CP & LEP Course Description

United States Government is a one-semester course required of all twelfth-grade students. The course encompasses the following major themes:

• The American Constitution;
• The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government;
• The institutions of American political life (political parties, elections, etc.);
• Political socialization;
• Functions of both formal and informal political groups;
• The decision-making process;
• The ideals and realities of the American political system;
• The political process (individuals and groups);
• Political and legal theories;
• Comparative political, legal, and economic systems.

This course meets the district and state requirement and university government/elective requirement.