431 CIVICS ACCELERATED

Students will learn about the rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship. This survey course provides a framework for understanding the purposes, principles, and practices of American government, as established by the United States Constitution. Relevance to life is imperative for students to connect with the democratic process as citizens of the United States. Students are expected to understand their rights and responsibilities, as citizens, and how to exercise these rights and responsibilities in local, state and national government. Students will trace the origin of government, political concepts, and theories through the founding of the United States, from major Supreme Court cases to identify their modern politics.