US$15
weeklyor US$240 for 16 classes
包含什麼
16 現場會議
16 上課時間作業
每週 1 小時. Assignments will include brief responses to lists of optional questions and topic areas.評估
I provide assessments for any student when requested. This will cover the learner's participation and written responses (optional).我們無法翻譯此文,請刷新頁面並再試一次。
課堂經歷
英語程度 - 未知
美國 9 - 12 年級
Beginner 等級
American Government covers a broad range of historical, philosophical, constitutional, and political issues related to the establishment of the American system of government and the mechanisms by which individual rights are protected. The general outline of this class was designed with the California standards in mind, so that homeschooled students can cover all required topics, but I can add specific content if your state requires something different. We will begin with a historical analysis of pre-democratic America and will look at the inherent conflict between a monarchy and a burgeoning view that individuals should be a focus of law and governance. We will examine the works of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and European political philosophers such as John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and William Blackstone on the development of American government, and we will add in discussions of legal philosophers, such as Francisco de Vitoria, Thomas Hobbes, and Jeremy Bentham. We will then move into a discussion of the crafting of the American system of government, with analyses of important documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and specific Federalist Papers. In this section, we will examine the debate about the relative powers of the federal and state governments and will review certain Anti-Federalist arguments. We will move into a discussion of the individual rights enumerated in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and later Amendments, and discuss their philosophical roots, their importance in the overall spectrum of individual liberty, and their status in contemporary American society. We will examine the idea of the civil society and its relationship with the exercise of individual rights. We will also contrast a true civil society with totalitarian regimes where individual rights are stripped in efforts to control a population. This will take us into a brief discussion of Critical Legal Studies which allows us to see the asynchronous degree of liberty enjoyed by different groups in America. Finally, we will cover the structure of the federal government (the three branches), the creation and review of laws, the balance of powers, the Supremacy Clause, and the tension between individual rights/interests and special interests. We will end with a discussion of dissent, protest, and political activism (regardless of one’s political views), including ways that young people can become involved in political issues aside from voting.
學習目標
Students will develop a better understanding of the structure of the U.S. government.
Students will develop a better understanding of individual rights and the Constitutional sources of those rights.
教學大綱
16 課程
超過 16 週課 1:
Introduction
We will discuss the concepts of governance, government, representation, and alternate systems of authority.
60 分鐘線上直播課
課 2:
Representation and Individualism
We will discuss the concepts of the individual and representation and different levels from a modern perspective.
60 分鐘線上直播課
課 3:
Early Political Philosophy
We will discuss the significance of writings from the Early Greek philosophers up through Jeremy Bentham, Montesquieu, and others.
60 分鐘線上直播課
課 4:
State vs. Federal System
A great deal of early debate on the proper "seat" of governmental power focused on the choice between federal supremacy and state power. We will examine the influence of the Federalist Papers and the Antifederalist in this discussion.
60 分鐘線上直播課
其他詳情
外部資源
學習者無需使用標準 Outschool 工具以外的任何應用程式或網站。
來源
We will refer to the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and subsequent Amendments, the Federalist Papers, and the Antifederalist.
認識老師
教師專業知識和證書
法學博士 由 University of Michigan
There are three reasons that I feel highly qualified to teach this class: my education, my experience, and my worldview. I have a law degree and a Master's of History (legal and constitutional), as well as a minor in political science. I spent 11 years working on governmental legal issues and cases involving improper governmental activities. Additionally, I was selected as a constitutional law and history expert for panel discussions at the University of Illinois. Finally, I have a strong affinity for legal and political philosophy, focusing on the rights of individuals.
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