Middle School Middle School Civics
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License Model
FlexPoint or School/District Hosted
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Number of Credits
1.0
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Estimated Completion Time
32-36 weeks
Learning about civics gives students the skills and knowledge necessary to be active citizens who have a positive impact on their communities. In this course, students discover the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States. They learn about the structure of the government and how it works at the local, state, and federal levels. This course examines elections, the lawmaking process, and how citizens can impact public policy. Students also discover ways the United States interacts with countries around the world. Geography and economics support the learning of civics in this course. Engaging in this study prepares students to be informed citizens who are ready to participate in the American democracy!
Segment One
Module 01 - Citizenship
- Citizenship Introduction
- How Do We Define the United States?
- What Is Culture?
- What Can Maps Tell Us?
- How Are Citizenship and Ecology Connected?
- What Is a U.S. Citizen?
- What Is Effective Citizenship?
- Who Shows Great Citizenship? (Advanced)
Module 02 - Foundations
- Foundations Introduction
- Who Influenced the Founding Fathers?
- Which Important Documents Influenced America?
- Why Is the Declaration of Independence Important?
- What Is the Intent of the Constitution?
- How Do the Branches of Government Work?
- How Are the Powers Balanced?
- How Are Rights Protected?
- How Can the Constitution Change?
- What Should Be the Next Amendment? (Advanced)
Module 03 - Sharing Power
- Sharing Power Introduction
- What Is Federalism?
- How Are States Governed?
- What Is Rule of Law?
- How Are Laws Made?
- Does Lawmaking Shape Society? (Advanced)
- How Do the Courts Work?
- How Does a Jury Trial Ensure Justice?
- How Can We Solve Local Problems?
Segment Two
Module 04 - Active Citizens
- Active Citizens Introduction
- How Do Citizen Perspectives Differ?
- What Is Judicial Review?
- How Can Art Inspire Action? (Advanced)
- What Are the Rights of the Accused?
- What Are the Rights of Speech?
- How Can We Influence Government?
- How Do Elections Impact Society?
- What Are Demographics?
Module 05 - Going Global
- Going Global Introduction
- How Do Other Nations Govern?
- How Does Geography Affect Society?
- Why Should Nations Diversify?
- What's New in the World? (Advanced)
- What Are National Policies?
- How Does Currency Affect Trade?
- How Do We Participate in a World Community?
Module 06 - American Money
- American Money Introduction
- How Does Scarcity Affect Us?
- What Are Incentives?
- What Is the Role of Competition?
- How Does Banking Work?
- Why Should We Pay Taxes?
- What Are the Priorities? (Advanced)
- How Does Borrowing Money Affect Us?