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A founding subject

American Civics

Institutions, elections, courts, federalism, and citizenship, taught as ideas and mechanisms, never as electioneering.

  • The three branches
  • Federalism in practice
  • Courts & judicial review
  • State & local government
  • Citizenship
  • Civic responsibility

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    American Civics

    The First Amendment

    Five freedoms, one afternoon

    Forty-five words that do an enormous amount of work. One session, the text itself, and three cases that show where the line actually is.

    Ages
    Ages 12–18
    Meetings
    1 live meeting
    Days
    Saturday
    Time
    1:00 pm ET · 60 min1 other time
    James OkadaMr. James Okada

    New this term

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    $8

    $8 in total

    $3.20 for add’l siblings

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Faculty in this subject

Vetted on the material itself. An instructor here has to understand the arguments, including the ones they do not find persuasive.

  • Alan Hale

    Dr. Alan Hale

    Political Philosophy & Constitutional Thought

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  • James Okada

    Mr. James Okada

    American History & Civics

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