In order to be an intelligent citizen, students must understand the basic processes of government as well as their own rights and responsibilities. With this knowledge, students will be able to identify the roles that government plays in their life at the federal, state, and local levels. By examining the three branches, political parties, elections, pressure groups, and voting procedures, it is hoped that students will become influential and responsible citizens. In this course students will study the American market economy, the economy in which they live and work. Students will be taught a step by step method of decision making, because this is the most fundamental skill in Economics.
Psychology is the science that studies the behavior of organisms.
In psychology, students examine the behavior of human beings and lower animals in an attempt to better understand human behavior. Students also examine their own behavior and learn how it relates to the behavior of others. This course is designed to help students gain insight into their behaviors and the behaviors of others. Psychology II builds on the topics covered in Psychology I and broadens the students' knowledge of various topics within the field of psychology. An exploratory course dealing with our world of the 90's and the coming of the 21st Century.