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High School Government Session 5 - Democracy in Depth

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Ages 14-18
Live Group Class
In this six week flex course, students will discover there is much more to democracy than meets the eye.
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(1,064 reviews)

No live video meetings
6 weeks
1-12 learners per class

What's included

Homework
*Worksheets reinforcing terminology and executive branch concepts *Thought questions to develop critical thinking skills

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Note:  While not required, it would be helpful for students to participate in High School Government Flex Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 prior to this class.

In this six week flex course, students will go beyond the basic 'government by the people' concept of democracy.  The core principles of democracy, society's expectations of it, and the four faces of democracy will be studied.  Students will learn the ways in which democracy can contradict itself and ten conditions that foster democracy and make its long term existence more likely.  The political parties that exist within America's democracy will be explored, and learners will ponder how they contribute (or don't contribute) to democracy.

Lecture videos utilizing power point slides will be posted weekly for students to view.  Some lectures will have worksheet study guides to fill in, and some will require learners to practice note taking skills.  Students will receive outside homework and quizzes via the class discussion stream to help reinforce class lessons and solidify the information they are learning.  An end of session evaluation will be provided to parents upon request for your student's portfolio/records.

Students will be asked to contribute to thought discussions posted in the classroom twice a week.  This dialogue will allow students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills as they work on articulating views and listening to the ideas and opinions of others. 
Students will engage collectively in a 'Democracy Report Card' project where they grade the United States on different aspects of democracy and present their evaluations via the class stream.


Session 1 - What is Democracy?
                   Rule of Law, Inclusion, and Equality: The Core Principles

Session 2 - Society's Expectations of Democracy
                   Democracy's Contradictions
   
Session 3 - Four Faces of Democracy

Sessions 4 and 5 - Conditions That Encourage Democracy

Session 6 - Political Parties and Democracy

Students should have the ability to do basic writing in order to take notes, do the in class worksheets, and complete short answer questions.  The age range for this class is 14-18 year olds and is best geared towards high school age students.

Other Details

Supply List
Notebook
Binder for worksheets/notes
Access to a printer for class worksheets
Writing utensil
Though not required, I regularly recommend that students have a copy of the SparkCharts US Constitution on hand for reference.   A link is provided below:
https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Constitution-SparkCharts-SparkNotes/dp/1411470885
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
American Democracy Now (McGraw Hill) United States History and Geography (McGraw Hill) A History of the United States - Modern Times (McGraw Hill) United States Constitution and Bill of Rights Comparative Politics, An Introduction (McGraw Hill)

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I studied political science and public administration at the University of North Dakota.  I have taught the following government and history classes at homeschool cooperatives and as an independent instructor for the past four years:
High School Comparative Politics
High School Government and Constitutional Law
Middle School Government
United States History: Reconstruction through World War 2
United States History with American Girl
I have also homeschooled my three children for the past nine years.

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