This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Learn the fundamentals of our American democratic republic — Get a detailed study of our founding documents — Explore the function of our government at the federal, state, and local levels. (This course fulfills many states’ high school government education requirements!)
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 1 full semester American Government
Description
This course covers the fundamentals of our American democratic republic, with a detailed study of our founding documents, the function of our government at the federal, state and local levels. The course features a very popular “mock committee” exercise where students serve as a committee trying to craft legislation.
Outline
Class 1 – Forms of Government- Understanding Liberty
Class 2 – The U.S. Constitution – Article 1, Congress
Class 3 – The U.S. Constitution – Articles 2 & 3, Executive & Judicial Branch
Class 4 – The U.S. Constitution – Articles 4-7
Class 5 – Amendments to the Constitution – Bill of Rights & Beyond
Class 6 – Constitutional Amendments Completed
Class 7 – The Executive Branch
Class 8 – The Legislative Branch – Part 1
Class 9 – Legislative Branch – Part 2, Judicial Branch Part 1
Class 10 – The Committee will come to order!
Class 11 – Legislative Committee 2 & Judicial Branch Part 2
Class 12 – State & Local Government
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Free online and printable resources provided by the instructor.
Homework: Reading, quizzes, essay questions, and online research. Expect 1 to 3 hours each week on homework, which is graded by the instructor.
