Credit: 1.0 | Prerequisite: None

While the course aims to help students learn about our federal government, it mostly focuses on state and local government. The course provides students with an understanding of democratic processes work how to participate in these processes. The course includes opportunities for students to engage in classroom activities that model democratic processes, and opportunities to participate in the civic life of their communities. Students learn the civic knowledge, skills, and disposition that equips them to be active participants in American democracy.