Profiles of the 14 civics, government, economics and personal finance programs and 4 supplements we cover: viewpoint, what you study, grades, teaching style, cost and what parents say.
Programs
Abeka Gov & EconTwo one-semester textbook courses with teacher keys, strongly patriotic and pro-free-enterprise · grades 11th–12th
BJU Press Gov & EconIllustrated high school textbooks with teacher's editions, tests and a stock-market project, from a Christian publisher · grades 11th–12th
Classical Historian Gov & EconA one-year Socratic course that combines government and economics, best run as a weekly group class · grades 9th–12th
Clifton Economics & CivicsTwo short, self-study Christian courses: a 15-week free-market economics book and a civics book, with free answer keys · grades 9th–12th
Constitution 101A free, nonpartisan one-semester online course on the Constitution, with 15 modules of video, readings and tests · grades 9th–12th
Documents of FreedomA free online course built on primary sources, with nine units and 66 lesson plans on government and free enterprise · grades 9th–12th
Guest Hollow Gov, Econ & FinanceA one-year schedule for high school built on a free online government textbook, library books and curated videos · grades 9th–12th
LIFEPAC Gov & EconTen self-paced, Christian worktexts covering governments, free enterprise, the stock market and budgeting · grades 12th
Master Books Civics and the ConstitutionA one-semester high school course on the Constitution's history and meaning, with video lectures, from a Biblical worldview · grades 10th–12th
Notgrass Government & EconomicsTwo half-year high school courses: daily reading, founding documents, essays and projects, written for independent students · grades 9th–12th
Notgrass Uncle Sam and YouA full year of civics and government for grades 5–8, with two illustrated textbooks, primary readings and optional literature · grades 5th–8th
Ramsey Personal FinanceDave Ramsey's half-credit high school personal finance course: videos, guided notes, a textbook and activities · grades 9th–12th
The Land of Fair Play (Christian Liberty Press)A low-cost civics worktext for middle school on how federal, state and local government work, from a Christian, limited-government view · grades 7th–9th
The Tuttle TwinsIllustrated story books that teach economics and limited-government ideas to young children, with optional workbooks and guides · grades Ages 5–11 (teen guidebooks too)
Supplements
Enrichment to use alongside a core program.
Free Men and Free MarketsA five-lecture, ten-hour video course on government and economics from a biblical view, in a SchoolhouseTeachers membership · grades 9th–12th
iCivicsFree games, lesson plans and webquests that teach how government works, aimed at grades 6–12 · grades 6th–12th (games work from about 5th)
Khan Academy Gov & EconFree self-paced video courses in U.S. government and politics, macroeconomics, microeconomics and financial literacy · grades 9th–12th
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (Uncle Eric)A short book of letters from "Uncle Eric" explaining money, inflation and recessions, from a free-market view · grades Ages 10 and up (publisher suggests 13+)