This course during the first semester will provide the student with an understanding of how the American political system was developed, how the Constitution guards against tyranny and how the government functions today. Second semester will focus on the history of various regions of the world and how history impacts the present. The course uses analysis of primary and secondary sources to learn the content both for civics and world history. Students will also learn how to analyze documents to use them as evidence to support a claim in writing. Students who take this course will gain the skill set necessary to be successful in social studies AP courses.