Civics

INSTRUCTOR:                            Mr.  M. C. Spurlock                               ROOM:  323

                                                      E-mail: MCSPURLOCK@caddo.k12.la.us

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:   Monday through Friday                PHONE:  (318) 603-7820

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TEXT: Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You, Glenco/McGraw Hill, 2007

 

OBJECTIVE:  Civics is the study of citizenship and government. When thinking about the relationship between these two concepts we must understand what each does for the individual. Government protects our rights and provides benefits in turn for accepting certain responsibilities. Citizenship teaches what these responsibilities are including, becoming informed on how government works, how it affects our lives, and how we can make it operate better. This course covers the organization and function of government at the national, state, and local levels. It examines the founding principles and ideals of the American system of government, and will identify the goals and requirements of good citizenship in a free society. It is a required course from the social studies component for graduation.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

 

Score   8/14-8/18 Citizenship and Government 8/20-8/24 Roots of American Democracy 8/27-8/31 The Constitution (Sect 1&2) 9/04-9/07 The Constitution (Sect 3&4) 9/10-9/14 The Bill of Rights 9/17-9/21 The President & Executive Branch 9/24-9/28 Congress (Sectins 1&2) 10/1-10/5 Congress (Sections 3&$0 10/8-10/12 Nine Weekd Review and Test

Score 10/15-10/19 The Judicial Branch (Sect 1&2) 10/22-10/26 The Judicial Branch (Sect 3&4) 10/29-11/2 Political Parties & Politics 11/12-11/16 Voting & Elections 11/12-11/16 State Government 11/26-11/30 Local Government 12/3-12/7 Legal Rights & Responsibilities 12/10-12/14 Civil & Criminal Law 12/17-12/21 Semester Review and Exam

 

GRADING:  Class attendance is important since each weekly test review is conducted on Wednesdays.  Weekly tests will be given on Thursday.  Each nine weeks grade will be determined as follows:

 

Eight weekly tests @ 100 points           800 points                    1000-930 - A

Completed homework assignments      100 points                      929-850 – B

End of the nine weeks exam                  100 points                      849-740 – C

                                                          1000 points                    739-660 – D

                                                                                                 659-  0   -  F

 

BONUS:  Participation in the Social Studies Fair will be counted as bonus points.  Additionally, students who miss a test without a documented excuse, or who are not satisfied with a low test score may do a research project on a topic selected by Mr. Spurlock.