 20%
