Welcome to Mr. Wheeler’s Civics class. Civics is the study of citizenship and government. Civics is an important aspect to a student’s curriculum because learning about the government of the United States along with other countries and what being a citizen in that government means, provides us with a better understanding of our world. This understanding leads to greater awareness and the ability to make rational, well informed decisions about the future of our country and your place as a citizen of the United States.