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An
informed citizenry, wrote Thomas Jefferson, is the best guarantee
against tyranny. The
Social Studies program offers students the opportunity to gain an
understanding of the United States, its institutions and people, and
their role in the sweep of world history and the modern world.
Throughout the four-year program, the Catholic value system
serves as the standard against which our own and other civilizations are
compared and contrasted.
The
concepts and contributions of the preceding three thousand years of
civilization impart a perspective for the detailed examination of United
States institutions in detail. Courses
on American History and on Government and Economics provide
upperclassmen with essential facts as they enter the adult world of
voting citizens.
Three
units of Social Studies are required for graduation.
The courses for ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades are mandatory.
Those for twelfth grade are optional.
If students choose, they may take the full four-year program of
courses.
Courses
Offered:
Special
Highlights:
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Departmental
Trip to Washington, D.C.
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Model
Organization of American States Drexel University
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Political
Action Seminars
Department
Members:
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