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

   10 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 2
   2. Characteristics of Democracy
   3. Knowledge Check: Characteristics of Democracy
   4. The English Civil War & Limiting the Power of Monarchs
   5. Knowledge Check: Limiting the Power of Monarchs
   6. What Shaped Our Government Foldable Activity
   7. Enlightenment Philosophers and Government
   8. Primary Source: Rousseau and the Social Contract
   9. Knowledge Check: Enlightenment Ideas
   10. 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

   5 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 4
   2. Political Parties in America
   3. Primary Source: Washington's Farewell Address
   4. The Political Spectrum in America
   5. Comparing Liberals & Conservatives Foldable Activity

6. Campaigns and Elections

   8 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 5
   2. Elections and Voting in America
   3. Amendments and Voting Source Reading Activity
   4. Elections and Campaign Financing
   5. The Electoral College
   6. Gerrymandering and Redistricting
   7. Voter Turnout Foldable Activity
   8. The Media and "Fake News"

7. The Legislative Branch

   5 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 6
   2. Congress & the Legislative Branch
   3. Filibuster Cartoon Analysis Activity
   4. Congressional Leadership Foldable Activity
   5. How a Bill Becomes a Law

8. The Executive Branch

   6 lessons

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

9. The Judicial Branch

   6 lessons

   1. Introduction to Unit 8
   2. The American Judicial System
   3. Who Hears the Case? Activity
   4. The Supreme Court
   5. Supreme Court Foldable Activity
   6. Important Court Decisions

10. Civil Liberties

    5 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 9
    2. First Amendment Freedoms Foldable Activity
    3. Civil Liberties in America
    4. Civil Liberties and the Constitution Activity
    5. Citizenship Foldable Activity

11. Foreign Policy and Comparative Government

    5 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 10
    2. American Foreign Policy
    3. Analyzing American Foreign Policies
    4. Foreign Policy Foldable Activity
    5. Comparative Government

12. State & Local Government

    5 lessons

    1. Introduction to Unit 11
    2. State Governments
    3. My Neighborhood
    4. My Community's Demographics
    5. Local Government