American Civics 101: A Crash Course

About this course:

While every person applying for U.S. citizenship today needs to understand how our U.S. government functions, many Americans tend to take this understanding and their U.S. Citizenship for granted. Just imagine if the rules changed and you now had to take a government civics test every year to remain a U.S. citizen. Without a clear understanding on the basic functions of Government, passing could be difficult. In this course, we cover the topics you would need to know to pass that test and more. These include: the concept of co-equal branches of government, their functions, responsibilities and current critical issues; the rationales and ramifications of recent Supreme Court decisions on voting, gun control, affirmative action and others; the importance of the U.S. Constitution and its 27 amendments including its Bill of Rights; gerrymandering and its restrictive effect on states voting rights; issues surrounding the Electoral College and its electors, budget reconciliation, the debt ceiling and our national debt and many more. Given the rapid changes occurring in our democracy and institutions, being informed as a citizen and how our government is supposed to work has never been more important.