SOCIAL STUDIES Civics & Current Events

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SOCIAL STUDIES Civics & Current Events

Civics a Foundations
Difficulty Rating: 2/5
- This class covers the basics of the American Government and assessments focus on understanding of our system. This requires some reading of historical and governmental documents and understanding their meaning. This class is assessed primarily through "long answer" based tests.

Civics b Applications
Difficult Rating 3/5
- This class builds off of foundations and applies knowledge of the American government to citizenship. This class leans more heavily on project-based learning and looking at political issues like voter turnout which does require some independent research and moderate writing projects.

Credit: 1.0

Length: (2) Trimesters

Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

Cum Laude Points: 0

Career Cluster(s):

  • 09
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • SOC ST