ASPIRE AP United States Government and Politics

(Enrollment Based)

Course No. SS4GPA

Semesters: 1;

Credits: .5

Prerequisite: Senior Classification

Recommended: Advanced/AP Social Studies Courses

ASPIRE AP United States Government and Politics is designed specifically to serve ASPIRE students in order to provide a learning environment commensurate with the academic and affective needs of highly gifted students. This is an Advanced Placement course that can substitute for U.S. Government and is equivalent to an introductory college-level course. ASPIRE AP U.S. Government and Politics provides a nonpartisan introduction to key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students will study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts and visuals to gain an understanding of the relationships and interactions among political institutions, processes, and behaviors. They will also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based arguments.