One Semester (Block): One Credit 

Degree of Difficulty: Regular

Prerequisite: none 

Homework: Average

The course will focus on the following concepts: How our government came to be organized; the background and political philosophies of our founding fathers; the Bill of Rights; the office and duties of the Chief Executive; and the organization of Congress and the landmark Supreme Court cases and their significance today. In Economics, the course will focus on these concepts: The Basis of Economics; Capitalism and the Market Economy; Demand and Supply; Determining Prices; Measuring Economics Performance; Inflation and Unemployment; Money and Banking; The Federal reserve system and Monetary Policy and Taxes; and National Debt and Fiscal Policy.
Text: United States Government: Democracy in Action, Glencoe