Military institutions in the United States are examined from a historical perspective by students in grades 10 through 12 in this quinmester social studies course. Objectives are for students to identify pertinent information about selected wars; describe factors that have influenced the development of American military policy and the organization of the American military institution; describe the influence of the military institution on the American economy; distinguish between strategy and tactics; trace the development of manpower procurement procedures of the American military; evaluate the policy of the supremacy of civil authority over the military; and speculate on factors that affect the status of the military institution in the minds of the American public. Content, coordinated with the objectives, is guided by inquiry teaching strategies focusing on concept teaching and activity learning. Arranged as other quinmester courses, this survey is divided into a broad goals section, a content outline, objectives and learning activities, and materials. (Author/SJM)