U.S. Government and Politics Credit Recovery (CR)
Cost: $199 per semester
Prerequisites: Previously failed the course
Length: One semester (8 weeks)
Required Course Materials: None
Course Description: Credit Recovery courses feature pretests at the beginning of each unit, allowing students to test out of mastered concepts and instead focus where they need the most support. Credit Recovery eliminates teacher scored work with the exception of teacher scored tests at the end of each unit. Passing score is 70% or greater with the completion of all unit tests. Students will not pass without completing all tests.
In Market Square Education’s online U.S. Government and Politics course, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system.
Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in the politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students — and teachers — with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students’ progress in the course.
This course is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards and the National Standard for Civics and Government.
U.S. Government and Politics Regular (RE)
Cost: $299 per semester
Prerequisites: U.S. History is recommended, but not required
Length: One semester (18 weeks)
Required Course Materials: None
Course Description: In Market Square Education’s online U.S. Government and Politics course, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system.
Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in the politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students — and teachers — with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students’ progress in the course.
This course is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards and the National Standard for Civics and Government.
U.S. Government and Politics (HR)
Cost: $299 per semester
Prerequisites: U.S. History is recommended, but not required
Length: One semester (18 weeks)
Required Course Materials: None
In U.S. Government and Politics Honors, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system.
Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students — and teachers — with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students’ progress in the course. For Honors students, the course culminates with a multipart independent research project focused on a topic of their choice.
This course is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, and the National Standard for Civics and Government.
U.S Government and Politics (AP)
Cost: $449 per semester
Prerequisites: U.S. History is recommended, but not required
Length: One semester (18 weeks)
Required Course Materials:
The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity, 6th ed. Ann G. Serow and
Everett C. Ladd, eds. (Lanahan Publishing, 2016).
ISBN-10: 1-930398-19-0 / ISBN-13: 978-1-930398-19-1/ $55.00
Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2010). ISBN-10: 1930398166 / ISBN-13: 9781930398160
Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 1930398093
American Government: Power and Purpose, 16th ed. Theodore J. Lowi, et. al. (W. W. Norton, 2021).
ISBN-10: 0393538915 / ISBN-13: 9780393538915 / $135.00
Acceptable alternate: 15th ed. (2018). ISBN-10: 0393674991 / ISBN-13: 9780393674996
Acceptable alternate: 14th ed. (2017). ISBN-10: 0393624218 / ISBN-13: 9780393624212
Course Description: Market Square Education’s online AP U.S. Government and Politics course studies the operations and structure of the U.S. government and the behavior of the electorate and politicians. Students will gain the analytic perspective necessary to critically evaluate political data, hypotheses, concepts, opinions, and processes. Along the way, they’ll learn how to gather data about political behavior and develop their own theoretical analysis of American politics. They’ll also build the skills they need to examine general propositions about government and politics, and to analyze the specific relationships between political, social, and economic institutions. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP U.S. Government and Politics prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in political science, law, education, business, and history.
This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation.