12th Grade Social Studies

ECONOMICS

04201G0500

Grade Level: 12

This is a semester course.

Economics is a required one-semester course which studies how scarce resources are allocated among unlimited wants, needs, and desires. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with both microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and to foster a better understanding of the world economy. Topics studied include basic economic concepts; economic systems and the role of the government in the economy; supply, demand, and equilibrium; measuring the standard of living; economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product, inflation, and unemployment; the financial sector; stabilization policies; and international trade. This is a course that is offered virtually in addition to an in-person class. Students must complete the permission form and turn it in to their counselor. Teachers will communicate expectations regarding classwork and testing in the course syllabus. 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

04151G0500

Grade Level: 12

This is a semester course.

United States Government is a required one-semester course which examines, in depth, the constitutional powers delegated to the three branches of federal government as well as those powers reserved to the states. Particular attention is also given to individual civil rights as well as the responsibilities of citizenship. Other topics included in this course are: comparative political systems, a review of the foundations of the United States governmental system, the rise and importance of political parties, and politics in a democratic government.

This is a course that is offered virtually in addition to an in-person class. Students must complete the permission form and turn it in to their counselor. Teachers will communicate expectations regarding classwork and testing in the course syllabus. 

AP U.S. GOVERNMENT (+1.00 COURSE WEIGHT)  

04157E1000

Grade Level: 12 

Recommendations:

1. A score of 25 or higher on the self-assessment rubric

2. Students who desire the challenge of pursuing college course work at the high school level

This is a semester course.

The course is designed to teach students about how people behave politically and how the American political system is designed. Specifically, this means that students will examine how the system is structured and how it functions as a pluralistic system of various individual and group interests, all promoting their own agendas as to what they claim is important and beneficial for the country. It is taught with the conviction that students want to know not only who governs but what difference it makes who governs. The course attempts to demonstrate how our government institutions and political processes help explain why some policies are adopted and not others.

This class is demanding and students are expected to complete reading on their own which will be supplemented with classroom lecture and other participatory and hands-on learning activities, including collaborative projects, research, simulations, and graded Socratic seminars and discussions. This course is generally offered in the fall semester with a spring AP exam date. The teacher will offer spring review sessions to students for a refresh of content and exam preparation. Advanced Placement courses are rigorous, college-level courses. Students are required to take the end-of-course exam in May. See the Hoover City Schools fee schedule for exam fees.

ECONOMICS, AP (+1.00 COURSE WEIGHT)

04202E1000

Grade Level: 12 

Prerequisite: Algebra II with Statistics

Recommendations: 

1. A score of 25 or higher on the self-assessment rubric

2. Students who desire the challenge of pursuing college course work at the high school level

This is a semester course.

The course is designed to parallel a college survey course and a college textbook is used. The scope and intensity of instruction is appropriate for students who desire a more challenging level of instruction in economics. AP Macroeconomics emphasizes economic principles as applied to the economy as a whole. Topics include basic economic concepts, an analysis of national income and its components, economic indicators, inflation and unemployment, money and banking, stabilization policies, and international trade. Advanced Placement courses are rigorous, college-level courses. Students are required to take the end-of-course exam in May. See the Hoover City Schools fee schedule for exam fees.

Students who are enrolled in IB History 11 and 12 are given a waiver from the state of Alabama graduation requirements and do not not have to take Government and Economics.

IB HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS 12TH  GRADE (+1.00 COURSE WEIGHT)

04054E10HL

Prerequisites:

1. IB History 11

2. See criteria under IB Program including IB Program Fees

Recommendation: A score of 25 or higher on self-assessment rubric

This course is the second part of a two-year International Baccalaureate curriculum that prepares students for higher-level (HL) examination in history. Year 2 of this course focuses on specific 20th Century historical topics prescribed by IB and selected by the teacher. Students in this course are exempt from the state requirement for Government and Economics.  Students sit for the official IB exams in May,

HIS 201:  UNITED STATES HISTORY I (+0.50 GRADE WEIGHT)- DUAL ENROLLMENT

04999C1009

Grade Level: 10-12
This course surveys United States history during colonial, Revolutionary, early national and antebellum periods. It concludes with the Civil War and Reconstruction. This course satisfies the requirements for United States History 10.

HIS 202: UNITED STATES HISTORY II (+0.50 GRADE WEIGHT)- DUAL ENROLLMENT

04999C1010

Grade Level: 10-12
This course is a continuation of HIS 201. It surveys United States history from the Reconstruction era to the present. This course satisfies the requirements for United States History 11.