American Government B

Credit recovery courses include a daily attendance requirement in addition to asynchronous instruction to provide students with a high level of learning. IDLA will provide the course content, Learning Management System, teachers, and internal support staff.  Districts will provide local personnel to support the students with intervention support, social-emotional support, physical and/or virtual technical access to courses, and transcription of credits.

 

Lessons include graded learning activities integrated within the content and are worth 60% of the overall grade.  Certified teachers check in on students frequently and attendance is recorded when a student logs in and completes some work each day.  There is no high-stakes final exam; just shorter incremental exams in each unit that are worth 40% of the overall grade.  Students must complete all exams to pass the course. 

 

Course Description:
Welcome to Government B! This course is the second semester of American Government required by the Idaho State Standards. We will learn more about the other two branches of government–the Executive and the Judicial. You will get to learn more about the federal and state government as we examine the many jobs of the president and the bureaucracy that affects our daily lives. We will also examine some of the many domestic and foreign policy matters that involve American citizens and foreign countries. The U.S. Court system helps us settle disputes and we will look at some of the landmark decisions that affect us all. The final section compares our government to other nations to see some of the differences in the rights of citizens and the different types of governments. Welcome aboard; let’s get underway on our adventure in government!