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Course Title: Advanced Placement American Government Credit Value: 1.0
& Politics
Course Number: 104320 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors US History: Twentieth Open to Grades: 12
Century to the Present with a 90% or higher
or completion of previous AP US History
course with an 80% or higher or teacher
recommendation
Requirement(s): The required and graded summer essay assignment will give students a basis for
understanding the underpinnings of American government, society and culture. The
assignment is due 10 days following the start of the semester. Students adding the course
after the beginning of the semester will have until the end of the 1 quarter to complete the
st
assignment. Students are required to complete the designated Advanced Placement exam at
their own expense (2020-2021 cost $95).
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Health Science
Architecture and Construction Hospitality and Tourism
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Human Services
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Marketing
Finance Science, Technology, Engineering and
Government and Public Administration Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: AP Government is a one-year political science course that prepares students for the College Board Advanced
Placement U.S. Government & Politics exam given in May each year. This course is designed to give students a critical
perspective on government and politics in the United States. This course involves the study of general concepts used to
interpret American politics and the analysis of specific case studies. It requires familiarity with the interaction among
institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the American political reality. Although no single approach to this
study is used, the general units of study include Constitutional Underpinnings of American Government, Political Beliefs
and Behaviors, Political Parties and Interest Groups, Institutions and Policy Processes of National Government, and Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties. Students in this course should be highly motivated and expect weekly readings as well as
frequent writing assignments, debates, and discussions.

Course Title: Economics Credit Value: 0.5

Course Number: 104511 Term(s) Offered: Semester
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Human Services
Architecture and Construction Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and
Hospitality and Tourism Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course involves a study of the American economy. The course content includes an introduction to the
study of economics, comparative analysis of world economies, in-depth study of the operation of a market economy, and
microeconomics (business organizations, supply and demand, financial investments, and monetary policy). This course
equips students with the skills needed to succeed in college and the habits of mind necessary to foster a higher level of
learning. An investment research project is conducted in which students hypothetically invest in stock and follow their
investments for a period of eight weeks. Two formal writing assignments are required: a stock market portfolio report
and a field study.

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