The American Academy

In this class, students will gain an understanding of how to informatively, respectfully and responsibly engage in public life. Lessons will focus on the major ideas, protections, privileges, structures and economic systems that affect the life of a citizen in the United States political system. Emphasis will be given to the significance, impact and relevance of the U.S. Constitution; the distribution of power in the United States; how basic economic principles influence everyday life; and the relationship between the United States within an international system of nations.