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CIVICS AND ECONOMICS SYLLABUS Mr. Herman: 2012 - 2013

I. Foundations of American Democracy (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #1.1, 1.2, 2.5) 

Chapter 1 Government and the PeopleChapter 2 Roots of Democracy

Chapter 3:1 The Nation’s First Government

II. The Constitution & the Bill of Rights (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,

2.6, 2.7)

Chapter 3:2, 3 & 4 The Constitution of the USAChapter 4 The Bill of Rights/Amendments

III. Politics & Citizenship (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #1.4, 1.5, 2.8, 3.6, 4.3 & 5.1)

Chapter 9 Political Parties & PoliticsChapter 10 Voting & Elections

Chapter 11 Influencing Government

Chapter 17.1 & 17:2 Citizenship & Civic Participation

**Branches of Government (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.3, 5.4 & 5.5)

IV. Chapter 6 Legislative BranchV. Chapter 7 Executive BranchVI. Chapter 8 Judicial Branch

VII. Law & Order (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #2.1, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 5.2, 5.3)

Chapter 15 Legal Rights & Responsibilities

Chapter 16 Criminal & Civil Law

Chapter 17:3 Regulating the Internet

VIII. State & Local Government (C&E Citizenship & Gov’t. Goals #2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 & 2.7)  

Chapter 12 Roots of NC Government

Chapter 13 State Government

Chapter 14 Dealing with Community IssuesChapter 25 Government Finances

VIII. Economics The Free Enterprise System (C&E Economic Goals #1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,

2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)

Chapter 18 What is Economics?

Chapter 19 The American Economy

Chapter 21 Supply & Demand

IX. The Free Enterprise System (C&E Economic Goals #1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)

Chapter 22 Business & Labor  

Chapter 23 Government & the Economy

Chapter 24 Money & Banking

Chapter 26 Comparing Systems of Government

Chapter 27 An Interdependent World

X. Personal Financial Literacy (C&E PFL Goals #1 & 2 – all components)

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Chapter 20 Personal Finance and Economics

 

Current Events Format Civics & Economics

50 points possible Mr. Herman

A. Objectives:

1. To increase awareness of current issues in the United States and around the world

and how they apply to the study of this course.2. To utilize media resources and understand how bias and perspective help to sway

 public opinion.

B. Directions:

1. Research and cut out or print an article from a newspaper, magazine, or internet

site that focuses on the issue/topic assigned.

2. Summarize the article in your own words.3. Explain how this article pertains or relates to our current unit of study.

4. Prepare a conclusion in which you state your own opinion toward the issue/topic.

C. Format:

1. Name, Date and Period in the upper right hand corner of response paper.

2. Title of the article, source and date it was written3. staple the article to the back of your response page (upper left corner)

4. Summarize the article – 1st paragraph

5. How does the information relate to government/unit of study? – 2nd paragraph

6. Conclusion – your opinion – 3rd paragraph

D. Grading:

Format 10 points

Summary 10 points

Relates 20 points

Conclusion 10 poi nts

Total Points Possible 50 points

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