9th Grade Civics
Civics is a study of the United States government. Areas of study
include the
qualities of good citizenship, why we have government, the cost of
government,
the Constitution, the freedom and rights of people, the powers of the
federal, state,
and local government, and how our leaders are elected.
There is also a career unit using "Choices", a Minnesota Information
Service,
and an IBM computer program which creates a file that runs until graduation.
Incorporated into this class will be a performance package under "People
and
Cultures" which will involve the preparing of a citizens guide fulfilling
the first two
levels of this standard. Completion of the standard will be done
at the senior level.
Our career investigation unit will also fulfill the full requirement
under decision making.
Why Civics Matters
Unit 1 A Tradition of Democracy
Unit 2 The Federal Government
Unit 3 State and Local Government
Unit 4 The Citizen in Government
Unit 5 The Citizen in Society
Unit 6 The American Economy
Unit 7 The United States and the World
Unit 8 Meeting Future Challenges
Graduation Standard:
Career Investigation
Some independent projects are expected!
