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Slovakia Maturita Civics study plan

Slovakia Maturita Civics · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Občan a spoločnosť (štát, právo, demokracia)

  • Define the core concepts of state, law, and democracy in your own words and write a one-line definition for each

  • Distinguish between direct and representative democracy and list two Slovak examples of each

  • Explain the relationship between a citizen and the state, including rights and duties, using three concrete examples

  • Identify the main functions of law in society and classify three everyday situations by the function they illustrate

Your checkpoint

A one-page glossary of 15 key Domain 1 terms, each with an original definition and one example

Week 2

Právo a právny poriadok

  • Map the branches of the Slovak legal system and place five example situations under the correct branch

  • Distinguish public law from private law and justify the classification of four given cases

  • Describe the structure of a legal norm and break one real statute provision into its components

  • Outline the basic court hierarchy in Slovakia and match three types of disputes to the competent court

Your checkpoint

A completed classification table of 10 legal situations with branch, public/private label, and responsible court

Week 3

Štát a ústavné zriadenie SR

  • Summarize the structure of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic by listing its main chapters and what each covers

  • Identify the three branches of state power in Slovakia and state the main body belonging to each

  • Explain the role and election of the President and compare it with the role of the Government

  • Describe the composition and key powers of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

  • Locate the Constitutional Court in the system and state two situations in which it can act

Your checkpoint

A labeled diagram of the Slovak constitutional system showing branches, bodies, and two powers per body

Week 4

Občan a spoločnosť (štát, právo, demokracia) & Právo a právny poriadok & Štát a ústavné zriadenie SR

  • Self-test on Domains 1-3 without notes and record your score per domain

  • Re-teach your three weakest subtopics in writing as if explaining them to a classmate

  • Connect one current Slovak political or legal event to the constitutional concepts you studied

Your checkpoint

A scored 30-question self-test plus a written error log listing each mistake and the corrected fact

Week 5

Ekonomika a trhové hospodárstvo

  • Define the basic economic concepts (scarcity, supply, demand, price, competition) and illustrate each with a market example

  • Explain how supply and demand interact to set prices and sketch two shift scenarios with their predicted effect

  • Distinguish the main types of business entities in Slovakia and state one advantage and one disadvantage of each

  • Describe the role of the state in the economy and give three concrete instruments it uses

  • Interpret the terms inflation, unemployment, and GDP and explain how each is measured

Your checkpoint

A two-page economics summary sheet with five definitions, two supply-demand diagrams, and a table of business entity types

Week 6

Sociológia a sociálne vzťahy & Psychológia a osobnostný rozvoj

  • Define the core sociological concepts (socialization, social role, social group, social stratification) and give one personal example of each

  • Distinguish the main social institutions and describe the function of each in two sentences

  • Explain the main psychological approaches to personality and contrast at least two of them

  • Identify the components of emotional intelligence and assess yourself on each with a concrete example

  • Apply one stress-management or communication technique to a real situation and describe the outcome

Your checkpoint

A reflective journal of 6 entries, each linking one Domain 5 or 6 concept to a personal experience

Week 7

Medzinárodné vzťahy a európska integrácia & Filozofia a etika

  • List the main international organizations relevant to Slovakia and state the purpose and one membership fact for each

  • Trace the key stages of European integration and place at least five milestones on a timeline

  • Explain the main institutions of the European Union and state one function of each

  • Distinguish the main ethical theories (virtue, duty, consequence) and apply each to one moral dilemma

  • Summarize two philosophical positions on a chosen ethical question and defend your own view in a short paragraph

Your checkpoint

A one-page EU timeline plus a 250-word written argument on an ethical dilemma using two ethical theories

Week 8

Občan a spoločnosť (štát, právo, demokracia) & Právo a právny poriadok & Štát a ústavné zriadenie SR & Ekonomika a trhové hospodárstvo & Sociológia a sociálne vzťahy & Psychológia a osobnostný rozvoj & Medzinárodné vzťahy a európska integrácia & Filozofia a etika

  • Take two full-length timed mock exams and record scores by domain

  • Review the error log from weeks 4 and 8 and re-test only the missed subtopics

  • Condense each domain into five key points you can recall from memory

  • Rehearse oral answers to five likely open questions under time pressure

Your checkpoint

Two completed timed mock exams with a final one-page per-domain cheat sheet built from your own notes

Milestones

Week 2: You can classify any given legal situation as public or private law and name the competent court without notes

Week 4: Your 30-question self-test on Domains 1-3 scores at least 70% overall with no domain below 60%

Week 6: You can explain supply and demand, the branches of state power, and two personality approaches in under five minutes each

Week 8: Both timed mock exams score at least 75% overall and every domain is at or above 60%