COURSE NAME: Government, Participation In

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Malone (Franklin Academy)

INSTRUCTOR: TBD

Half Year

COURSE PREREQUISITES: U.S. History 11 (Regents or Advanced Placement)

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: The Participation in Government (P.I.G.) course is designed to give
students an understanding of how they can become active participants in the formal governmental process
and their community. The course teaches students ways they can influence their government officials
directly and indirectly. Also it shows them various forms of political activism that can be used to accomplish
their political goals and agendas throughout life.

The curriculum places a great deal of emphasis on the "civic responsibilities" that each citizen must accept if
we are to maintain our democratic way of life. The course instructs how to identify public policy issues, how
to analyze public policy issues, and how to prescribe public policy as a solution to a problem faced by local,
state, national or international governments. The curriculum utilizes discussion and study of current public
policy issues of community and issues of a criminal nature facing the United States.

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: The P.I.G. Classes also attend A Government Awareness Day at which
they learn the purpose and function of county agencies and the county court system. The Government
Awareness Project(GAP)t is a collaboration effort between Franklin County Agency Leaders and the Franklin
Academy Social studies Department. It provides students with a hands-on opportunity to learn about all
aspects of their county government.

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