Civics

Civics

Course ID: 990

Graduation Requirement: History/Social Science

A-G: Area A History

CSF Course: List I

In Civics, we examine the principles of American politics through a careful consideration of the American Founding. We consider both the abstract principles that animated the creation of the American system and the system itself in an attempt to fully understand both the what and the why of American political life. We will thus consider in great detail both the Revolutionary and Constitutional periods of American history. This understanding will then be extended into the institutions that form the foundation of the American System. Finally, we will look at the complex structure of American politics today concerning what the Founders envisioned for the United States.