US Government
Recommended Grade Level:12
Course Description: This course focuses on the principles and beliefs upon which the United States was founded and on the structure, functions, and powers of government at the national, state, and local levels. A significant focus of the course is on the U.S. Constitution, its underlying principles and ideas, and the form of government it created.
Course Description: This course focuses on the principles and beliefs upon which the United States was founded and on the structure, functions, and powers of government at the national, state, and local levels. A significant focus of the course is on the U.S. Constitution, its underlying principles and ideas, and the form of government it created.
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AP United States Government
This course will give students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. It includes the study of the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas that constitute U.S. politics as well as the general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics, and the analysis of specific examples. This course may be taken in place of the regular Government course. Students may earn college credit through the College Board AP Examination which is offered in May of each year. The fee for the AP exam is the responsibility of the student. This course may be used to meet the Government requirement for graduation.
This course will give students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. It includes the study of the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas that constitute U.S. politics as well as the general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics, and the analysis of specific examples. This course may be taken in place of the regular Government course. Students may earn college credit through the College Board AP Examination which is offered in May of each year. The fee for the AP exam is the responsibility of the student. This course may be used to meet the Government requirement for graduation.