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Best homeschool civics and economics with video lessons

A video-led course means a teacher on screen does the lecturing while your teen takes notes. Few civics options are fully video-taught, but several include video in every unit.

Updated September 2026 · 14 programs compared · rankings from our published scoring rules

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What matters for video lessons

Look at the video load. Ramsey and Constitution 101 build video into every module; BJU Press sells a separate video course.

Check what your teen does between videos. Good courses add readings, notes and tests.

Add a discussion habit. Video alone can leave a teen without practice defending an opinion.

Our top 3 for video lessons

  1. Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance (Homeschool Edition)

    Dave Ramsey's half-credit high school personal finance course: videos, guided notes, a textbook and activities

    • Video lessons carry the teaching
    • Watch for: light on macroeconomics
    Grades 9th–12thVideo lessons with guided notes, an illustrated textbook, chapter tests and offline activitiesCost: $90: Homeschool Edition, print and digital (student add-on $30 each)

  2. Master Books Civics and the Constitution

    A one-semester high school course on the Constitution's history and meaning, with video lectures, from a Biblical worldview

    • Video lectures included
    • Watch for: clear christian, limited-government viewpoint
    Grades 10th–12thStudent book reading plus video lectures; worksheets and quizzes in the teacher guideCost: $78: curriculum pack ($78.37, 2026 edition)

  3. BJU Press American Government and Economics

    Illustrated high school textbooks with teacher's editions, tests and a stock-market project, from a Christian publisher

    • Video course option
    • Watch for: higher price, and government and economics are separate kits
    Grades 11th–12thFull-color textbook with chapter questions, activity manual and tests; optional video courseCost: $223: American Government homeschool kit, 4th edition ($222.95; Economics is a separate kit)

Questions parents ask

Are there free video options?

Khan Academy's government and economics courses are video-based and free, and Constitution 101 includes video in each module.

Do I need a subscription?

Ramsey's Homeschool Edition is a one-time purchase. Free Men and Free Markets is a short video course inside a SchoolhouseTeachers membership.

Is video enough for a credit?

With tests and assignments, yes. Ramsey includes both; for Khan Academy you design the assessment yourself.

How this list is made: each program is scored against the needs above using features documented in parent reviews and publisher materials (sources are listed in each program's profile). It's a starting point, not medical, legal or educational advice.