Syllabus
Coach Patterson Room 416
Semester class- requirement for graduation
Untied States Government is a semester class that teaches the origins of American Government and the government as it exists today. Students will learn the basic principles of the Constitution and how it has changed over time. Students will learn the three branches of government and their basic roles.
1st 9 weeks- 3rd 9weeks
Chapter 1- Foundations of Government
Chapter 2- Origins of American Government
Chapter 3- The Constitution
Chapter 4- Federalism
Chapter 5- Congress: The Legislative Branch
Chapter 6- The Presidency
Chapter 7- The Executive Branch at Work
Chapter 8- The Federal Courts and the Judicial Branch
2nd 9 weeks- 4th 9 weeks
Chapter 9- The Political Process
Chapter 10- Civil Liberties
Chapter 11- Civil Rights
Chapter 12- Understand Elections
Chapter 13- Supreme Court Cases
Chapter 14- Making Foreign Policy
Chapter 15- Comparative Political and Economic Systems
Chapter 16- State and Local Government
Grading procedure:
Test 35%
Projects 15%
Classwork 40%
Homework 10%
1st Semester or 2nd semester
1st 9 weeks- 40% or 3rd 9 weeks
2nd 9 weeks – 40% or 4th 9 weeks
Exam- 20% Exam
Semester class- requirement for graduation
Untied States Government is a semester class that teaches the origins of American Government and the government as it exists today. Students will learn the basic principles of the Constitution and how it has changed over time. Students will learn the three branches of government and their basic roles.
1st 9 weeks- 3rd 9weeks
Chapter 1- Foundations of Government
Chapter 2- Origins of American Government
Chapter 3- The Constitution
Chapter 4- Federalism
Chapter 5- Congress: The Legislative Branch
Chapter 6- The Presidency
Chapter 7- The Executive Branch at Work
Chapter 8- The Federal Courts and the Judicial Branch
2nd 9 weeks- 4th 9 weeks
Chapter 9- The Political Process
Chapter 10- Civil Liberties
Chapter 11- Civil Rights
Chapter 12- Understand Elections
Chapter 13- Supreme Court Cases
Chapter 14- Making Foreign Policy
Chapter 15- Comparative Political and Economic Systems
Chapter 16- State and Local Government
Grading procedure:
Test 35%
Projects 15%
Classwork 40%
Homework 10%
1st Semester or 2nd semester
1st 9 weeks- 40% or 3rd 9 weeks
2nd 9 weeks – 40% or 4th 9 weeks
Exam- 20% Exam