The Classical Historian, Take a Stand! American Government and Economics Student Book, Grades 9-12

Teach your student to know about history, how to analyze, and write about it using the Take a Stand series! This American Government and Economics Student workbook features a variety of social studies exercises and homework. This is a comprehensive, interactive classical education high school curriculum.

Through a step-by-step process, you will inspire and empower your student to explore different perspectives, form their own opinion, and communicate it respectfully and skillfully. 

Kids learn to read and research with questions in mind, analyze information using critical thinking skills, and then discuss their conclusions.

This quality learning resource features:
- 32 Lessons
- Dialectic and Rhetoric stages
- Assigned reading
- Complex thinking
- Research
- Discussion
- Writing activities
- Fact or opinion
- Judgement
- Open-ended questions
- Cause and Effect
- Supporting Evidence
- Essay questions
- Thesis statement
- Taking Notes 
- One year program
- and more

Content: Western Political Thought and American Government, The Declaration of Independence, American Democracy: Founding Ideas, The Role of Religion in American Education, The U.S. Constitution, The Supreme Court and Chief Justice Marshall, Free Market or Planned Economy? Globalization and Illegal Immigration, News Media and American Political Life, Totalitarianism and the United States, The American Electoral Process, Free Market, Socialism.

Assigned readings come from Primary Sources found free on the publishers website here. Textbooks: Basic American Government by Clarence Carson and Lessons for the Young Economist by Robert P. Murphy will need to be purchased elsewhere.

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• - The Classical Historian
• - Take a Stand! 
• - American Government and Economics Student Book
• - 68-page paperback
• - Homeschool curriculum
• - Grades 9-12

The Classical Historian teaches students to know, understand, engage, and love history! To seek the truth in all things, become independent thinkers, lifelong learners, and use logic, critical thinking skills, and Socratic discussion. Reading primary resources and carefully written texts challenge kids to think, read, speak, and write critically about past and current events.