BasicCourseOutlineU.S.

Government:
Week1:OriginsofGovernmentLeadingUptoConstitution
Week2:BreakingDownConstitution,BillofRights
Week3:HowtoInterpretAspectsofConstitution(UnitTest)
Week4:PoliticalParties,BasicVoting
Week5:RolesandSetupofLegislativeBranch
Week6:Powers,HowtoMakelaws,IssuesinCongress(UnitTest)
Week7:PresidentialRoles,Life,Responsibilities
Week8:Cabinet,TaxesandMoney
Week9:ForeignPolicystrategiesanddecisions(UnitTest)
Week10:Media
Week11:IntrotoCourtSystems/SupremeCourt
Week12:PastCourtCasesandtheirimportance
Week13:CivilRights(UnitTest)
Week14:Citizenship,CivilDisobedience,RolesandResponsibilitiesinGovernment
Week15:ForeignGovernmentsandEconomies
Week16:LocalGovernment
Week17:ReviewandExams

MajorProjectswillInclude:
Unit1:CreatingAPersonalConstitutionandReframingtheSchoolGovernment
Unit2:ResearchandDebatecurrentlawsandtopics
Unit3:CreateaPresidentialCandidateandOperateaCampaign
Unit4:ResearchofPastCourtCasesandEstablishmentsofPrecedents,CivilRightsProject
Unit5:CreationofaNewsShowtoinvestigatemediamanipulation
Allprojects,assignments,andclassworkwillbeinaccordancewithTennesseeStateStandardswhich
canbefoundat
https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/std_ss_us_government_civics.pdf
*Allassignmentsaresubjecttochangedependingonteachersdiscretionandschedule.