Daily Assignments

Listed below are the daily assignments for APGOV.  I had previously listed them on the calendar, but had to make too many changes and many of you did not know to look at the calendar.  This will be easier for you and for me.  I will try to continue to put the headings on the calendar, of what we will discuss that week or day, but the day to day readings/assignments will be listed below from now on.

  CH 8  First half    178-187  VOCABULARY - voting age population, registered voters, Motor-Voter law, What percent of males could vote by 1880? literacy test, poll tax, white primary, grandfather clause, 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, 17th and 19th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Australian ballot, what have been the trends in voter turnout?                                                                                                                                   

 CH 8 Second half. 187-195   MC choice due tomorrow. 

10/20  CH 9 Political parties  198-207  Articles due tomorrow

10/21   Bring books to class to read and work on MC and vocab.

10/22  Ch 9  207-213   Conventions.  Watch the debate.

10/23  Ch 9 213-220  State and Local Parties

10/24  Ch 9 220-229  Minor Parties, Nominating a President

10/28 TEST  - Ch 7, 8, 9 - Group 

10-29    TEST CORRECTIONS. 

Prepare for FRQ on Monday, Nov 2, 2009.  It will be one of the questions below.  

Write a one page response to the statement:  "The Electoral College Should Be Abolished"  Defend or refute.

11/2  Elections and Campaigns - CH 10  Presidential vs Congressional campaigns  231-237

11/3  Primary and General campaigns  237-244  Vocabulary - incumbents, position papers, strategy for campaign, Reapportionment Act of 1929, malapportion, franking privilege, Baker v Carr and Reynolds v Sims, delegates v trustees, primary and general elections, caucus, clothespin vote, position issue v valence issue, closed, open, blanket and runoff primaries, MC through # 16

11/4   Money and elections  244-253  Vocab - PACs, independent expenditures, soft money, Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002, 527 organizations.  MC through # 23

11/5 GROUP WORK.  Class seating reassigned.  What decides elections and the effect of elections on policy  253-262  Vocab - Prospective voting Retrospective voting, a winning coalition Finish MC

11/6  MC DUE   WRITE FRQ

11/9  

Quiz on CH 10 – Elections and Campaigns

Ch 11  Interest Groups  265-273

VOCAB/QUESTIONS:  Why are there so many interest groups? What are interest groups? List four factors that helped lead to the rise of interest groups. Explain, with examples, the two kinds of interest groups. What are incentives?  Explain solidary, material, and purposive interest groups.  Id: ideological interest groups, public interest groups, public interest law firms, think tanks. Give examples.  MC  1-14

11/10  Go over homework and discuss.  Quiz on homework.

 Ch 11 273-279 Interest groups, social movements and bias

VOCAB/QUESTIONS:  social movement, environmental, feminist, and union movements, three kinds of feminist movements.  Identify and explain the sources of funding for interest groups.  Do interest groups reflect an upper-class bias?  Defend your answer.

11/11  No Class -  ETERANS DAY

11/12/09

Activity – So You Want To Be President?

Ch 11 279-289 Activities of IG

What do Interest groups do?  Ratings, outside v insider strategy, grassroots lobbying, Does interest group money make a difference?  The “revolving door”, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, How are interest groups regulated?  MC  Finish

11/13/09  MC Due   Video

Ch 12  Media 292-298

VOCAB/Questions:  What are blogs?  How is the media treated differently in the US compared to other countries? What’s the difference between the party press and the popular press?  Explain magazines of opinion.  How have sound bites changed?  SO?...  How has the internet changed things?

11/16/09

BRING YOUR BOOK  FOR CLASSWORK!!!!

Ch 12 Media  298-303

VOCAB/QUESTIONS:  How has competition changed in the newspaper media? How is American media different from European? What is the national media – give examples.  Explain the three roles played by the national media. What rules govern the media? Explain: prior restraint, libel, incitement, obscene.  How is broadcasting regulated?  How has deregulation affected the media? Near v Minnesota, New York Times v Sullivan, Miami Herald v Tornillo

11/17/09

BRING YOUR BOOK/Study Guide TO CLASS!!!

Ch 12  303-313

Are the National Media biased?  Defend your answer in detail.  Identify:  trail balloon, loaded language, routine stories, feature stories, insider stories, selective attention. Describe the relationship between the press and the president, the press and Congress.   Why do we have so many leaks?  What do we mean by the adversarial press?  How has the press become more sensationalized? WHY? How do reporters and public officials communicate?

11/18/09  

REVIEW CH 12

11/19/09

Quiz on Chapter 12.  Reading and TF/MC

Video

HW - Review CH 9-12

11/20/09

Review Chapters 9-12

11/23/09

Bring in an article that gives an example of sensationalism or the adversarial nature of the press.

TEST on CH 9-12.  May have some questions going on anything we have covered so far.  If there are any, they will be from old tests.  We will start work on Congress on Monday. 

11/24  go over test  FRQ?

11/30    Congress  CH 13 -  317-325

12/1    325-330

 Articles Due

12/2 

330-334

12/3

334-341

12/4

341-347

12/7

347-358 How a bill becomes law

12/8  358-365   Post 9/11

Newspaper articles due

12/9   Review for TEST on Congress

12/10  TEST  Read about the Presidency in CH 14

                      Homework  pages 368-374

12/11  374-380, read and take notes. Prepare for quiz.

             Work on the Presidency using Civics books.

12/14    380-388,read and take notes, prepare for quiz.

             Classwork - quiz on reading from 12/3,        

              Presidential fact check, roles of the president, 

             Test corrections

12/15    388-397  Read and take notes, prepare for quiz.

12/16     387-406  Read and take notes, prepare for quiz.

STUDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR AND EXPECT QUIZZES DAILY, WHETHER IT SAYS SO ON THIS PAGE OR NOT.  WE WILL CONTINIUE TO HAVE THEM UNTIL I AM SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE DOING THEIR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS.  We will continue to have them periodically just to ensure you keep up with your daily assignments.

12/18  Articles due for 3rd period

          Review  Presidency 

          StartThe Bureaucracy  Ch15  410-414

12/19    414-421

12/11    421-427

12/12    427-433

12/15    The Judiciary   438-445

12/16   446-451

12/17     451-456

12/18     456-464

12/19      REVIEW  Come to school on the 5th, ready to discuss the Judicial Branch and everything covered in the chapter.  We will review all week and take a big test next Monday.  We will have little quizzes during the week. 

12/22    Review and Supreme Court Cases

12/23  Review FRQ  Judicial Branch

1/7  Review

1/8 Review FRQ

1/9  REVIEW

1/12  BIG TEST

1/13  Exam review

1/14  EXAM

1/15  EXAM

1/16 EXAM

1/19  Holiday

1/20 EXAM

1/21  REVIEW DAY for Make-up Exams

1/22  Workday

1/23  Workday

1/26  NEW SEMESTER - Welcome back!!!

WAIT!! A change of plans.  WE area going to switch to public policy issues for the next few weeks and concentrate on it and on how it affects us today.  We will focus on the current issues facing our nation and how they relate to public policy.  This unit will cover the last 5 chapters in the book and should take us to March.  

All news articles must concern a current public policy issue - the economy, war, immigration, education, etc.  There will be two articles due each week.  Summary and analysis as always, along with the proper references.  

1/28   Ch 17 - The Policy-Making Process

469-479  Setting the Agenda,  Making a Decision

1/29   479-490  The Case of Business Regulation, Perceptions and Beliefs

1/30 Discussion/Group work

2/2   Civics book Ch 18-19  Economics basics

2/3  Civics activity - vocab quiz  on Ch 18-19,

Productivity activity - cups

2/4 SNOW DAY

2/5  Civics book - Ch 23  Sec 1 and 2 - Govt and the Economy and Measuring the Economy,  CH 24  Sec 1,2 and 3 - Money, The Fed, and Banking, Ch 25  Sec 1 - The Federal Budget

2/6  AP Book - Economic Policy  492-499

2/9   499-503

2/10  503-510

2/11 Class discussions/frq

HW - CH 19   Social Welfare  512-519

2/12  519-523

2/13  523-528  

2/16  Make-up Day - We are in school.

Discuss  social security and medicare. Complete MC on Public Policy, read  Ch 20 pages 530 to 539.

2/17  Discuss Foreign policy - what is it?  Go over 530-539.

FRQ - Social security and Medicare are badly in need of reform if they are to continue for future generations.  FOR EACH PROGRAM, identify the problem it is facing and explain one possible solution to each problem. 

Read 539-547 

VOCAB for CH 20!!!

    chain of command, commander in chief, containment, disengagement, human rights, "imperial presidency" isolationism, Joint Chiefs of Staff, military-industrial complex, National Security Council, State Department, war Powers Act, oversight committee

2/18  DISCUSS SOCIAL SECURITY AGAIN, we need a more thorough understanding than what the book provides.

2/19  Finish ch 20 on Foreign policy

2/20  Environmental Policy Ch 21

2/23  Ch 21  560-569

2/24  569-574

2/25  Watch President's speech and Republican repsonse

2/26  Study for TEST  Use review books in class.

2/27  TEST  Public Policy

3/2  SNOW DAY

3/3  SNOW DAY

3/4   Test Corrections  Read Ch 5

Vocab  What is the difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,  sedition Act of 1798,  Alien and Sedition Act of 1917-18, Smith act of 1940, Barron v Baltimore - 1883,  Amendment 14,  Selective Incorporation, Gitlow v NY - 1925, Palko v CT - 1937 , symbolic speech, Chaplinsky v NH, NYTimes v Sullivan, Reno v ACLU, Schenck v US, Texas v Johnson, Do corporations interest groups and children ahve the same rights? Explain. McConnell v Federal Election Commission 2003, Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier, 1988

3/5  101-113  Vocab the Free Exercise Clause - what is it and what are its limits? the Establishment Clause, the "wall of separation" principle, the 3-part Lemon test, Read the 6 cases on page 113 - How would you decide?

3/6  Quiz

113-121 VOCAB - two ways to protect people from unreasonable search and seizures, the exclusionary rule, Mapp v Ohio, search warrant, probable cause, What can be searched after you are arrested?  Escobedo v Illinois, Miranda v Arizona, good faith exception

 Patriot Act 201, military court - how is it different?  Dickerson v US 2004, Rasul v Bush 2004, US v Leon 1984, Hamdi v Rumsfeld 2004, What are three differences between how the courts resolve conflicts compared to the executive or legislative branches (p 122)?

3/9  Quiz on 113-121
VOCAB - Civil rights, suspect classification, strict scrutiny, separate but equal, Plessy v Ferguson 1896, NAACP, Describe the steps taken by the NAACP to get the SC to change its mind about separate but equal? Brown v Board of Edu 1954, What does the legal term 'wth all deliberate speed" mean? de jure segegration,  de facto segregation, Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Ed,  Freeman v Pitts 1992, civil disobedience,What four developments helped break the deadlock in Congress and led to the Civil rights legislation?  What did the 5 civil rights laws cover? What are the issues with the concept of racial profiling?

3/10 Quiz  125-139
Read 139-144

3/11  Quiz 139-144
read 144-151

3/12  Quiz 144-151
Review Civil Right and Civil Liberties

3/13  Review using Review book - pages Unit 6   pages 205-233

3/16 TEST CH 5 and CH 6 and FRQ
Notecard list:  Articles of Confederation, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu,  Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, Shay's Rebellion, 3/5s Compromise, Federalism


3/17  Articles Due.  Notecard quiz.  Work on Projects.
Notecard list:  Dual federalism, federalists, anti-federalists, Federalist Papers, Bill of Rights, Judicial review, representative democracy, Delegated powers, Reserved powers, Concurrent powers

3/18  Notecard check.  Work on project
Notecard list:  full faith and credit clause, ex post facto laws, habeas corpus, bill of attainder, privileges and immunities, extradition, supremacy clause, categorical grants, block grants, separation of power

3/19  Notecard check.  Work on project.
Notecard list:  checks and balances, veto, override, Amendment, ratify, establishment clause, selective incorporation, cabinet, governor, line-item veto

3/23  pardons, reprieves, bicameral legislature, revenue sharing, necessary and proper clause, the Civil War Amendments, the Progressive Era Amendments, the "Living Constitution", public opinion, public agenda


3/24  Complete  both FRQs for homework.


1.    The Fist Amendment includes two clauses relating to the freedom of religion. 
a.    Select one of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the US Supreme Court based its decision.
•    Engle v Vitale (school prayer)
•    Lemon v Kurtzman (state funding for private religious schools)
b.    Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in the case that you selected in (a).
c.    Select one of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the US Supreme Court based its decision.
•    Reynolds v US  (polygamy)
•    Oregon v Smith (drug use in religious ceremonies)
d.    Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in the case you selected in (c).
e.    Many of these decisions have caused controversy in the United States.  Describe two ways in which other political institutions might limit the impact of Supreme Court decisions. 

2.    The Supreme Court has attempted to balance society’s needs of protecting its citizens and the rights of the accused.  For each of the following cases evaluate how the decision affected society and the accused:
            Mapp v Ohio        Gregg v Georgia


3/25 Meet in the library for the last time.
Notecard list:  saliency,intensity, stability, random sampling, exit polls, Gallup poll,political socialization, ideology, conservative, liberal, moderate

3/26  Meet in room.
Notecard list:  mass media, news media, bias, initiative, referendum, recall, grants in aid, mandates, political efficacy, internal efficacy

3/27 Meet in room with computers.  Last day to work
3/16-30  Projects - Look under Images and Attachments for a copy of the project.  It is to help you review for your exam.

3/30-4/2  Project presentations

3/30  Presentations. Notecard List:  census, reapportionment, gerrymander, House Rules Committee, Filibuster, cloture, standing committee, joint committee, conference committee, select committee      

                                                 
 3/31  Presentations

Notecards:  pocket veto, signing statement, pigeonhole, disharge petition, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore, majority leader, minority leader, bills of attainder, ex post facto laws

FRQs to do the week of the presentations:

1.     The Federal government through executive action, congressional legislation, and Supreme Court decision has pursued an active policy of civil rights for minority groups. 
Discuss the validity of this statement by showing how actions on the part of the government have either helped or hindered the civil rights of:
    African Americans         women            the handicapped

2.    Currently, the constitutional and legal validity of affirmative action is being widely discussed.  Explain why affirmative action was begun in the 1960s and the constitutional and legal issues that have been debated since then.

  4/6  Video - THe Great Debators

APRIL 13- 17  Constitutional Underpinnings, Political Beliefs and Behaviors, POlitical Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media

4/13  Go over FRQ, Take Practice Test, FRQ for homework

4/14  Take up FRQ, Go over answer for FRQ,  Go over how to take an AP test, Handout review for Unit 1.  Go over Fast Tracks and assign homework in Fast Tracks - sections 1,2,and 3  (pages 47-79).  Be prepared for quiz on this information on Wednesday.

4/15  Go over practice test on Unit I.  FRQ for homework or classwork.  Fast Track 4, 5, and 6 (pages 79-110) - Political Beliefs and Behaviors - Unit II

4/16  Take up FRQ.  Go over it.  Quiz on Fast Track 4-6  Homework - Fast Track 7, 8, 9, 10 - Political Parties, Interst Groups, and Mass Media (pages 111-154)

4/17  Continuation on Political Parties, etc.  Homework for weekend - Fast Track Practice Test #1.

April 20-24   Institutions of the National Government

Monday 4/20  Congress  FT 155-168    FRQ

Tuesday 4/21  Presidency  FT 169-181     FRQ

Wednesday 4/22  Bureaucracy  FT 182-191  FRQ

Thursday  4/23  Judiciary  FT  192-201   FRQ

Hi Everyone!!!  Welcome to AP Government.

If you are taking this class and have not completed the summer assignment yet, you need to do this ASAP.



This class will involve extensive use of the computer, writing, and discussing. YOU MUST DO YOUR DAILY HOMEWORK AND READINGS AND KEEP UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS!!! If you do not like to pay attention to the news, to read, or to have others read what you have written, do not take the class. We will do a lot of group activities and group evaluations. The Socratic Method will also be used extensively, where the students will lead each other in discussions. The class will also involve many discussions where opinions can be expressed without judgement. My job is to make you think, analyze, and defend your answers.

I am looking forward to our experience.

Adair Doran


A brief outline of the course is below, followed by daily readings.


AP GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS SYLLABUS



The Course



This course is designed to give students an understanding of government and politics in the United States (US). It will explore the political theories and practices that shape the daily operation of our government and influence our public policies. The express purpose of this class is to prepare students for the Advance Placement Exam for Government and Politics in May. The course is taught on a college level and requires a substantial amount of reading and analyzing of primary and secondary sources. Daily preparation for every class is essential.



The course includes equal amounts of lecture and discussion. Students are responsible for keeping up with current events on the state, national, and international level. Each class will begin with a discussion of current events (public policy, international relations, election news, etc.) These will become student-assigned and student-led. The current events provide concrete connections for each lesson. I plan to have access to online quizzes, review materials, and links to supplementary materials available as soon as possible. Tests will be similar to the actual AP exam they will take in May. They will be multiple choice and short answer/essay.



Texts:

American Government, 10th Ed. James Q Wilson and John J. Dilulio, Jr. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.

Student Study Guide: American Government, 10th Ed. James Q Wilson and John J. Dilulio, Jr. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.

Fast Track To A Five: Preparing for the AP US Government and Politics Exam David G. Benson and Karen K. Waples. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.

Classic Ideas and Current Issues in American Government. Meena Bose and John J. Dilulio, Jr. NewYork: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2007.

State and Local Government, 5th Ed. James Q Wilson and John J. Dilulio, Jr. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.

Local, Regional, and National Newpapers

Magazines  -  Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report

Requirements

Notebook  -  three-ring, loose-leaf, college-rule paper

Divisions

     A. Class notes - dated and titled

           Lectures/Powerpoint presentations

           Discussions

           Student presentations

           Cooperative Learning Activities

     B. Readings

            1. Interpretative  - State Thesis, Give supporting evidence,

                 Your reaction - based on knowledge

             2. Primary - Record key information, Discuss bias
                                   Impact of document

             3. Text - Chapter reading assignments
                            Identification terms - on notecards
                           Chapter questions, if provided
               4. Skill building activities

     C. Charts and Maps

     D. Writing Assignments
                Long
                Short

     E. Returned tests and quizzes



AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT and POLITICS -  Summer Assignment, 2008



1. Read Federalist Paper #10 and then re-write it in your own words.
      This needs to be typed and double-spaced.
       I DO NOT want you to just give me a copy of the document.
       This should be one page in length, minimum, and should cover the all of #10. READ IT THOROUGHLY. We will refer to it often.



2. State, in your opinion, the five (5) most important amendments
       to the US Constitution in their order of importance.
       first list the specific amendment and what it says,
       then tell why it is your choice. Explain thoroughly.



These assignments will count as the first two grades for APGOV.
They will be counted as 0s if you do not complete them.



Goals



Students successfully completing this course will:

**Know important facts, concepts, and theories pertaining to US government and politics

**Understand typical patterns of political processes and behaviors and their consequences (including components of political behavior, the principles used to explain or justify various government structures and procedures, and the political effects of these structures and procedures)

** Be able to analyze and interpret basic data relevant to US government and politics















To help students meet these goals, the course will cover the following topics.  We will have to change the dates some to accomodate the lack of books at this point.  More students signed up for the class than anticipated and we have ordered more books but they are not in yet.  We will work on Civics at this time and will do more AP Gov when the books arrive.







Aug 25 - Sep 19

I - Constitutional Underpinnings of the US Government (Ch 1, 2, 3)

A. Theories and styles of democratic governments and economies

B. Philosophical and ideological influences

C. Beginnings of American Government

D. Separation of Powers

E. Federalism

F. Readings - Bose and Dilulio Chapters 1, 2, and 3

     The Second Treatise on Government, The
     Declaration of Independence, The Articles ofConfederation,               Federalist No. 10 and 51, 39, The Anti-Federalist, Cato No.3, and
Brutus No. 2, The Declaration of Sentiments, I Have a Dream,
Constitutional Reform and Effective Government, McCulloch v.
Maryland, ?Block Grants and the Devolution Revolution?,
Democracy in America, Bowling Along: America?s Declining Social
Capital, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life,

G. In addition, students will keep up with current events through newspaper and magazine articles

H. Evaluations - TEST - Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.





Sep 19 ? Oct 10 (Chapter 4, 7, 8)

II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors and Economic Theories

A. Citizen beliefs about government and politics

B. Political socialization

C. Public opinion ? influences, consequences, measurements

D. Citizen voting and participation

E. Demographic influences

F. Readings: Bose and Dilulio - Chapters 4 and 5

The Phantom Public, Election Results, Rally Effects, and

Democratic Futures, Culture War? The Responsible Electorate,

The Myth of the Vanishing Voter, Engaging Youth, Where Have

All the Voters Gone?

G. In addition, students will keep up with current events through newspaper and magazine articles

H. Evaluations - TEST ? Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.





Oct 10 - Nov 3 (Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12)



III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media

A. Development and impact of political parties

B. Operation and evaluation of the role of elections

C. Role and effect of interest groups and PACs

D. Role of mass media

E. Readings: Bose and Dilulio ? Chapters 6, 7, and 8

The Nader Calculation, Dynamics of the Party System: Alignment and

Realignment, The Social Basis of Politics, The Semisovereign People:

A Realists? View of Democracy in America,

Showdown at Gucci Gulch, Theories of Retrospective Voting, The

Setting: Valence Politics in Modern Elections, Reforming the

Campaign System, Spin Cycle: How the White House and the Media

Manipulate, President?s Criticism of Media Resonates ?, The Liberal

Media



F. In addition, students will keep up with current events through newspaper and magazine articles

G. Evaluations - TEST ? Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.





Nov 3 - Dec 19 (Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16)



IV. Institutions of National Government

A. The Congress

B. The Presidency

C. The Bureaucracy

D. The Judiciary

E. Readings: Bose and Dilulio ? Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12

The Federalist No. 57, The Federalist No. 63, Congress: The Electoral Connection, Home Style, House Members in their Districts,

Policymaking in Congress, The Federalist No. 70, Presidential Power

and the Modern Presidents, The Presidential Difference, The Two

Presidencies, Improving Government Performance, The 9/11

Commission Report, Government by Proxy, Bureaucracy: What

Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It, The Federalist No. 87,

Marbury v Madison, A Matter of Interpretation, Active Liberty:

Interpreting our Democratic Constitution,

F. In addition, students will keep up with current events through newspaper and magazine articles

G. Evaluations - TEST ? Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.



Review for exams



Jan 26 - Feb 13 Civics - Economics - Civics



Feb 13 - March 13 (Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)

V. Public Policy, Economic Policy, Social Welfare, Foreign and Military Policy, Environmental Policy

A. Political agendas

B. Role of Congress and President in Public Policy

C. Role of Bureaucracy and Judiciary in Public Policy

D. Political processes

E. Readings: Primary and secondary sources from the Internet, Newspapers, and

Magazines

G. Evaluations - TEST ? Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.





March 16 - April 17

VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Chapters 5, 6)

A. Identify rights and liberties

B. Trace the development of civil liberties and civil rights through legislation

C. Trace the development of civil liberties and civil rights through judicial interpretation

D. Apply and evaluate the impact of the 14th Amendment

E. Readings: Bose and Dilulio Ch 13

Brandenb urg v Ohio, Sante Fe Independent School District v Doe,

Brown v Board of Education, Gideon v Wainwright, Grutter v

Bollinger

F. In addition, students will keep up with current events through newspaper and magazine articles

G. Evaluations - TEST ? Multiple Choice Questions similar to AP Government Test questions, FRQs ? similar to those on AP Government Exams, Cartoon interpretations, short essays, etc.



April 20 ? May 2

REVIEW ? Who Governs? To What Ends? (Chapter 22)



MAY 4, 2009 - AP Government and Politics Exam 8:00



May 5 - June 2 Civics/Economics Review



Daily reading assignments will be on the whiteboard at school and on the Edgate AP Government website. You can access this when you go to the SHS school website, find your class, click on my name, and then click on AP Government.

Or, you can go directly to:

http://www.schoolnotes.com/28144/adairdoranapgov.html