Civics & Government for Homeschool

1. Civics and Government

   1 lesson

   1. Introduction and Directions

2. Introduction to Government

   9 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 1
   2. The State and Purpose of Government
   3. Knowledge Check: State & Purpose of Government
   4. Purposes of Government Foldable Activity
   5. Theories on the Beginning of Government
   6. How Did Government Begin Worksheet
   7. Knowledge Check: Theories on the Beginning of Government
   8. Types of Government
   9. Unit Assessment: Introduction to Government

3. Foundations of Government

   6 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 2
   2. Characteristics of Democracy
   3. The English Civil War & Limiting the Power of Monarchs
   4. Enlightenment Philosophers and Government
   5. Primary Source: Rousseau and the Social Contract
   6. Mason & Jefferson's Influence on Government

4. The Constitution & Federalism

   8 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 3
   2. The Articles of Confederation
   3. Knowledge Check: Articles of Confederation
   4. The Constitutional Convention
   5. Articles of the Constitution Foldable Activity
   6. Primary Source: The Bill of Rights
   7. Amending the Constitution
   8. Unit Assessment: The Constitution

5. Political Parties & Ideology

   4 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 4
   2. Political Parties in America
   3. Primary Source: Washington's Farewell Address
   4. The Political Spectrum in America

6. Campaigns and Elections

   6 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 5
   2. Elections and Voting in America
   3. Elections and Campaign Financing
   4. The Electoral College
   5. Gerrymandering and Redistricting
   6. The Media and "Fake News"

7. The Legislative Branch

   3 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 6
   2. Congress & the Legislative Branch
   3. How a Bill Becomes a Law

8. The Executive Branch

   4 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 7
   2. Overview of the President
   3. Roles of the President
   4. The President's Cabinet and Government Bureaucracy

9. The Judicial Branch

   4 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 8
   2. The American Judicial System
   3. The Supreme Court
   4. Important Court Decisions

10. Civil Liberties

    2 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 9
    2. Civil Liberties in America

11. Foreign Policy and Comparative Government

    3 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 10
    2. American Foreign Policy
    3. Comparative Government

12. State & Local Government

    3 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 11
    2. State Governments
    3. Local Government