Civics Day One

About Me

100

This is Mr. Ferguson's favorite NFL team

Pittsburgh Steelers

200

This is where Mr. Ferguson went to college

Penn State

300

This is Mr. Ferguson's hometown

Pittsburgh, PA

400

This is Mr. Ferguson's favorite NBA team

Detroit Pistons

500

This is the name of Mr. Ferguson's dog

Rico

Classroom Procedures

100

This is the first strike for disruptive behavior

Verbal Warning

200

This is the second strike for disruptive behavior

Lunch detention and phone call home

300

This is the third strike for disruptive behavior

Office Referral

400

This is a device that is not permitted in schools in the state of South Carolina

Cell Phone

500

This is what you are considered if you show up after the first fifteen minutes of class without a written pass or excuse

Absent

Grading

100

These are worth 45% each of your grade

Quarters One and Two

200

This is worth 10% of your final grade

Final Project

300

These are minor assignments that will be given every 1-2 weeks

Quiz

400

These are major assignments given at the end of every unit

Test

500

This is the amount per day that your total grade is reduced by for every late day

10%

Course Material 1

100

This person is elected by the people to be the head of the United States government

President

200

This is what citizens of a democracy can do to change their government

Vote

300

Every state has two of these that represent them in congress

Senators

400

This is the political party of politicians like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Jim Clyburn

Democratic Party

500

This is a document that protects the rights of the American people from the government and includes rights like freedom of speech, religion, and assembly

Bill of Rights

Course Material 2

100

This man wrote the Declaration of Independence and was our third U.S. president

Thomas Jefferson

200

These are political groups that can form among people who have common political goals

Political Parties

300

This is the political party of Donald Trump, JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Mitt Romney

Republican Party

400

This document is the rulebook for the U.S. government and lays out how the U.S. government functions

U.S. Constitution

500

This is an international organization with representatives from across the globe that seeks to reduce conflict between foreign countries

The United Nations