Social 8:

Course Overview

Civics is a basic course in citizenship.  Material covered includes units on Citizenship and Government;  the National Government and its branches; State and Local Governments; Government and the Economy;  Foreign Policy; and a unit on law.








Course Syllabus

Syllabus8.pdf - Social 8



Course Calendar

First Day - 09.06.11

States Test - 10.14.11

Capitals Test - 11.18.11

Presidents Test - 01.13.12

Last Day - 01.20.12



Current Events Summary

Current Events Form.pdf



News Sites

  1. Yahoo Finance

  2. Virtual Stock Exchange

  3. Fox News

  4. CNN News

  5. Star Tribune

Chapter Resources
Chapters 1-3: Introduction to Civics
Chapters 4-5: Pre-Constitution
Chapters 6-7: The Constitution
Chapters 9: Executive Branch
Chapters 21-23: Political Process
Chapter 8: Legislative Branch
Project: Washington DC Unit
Chapter 10: Judicial Branch
Chapters 13-15: Economics
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CIVICS - Social  8
with Mr. Harms @ MCC