POLITICAL SCIENCE AND CIVICS
HCPS III: 5 Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship - Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action.
"Institutions such as families and civic, educational, governmental, and religious organizations, exert a major influence on people's lives. This theme allows students to understand how institutions are formed, maintained, and changed, and to examine their influence. In schools, this theme typically appears in units and course dealing with sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, and history." "One essential component of education for citizenship is an understanding of the historical development and contemporary forms of power, authority, and governance. Through this theme, learners become familiar with the purposes and functions of government, the scope and limits of authority, and the differences between democratic and non-democratic political systems." |