Civics Full Course - Parent Moderated

Course Description

Civics/ Government is designed to help individual students become more aware of the benefits of citizen involvement in American politics. This course includes the factors affecting political behavior; the philosophical basis of a democratic society; a pragmatic view of the system’s operation; the political, economic and social factors and their impact on political behavior and decision-making; the relationship of the branches of government; and the impact of political decision-making on social, economic and political issues. This course will place an emphasis on individual reading, writing, and oral communication skills within the social sciences. This is a high school level, college preparatory course.  Students are expected to have completed US History 1 and US History 2 as prerequisites to this course.

Parent Moderated

This course is self-paced and may be purchased and completed at any time.  There is no teacher support with this course.  A parent or other appointed individual will be added to the course as the teacher.  Students will have access to full course while parents will have access to review, grade, and leave feedback accordingly.  No test proctoring and no certificate is given upon completion of this course. 

Materials:

• Laptop or desktop computer with high speed internet connection
  
• A Google account (to complete assignments using Google Drive)
  
• Book:
  • The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen
    • New about $18-20
    • Used about $4
    • Audio CDs about $17
    • Free through your local library or Archive.org

Course Outline

Unit 1: Federal Foundations

Unit 2: Political Parties

Midterm Exam (covering units 1 and 2)

Unit 3: Legislative Branch

Unit 4: Executive Branch

Unit 5: Judicial Branch

Final Exam (covering units 3, 4, and 5)

Each unit of study includes a combination of:

• Activities
• Lecture Notes
• Video Notes
• Writings
• Short-term projects
• Article Reading and Analysis

Class Pacing:

Student Choice: Students have 1 year from point of purchase to complete the course.  Students may complete the course at their own pace. 

Recommended Pacing: The course is designed as a 12-week course.  The recommended pacing to complete in 12 weeks is 5 hours a week, or 1 hour a day.  This is about 2 assignments, 1 presentation, or 1 assessment a day.