Government

This course was about society and government from diverse perspectives. It made me understand the relationships between individuals and their community and between people and their government. I studied the principles and founding ideals of the government and applied a critical lens to analyze the application of these ideals in our modern society.

Throughout this course, I investigated complex texts within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, The Federalist Papers, the Iroquois Great Law of Peace, contemporary news articles, and so on. My lessons included the study of significant figures and events throughout the political and social history of the United States. I also studied the work of activists and advocates for change and cover topics such as citizenship, civic engagement, and advocacy. I delved in Media-literacy lessons, exploring the role of mass media as the fourth branch of government. In addition, I had learned about basic economic concepts at both microeconomic and macroeconomic levels, different economic systems and how supply and demand work.

I grasped a lot of new concepts about government, democracy, the rule of law and citizenship throughout this course. My father has seen and discussed exercises and assignments I completed, and I benefited from his insight and feedback.