Government Syllabus
1st 9 wks: Silver day (B)
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Day Topics
26 Aug: Intro to Government
28 Aug: Principles of Government
2 Sept: Creating the Constitution
4 Sept: Creating the Constitution
8 Sept: Comparative Governments
10 Sept: The Constitution
12 Sept: The Constitution
16 Sept: Federalism
18 Sept: Interstate Relations
22 Sept: Local Governments
24 Sept: Local Governments
26 Sept: Nomination Process
30 Sept: Elections
2 Oct: Public opinion
6 Oct: Public opinion
8 Oct: Interest groups
10 Oct: How interest groups work
14 Oct: Why a 2 party system
16 Oct: Who votes/Why
20 Oct: Qualifications for Congress
22 Oct: House and Senate
2nd 9 wks Silver day (B):
Day Topics
24 Oct: Powers of Congress
28 Oct: Powers of Congress
30 Oct: Leaders in Congress
3 Nov: How a bill becomes a law
5 Nov: How a bill becomes a law
7 Nov: Congress
12 Nov: Executive branch
14 Nov: Presidential elections
18 Nov: Presidential Powers
20 Nov: Presidential powers
24 Nov. - 28 Nov. - holiday
1 Dec: Federal court system
3 Dec: Bill of rights
5 Dec: Bill of rights
9 Dec: Civil rights
11 Dec: Civil rights/ Review
15-19 Dec: Semester Tests
End of 9 Weeks and Semester