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Technical Education
Consortium |
Social Studies Curriculum
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Economics |
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Consumer Problems
Consumer Problems will provide the student with the
personal use information which is needed in facing and solving financial
problems in every day living. The course is suggested for students who
will begin working immediately after graduation from high school. Examples
of topics included are spending and borrowing money, insurance, taxes, banking,
budgeting, and investing. |
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American Economics
This course provides an opportunity to study the
development and operation of the American system free of enterprise.
Emphasis is placed on the relationships among consumers, the business community,
labor, and Government. The course offers opportunities to study both
personal use and theoretical economics, using experiences with stock markets,
banking, legal cases and income tax returns.
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Government |
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You And Your Government
This course will provide a basic understanding of
how our system of government works, and how it influences our lives every day.
An important part of this courses reading about and discussing current events as
they involve us and our system of government.
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US Government
This course
will provide the opportunity to study the structure and operation of government
in the United States. Attention will be drawn to the historical
development, organization and functions of our system of government.
Relationships between levels of government in terms of structure and operation
will be emphasized. |
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U.S. History |
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United States History
1865-1932 This course
will cover the general history of the United States from 1865 to 1932.
Emphasis will be placed on major social, economic, and political trends which
were important during the period in question. |
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United States History
Since 1932 This course
will offer a survey of the significant social, economic, and political trends
which have influenced the United States since 1932. In order to develop a
clear understanding of how people and events are caught up together, and are in
fact inseparable, the student will attempt, through reading and discussion, to
determine the course the U.S. has taken so far in the 20th Century, and where it
is likely to go from here. |
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Integrated Social Studies
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Integrated Social Studies
I This
course offers an introduction into the interrelationships
between Geography, History, Government and Economics.
Geography and International Studies are the primary focus of
this one semester class. It will prepare students for
advanced courses in Social Studies. |
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Integrated
Social Studies II This course continues where ISS I ends.
Government, Economics, and International studies are the primary focus of this
one semester class. The workings and interrelations of these subjects are
stressed. It will prepare students for advanced courses in Social Studies. |
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