Government

US GOVERNMENT COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course fulfills a 2 credit NH State graduation requirement for civics-government. This course will apply active learning opportunities that will enrich the knowledge, skills, concepts and themes that are essential to the understanding of our government. The class will examine six major units: Foundations of Constitutional Government, Political Beliefs and Behaviors, The Role of Technology and Mass Media, Institutions of National Government, Civil Rights and Liberties, and The Role of The US in the International Community. This class is designed to enhance your skills and desire to be an active contributing participant in our democratic government system.

Core Competencies:

1. Students will demonstrate their understanding that there is a relationship between civic ideals and practices in US government.

2. Students will demonstrate their understanding that there is an ongoing tension between freedom and security, liberty and equality, and individualism and the common good within the principles of the US Constitution.

3. Students will demonstrate their understanding that technological advancements have both a positive and negative impact on the development of democratic institutions in the United States and world wide.

4. Students will demonstrate their understanding that social, political and economic interactions have involved America on an increasingly global scale.