Wednesday, 4:10-5:10 | Grades 11-12 | Instructor: Jody Lyon | Class meets 33 times
In this class, students will be presented with the origins, meanings and application of our form of government. We will first focus on philosophy and history, placing the formation of our nation in context. Students will research philosophers who influenced our founders and look at documents in place before the Constitution. Next we will study the Constitution. As we look at each Article/section/ amendment, the class will address history, personalities, present day issues, court interpretations, and implications for the future. The Constitution Project (the student’s “personal” U.S. Constitution) will reflect their personal insights and understanding of “the words we live by.” This usually results in the students being more familiar with this document than most adults - even Congressmen! The course will wind up with a study of the Bill of Rights and corresponding Supreme Court decisions. Now familiar with the nature of our government the students will become Supreme Court justices making their own rulings on past cases. The class will end with a Who wants to be a Millionaire? game. This class can be counted as social studies or as social science. Younger students may be admitted at the permission of the instructor.
The Words We live by: U.S. Government Prospectus and First Day Homework Assignment Part 1 and Part 2
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Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Centreville Baptist Church
15100 Lee Highway
Centreville, VA 20120
We are here to support homeschooling parents of seventh through twelfth grade students by providing classes to develop life skills and prepare students for college-level studies.