The Constitution

The Notgrass Company Exploring Government curriculum is a one-semester (half-credit) high school course with 75 lessons covering the government of the United States from its beginning to the present with a special emphasis on the Biblical pattern for government and the U.S. Constitution. Students will learn about federal, state, and local government and become better equipped to understand our country's government as they learn about contemporary issues facing our nation today. The Curriculum Kit provides the Exploring Government textbook and We Hold These Truths primary sources reader. The Student Review Kit contains an optional supplement workbook with review questions, a quiz & exam book, and answer key. Four additional literature selections (not included) are required. Please see Curriculum Kit description for titles.

This civics elective course is intended to give the student a thorough introduction to civic life, politics and the government. Trace the development of America's governmental systems from the American Revolution to the Constitution, the branches of government, democracy for all people and America's relationship with the world. Engaging text and questions, full color photos and quotes make this a fascinating course. The five student books contain lessons, self-tests and review questions; the teacher's guide contains unit goals and additional lesson material with alternative tests and answers; the Resource book contains original documents referred to in the texts.

The Constitution is the cornerstone for American freedoms. In this DVD course, high school students will examine the history, weight, and importance of this unique document. Lectures cover its creation, the powers it grants, the second amendment, due process, international law, commerce and general welfare clauses, and more. Run time of 8 hours, 20 minutes in 25 episodes on 5 DVDs. Combine with the 352-page workbook to turn the DVD series into a full high-school level course. Grades 9 - 12.

In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through eastern America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's evolving politics. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in American as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing its egalitarian ideals reflected the spirit of the age - even that they were the will of God. His insightful work has become one of the most influential political texts ever written on America and an indispensable authority for anyone interested in the future of democracy. This volume includes the rarely translated "Two Weeks in the Wilderness", an evocative account of Tocqueville's travels among the Iroquois and Chippeway, and 'Excursion to Lake Oneida.'

This is the only edition that contains all Tocqueville's writings on American, and includes a chronology, further reading and notes. Gerald Bevan's translation is accompanied by an introduction by Isaac Kramnick, which discusses Tocqueville's life and times, and the enduring significance of this book. 992 pages, softcover.