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folklaur
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Posted: July 16 2007 at 12:32pm \| IP Logged

Hi,

My 12th Grader needs a Government class.

We tried to use MODG Government, and it was crazy hard, IMO.

I have looked at Seton's offering for Government. I am also eyeing Declaration Statesmanship offered by CHC.

Does anyone have any experience with either of these?

Thanks,

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Posted: July 16 2007 at 2:29pm \| IP Logged

I'm so glad you mentioned this, Laura! I bought and downloaded the course last year, then decided to put off using it until this year... and of course forgot since I have it in my hard drive and never printed it out.

Can't offer a thorough review yet obviously, but here is the table of contents

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Introduction by Alan Keyes iv
1 The Declaration of America 1
2 A Look Backwards 4
3 The Declaration in Outline 15
4 The Roots of American Liberty 21
5 The Declaration in Detail 37
6 American Constitutions
Part One: The Articles of Confederation 48
Part Two: The Constitution 54
7 The Stain of Slavery 69
8 Declaration Statesmanship
Part One: The Politics of Abraham Lincoln 81
Part Two: Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement 115
9 A People Worthy of the Declaration 133

and from the introduction:

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The purpose of this book is to help the young citizens of America to understand how the
principles of the American founding are crucial to the pursuit of happiness which is their
birthright. More particularly, it is to introduce citizens of high school age to the timeless treasure
of the Declaration of Independence. We want to share the good news that America was founded
on a creed of human dignity and moral equality that can be the anchor of our common life today,
if we can remember and turn to it again.

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In this book we offer an account of the Declaration, and of the Statesmanship based on it,
particularly intended for a generation of American citizens coming of age in a time of confusion
and doubt. We hope it will help them to become a generation of American citizens determined to
secure for themselves and for future generations the blessed peace reserved for those who make
right use of God’s great gift of liberty.

A Sample Question from Ch. 3:

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3. God is referred to several times in the Declaration. Find all the references. How
are these references made; that is, what aspects of God are used to name him?

From Chapter 4:

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The reasonable plan for human life, often called the natural law or the law of nature, is,
according to St. Paul, written in our hearts. We know by reason, by the image of God in us, that
we are men and that men are not beasts. We know that there are some things that we may do to
beasts that we may not do to each other, and that there are others that we must do for each other
that we are not obligated to do for the beasts. In other words, we find a ground for both rights
and duties in our common humanity, which is a gift of the Creator. As the Declaration assumes,
this truth is taught both by reason and faith. The same Bible that proposes it for our belief asserts
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that it may be known to our minds and is written on our hearts.

At first glance I'm very impressed with the way this was put together. I can see it taking up at least a semester for us, as it incorporates Bible passages, classical works, etc. I can also see DH and I (being naturalized citizens) benefiting greatly from this as we plan to study it alongside our high schooler.

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Posted: July 16 2007 at 2:33pm \| IP Logged

I just found Margot's review of it at love2learn.

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Posted: July 16 2007 at 3:58pm \| IP Logged

My dd will be doing the Seton gov't. We have it but she hasn't started yet. IT uses Abeka gov't and they do a research paper on Roe v Wade. It has lots of Catholic perspective in the lesson plans. That's about all i can tell right now. They might also have another book the read but I don't remember the title.

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