American Government is a semester class which is required for a South Carolina High School diploma.

Unit One: United States Government

Standard USG-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the United States government—its origins and its functions.

Standard USG-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the foundations of the American republic—its basic democratic principles and its political systems.

Standard USG-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the continuing role of the United States Constitution in the defining and shaping of American government and society.

Standard USG-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the United States’ relations with other nation-states and its role in world affairs.

Standard USG-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of personal and civic rights and responsibilities and the role of the citizen in American democracy.

South Carolina Social Studies Standards

LESSON PLANS

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