WHAT IS CIVICS?
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The curriculum for the 8th Grade Social Studies is called Civics, but what is Civics?  Civics is from the Latin Word – civis – meaning CITIZEN

Why study Civics?  What does it mean to be an American?  What do we believe about our country and government?  How do we know what to expect from our government?  How do we know what is expected of us?  These are all questions that can be addressed by the study of Civics.

We will study Civics in two specific areas:  Government and Economics. 

Madison Capital.jpg (19463 bytes)Government

falling_bills_md_wht.gif (9900 bytes)Economics

Issues in the government,
the branches of government,
and rights and responsibilities of citizens.

The study of money, inflation,
and supply and demand.

 

last updated
08/06/2007 PMcGuire