Course Syllabus

AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

HONORS / ACP

Dr. Cacace

Wellesley High School

Room 410

Syllabus: American Politics Syllabus 2024-2025

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course explores the political theory and everyday practice of the American government. The purpose of this course is to help students gain and display an understanding of American politics and the processes of government that help shape our public policies. Throughout the course, we will examine our institutions of government, the people who run those institutions, the public policies made by those institutions, and the influences of the electorate and other groups on policy. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and evaluate competing arguments and formulate and express opinions on the debates that are currently shaping American politics and society.