American Government / Civics and Economics 420

About this curriculum

Get complete lesson plans, schedule and teaching notes for two 18-week courses: American Government / Civics and Economics. Overview of Government One-Semester Instructor's Guides Government 420 is designed for your student's independent study. The Government and Bible Student Guide provides daily reading assignments, along with additional notes and questions to reinforce reading and aid understanding. Use your accompanying Parent Guide to follow along, monitor learning and discuss, as desired. Government / Civics Sonlight's 420 American Government course looks at how our government works and why it works as it does. The course starts with a brief study of the few biblical passages that deal with government (what, ideally, should the government do, and what should be our response to the government). The primary text, Carson's Basic American Government , presents both the founding documents and a brief history of the United States Government. The history begins during the time of the Colonies, before they had combined into one. The Constitution transformed the 13 C