Belleville Mennonite School Scope and Sequence

 

Civics

 

Grade level: 8

 

Foundations of American Citizenship

What is civics; roots of American democracy

Blueprint For a New Nation

The Constitution, The Bill of Rights

Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities

The citizen and the community; parties and politics; voting and elections; public opinion and interest groups

The National Government

The Congress, the Presidency, the Executive Branch; the Judicial Branch

State and Local Government

State government; local government; community issues

The Law and the Individual

Legal rights and responsibilities; civil and criminal law

The Free Enterprise System

The American Economic System; government and the economy; financing our government; the economy and the individual

The United States and the World

Comparative government; international relations; an interdependent world