American Government Course Completion Guideline

If you are completing your classes in 18 weeks, you need to complete ½ a module a week. If you are completing your classes in 12 weeks, you need to complete about 1 module a week. If you are completing your classes in 9 weeks, you need to complete 1 module a week. If you are completing your classes in 6 weeks, you need to complete 1 ½ modules a week. If you are completing your classes in 3 weeks, you need to complete 3 modules a week.

MODULE ONE Chapter 8: The Congress Chapter 1: Political Culture Legislative Video Questions “Shaping the Nation” Video Questions How a Bill Becomes a Law Questions American Political Culture Worksheet Plato: Political Culture Mastery Test Chapter 2: The Philosophy of the U.S. Constitution MODULE SEVEN Philosophy of the U. S. Constitution Worksheet Plato: The Congress Test Philosophy of the U. S. Constitution Essays Chapter 9: The Presidency Presidency Video Questions MODULE TWO Presidency Worksheet Plato: Philosophy of the U.S. Constitution Test Plato: Presidency Test Chapter 3: Writing the U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence Questions MODULE EIGHT Articles of Confederation Questions Chapter 10: The Federal Bureaucracy Constitutional Convention Questions Federal Bureaucracy Worksheet Plato: Writing the U.S. Constitution Test Plato: Federal Bureaucracy Test Chapter 11: The Judiciary MODULE THREE The Judiciary Worksheet Chapter 4: Constitution as a Governing The Judiciary Assignment Document Plato: Judiciary Test Walk Through the Constitution The Living Amendments MODULE NINE Checks and Balances Final Project Choices: Internet vs. First Amendment Editorial & Choice 1: Rebuild a Country Response Choice 2: Jim Crow Laws Free Speech Reading & Essay Choice 3: U. S. Treaties Choice 4: U. S. Involvement in the United Nations MODULE FOUR Choice 5: Patriot Act Plato: Constitution as a Governing Document Test Chapter 5: The Media Media Worksheet Politics and the Media Video Questions Politics and the Media Evaluation Essay Plato: Media Test

MODULE FIVE Chapter 6: Political Parties Political Parties Worksheet Political Parties Essays Plato: Political Parties Test Chapter 7: Campaigns and Voting Campaigns & Voting Worksheet

MODULE SIX Campaigns & Voting Essays Plato: Campaigns & Voting Test 1