Public High School Tally

70 schools responded out of 79 (89%)

 

1.  Does your school offer a civics course (which may be called “government” or “politics”)?  N=70

 

Yes – 89% (62)

No – 10%   (7)

Other- 1%   (1)           

 

2.  Is this course required or elective? N=62

 

Required – 81% (50)

Elective- 18 %  (11)

Both- 2% (1)

 

3.  Is this course Full Year, Semester, Quarter or Other? (Some had more than one answer.) N=62

 

Full Year – 32%  (20)

Semester – 44% (27)

Quarter – 19% (12)

Other – 6% (4)

 

4.  In what grade are most of the students who take this course? (Some had more than one answer.) N=62

 

9th  - 60% (37)

10th -  44% (27)

11th  -  13% (8)

12th  -  11% (7)

 

5.  Does this course use a textbook? N=62

 

Yes – 89% (55)

No – 10% (6)

 

6.  If  “Yes”, what is the title?  Date of publication? N=52

 

American Civics / 1998 – 4

American Civics / 1994 – 1

Civics:  Responsibility & Citizenship / 1996 – 1

Civics:  Responsibility & Citizenship / 2000 – 2

Civics:  Participating in Government  / Prince Hall – 4

Government in America / 1996 – 2

American Government / 1998 – 3

American Government / 2000 -2

Magruder American Government / 1991 -1

Magruder American Government / 1995 – 1

Magruders American Government / 2001 - 1

U.S. Govt:  Democracy in Action / 2002 – 3

American Nation / 2002 – 1

American Govt / 2002 – 1

Civics:  Govt & Citizenship / 1990 – 1

Govt in America / 2001 – 1

We the People:  The Citizen and the Constitution / 1995 – 1

We the People:  The Citizen and the Constitution / 2002 – 1

U.S. Govt:  Democracy in Action / 2000 – 1

Citizenship & Responsibility (Glencoe) / 2000 – 1

Civics / 1998 – 1

American Civics / 2003 – 1

We the People / 1989 – 1

Participating in our Democracy / 1996 – 1

Street Law / 1994 - 1

 

7.  If “No”, what materials are used?

 

Handouts

Power Point Presentation

Reading Case Studies

Simulations

Articles from newspapers and magazines (past and present)

 

8.  Is your school involved in any of the below? N=52

 

a.       Service Learning or Community Service - 30

b.      Character Education - 11

c.       Student Government - 49

d.      NH Mock Election – National Student/Parent Mock Election - 26

e.       Kids Voting - 16

f.        “We the People” (NH Bar Association) - 16

g.       Opportunities for students to work on political campaigns - 21

h.       Service-oriented Extra-curricular clubs - 40

i.         Field trips to courts, legislature, city or town hall, etc. - 38

j.        Mock trial competition - 19

k.      Debate or other public speaking - 24

l.         Lawyer of Judge in School - 27

m.     Legislator in School - 19

n.       Political candidates speaking to students - 34

o.      Other:

Harvard Model Congress – 2

Harvard Model UN – 1

Yale Model Congress – 1

YMCA – Youth and Government - 5

Mock Town Meetings – 1

Youth in Government Program – 3

Advisory Program – 1

Close-up – 1

 

9.  In your school, does History contribute to Civic Education? N=62

 

Yes – 94% (58)

No – 3%     (2)