Advanced Topics in United States Government & Politics

Grade 12
Written By Peter Friedman

Advanced Topics in United States Government & Politics online high school course

COURSE LENGTH:

Full Year (30 Sessions)

COURSE OVERVIEW:

This full-year advanced level course explores the relevancy of American Government, its policies and procedures, and the execution, enforcement, and interpretation of laws, as they align with the intent of the United States Constitution. The content of this course spans from foundational knowledge to application of learned concepts to the execution of the rule of law throughout history to modern America. Students are expected to conduct close reading, attentive note-taking, and relevant research of reliable sources. Students are assessed with unit quizzes, free response essays, document-based questions, and sample multiple choice questions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to:

  • Use various types of analyses to measure how U.S. political behavior, attitudes, ideologies, and institutions are shaped by a number of factors over time

  • Discuss the topics of (among others): Constitutionalism, Liberty and Order, Civic Participation in a representative democracy, Competing policy-making interests

  • Analyze and interpret quantitative data represented in tables, l-charts, graphs, maps, and infographics

  • Read, analyze, and interpret foundational documents and other text-based and visual sources

  • Develop an argument in essay format

  • Describe the perspective of a source or author

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