Reports on separate items by individual choice

Part I: GREAT BRITAIN

I. General outline: physical geography, population, symbols

1.     Wales

2.     Northern Ireland

3.     Scotland

4.     England

II. Government of the UK

1            Constitutional Monarchy

2            Parliament of UK

3            The functions of Parliament

4            The Privy Council

5            Her Majesty’s Government

III. Justice & the law. Judicial branch

1            Common Law

2            Statute Law

IV. The system of education

1.     School education.

2.     Higher education: colleges and universities.

V. Topics for self study:

1. Culture (Great Britain)

2. Art

3.Architecture

4.Music

VI. Reports on separate items by individual choice

             Part II: USA

I. Geography

1. General geographic outline

2. Size and position

3. Regions and states

a.     The North-East

b.     The South

c.      The West

d.     The Midwest

e.      Mobility of people

f.       US natural resources

II The making of a nation

1       Nation and immigrants

2       South-Eastern Europeans

3       Assimilation process

4       Recent immigration

5       Refugees

III. The pages of history

1       The first settlers. Original colonies. Colonial period.

2       The first  settlers in North America.

3       The original 13 colonies

4       Wars:

a)     Period before and during The War for Independence

b)    The Civil War in The USA (1861-1865)

IV. Political system of the USA

1       The Constitution of the USA

2       Form of Government

3       How a Bill becomes a Law

4       Executive Branch

5       Legislative Branch

6       Checks and Balances

7       Judicial Branch

8       Party system

V. Topics for self study:

a)     Education (USA)

b)    Art and Culture (USA)

VI. Reports on separate items by individual choice.