Government Syllabus 2006/2007

Textbook: Fearon's American Government

Students will be participating in We the People...Project Citizen, and Operation Protect and Defend.

Grading:

100 – 90 = A
89 – 80 = B
79 – 70 = C
69 – 60 = D
59 – 0 = Fail

Grading Categories:

Class work = 20%
Homework = 20%
Quiz/Test = 20%
Projects = 20%
Final Exam = 20%

Students in grade twelve pursue a deeper understanding of the institutions of American government. They compare systems of government in the world today and analyze the history and changing interpretations of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the current state of the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of government. An emphasis is placed on analyzing the relationship among federal, state, and local governments, with particular attention paid to important historical documents such as the Federalist Papers. These standards represent the culmination of civic literacy as students prepare to vote, participate in community activities, and assume the responsibilities of citizenship. In addition to studying government in grade twelve, students will also master fundamental economic concepts, applying the tools (graphs, statistics, equations) from other subject areas to the understanding of operations and institutions of economic systems. Studied in a historic context are the basic economic principles of micro- and macroeconomics, international economics, comparative economic systems, measurement, and methods.

Week One - Chapter 1 and 2

Week Two - Chapter 3 and 4

Week Three - Review Chapters 1-4

Unit 1 Test - Feb. 16

Week Four - Chapter 5

Week Five - Chapter 6

Test - Chapters 5 & 6 - March 2

Week Six - Chapters 7 and 8

Week Seven - Chapter 9

Test - Chapters 7, 8 and 9 - March 16

Week Eight - Chapter 17

Week Nine - Chapter 18

Test - Chapters 17 & 18 - March 23

Week Ten - Chapter 19

Week Eleven - Chapter 20

Test - Chapter 19 & 20 - April 20

Week Twelve - Chapter 21

Week Thirteen - Chapter 22

Test - Chapters 21 & 22

Week Fourteen - Chapter 23

Week Fifteen - Chapter 24

Week Sixteen - Chapter 25

Test - Chapters 23-25 - May 25

Week Seventeen - Senior Finals Week

How to contact me:

E-mail:

richard-pauly@sac-city.k12.ca.us


Voice mail:

433-5200 x1204