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.
