Week 08/31/15 - 09/04/15 UNIT 1 1. Foundations of Government O’Connor Chapter 1 The Political Landscape Readings and US Gov & Pol Current Event write up. Due B Day 09/04/15 2. Readings Chapter 2 The Constitution 3. James Madison- The Federalist Papers #10 and 51 briefly found on pages 51-62 & 97-101, but in more detail beginning on page 642 of the Appendix of the blue book. 4. 5 steps to a 5, Chapter 6 Architecture and Development of the Constitution. Week 09/14/15 - 09/18/15 1. Wrap up Foundations of American Government. 2 Chapter 1 Quiz on Tuesday the 15th. 3. The Articles of Confederation and Drafting the Constitution. 4. Compare and Contrast the Virginia and New Jersey Plan. Week 09/28/15 - 10/02/15 1.Chapter 3 Key Questions and Essay Questions due on Tuesday 09/29/15. 2. Find three Supreme Court cases since (1989) where the court ruled in favor of state or local interest. Come ready to share your findings. Due on Tuesday 09/29/15. 3. Unit 1 Exam on Thursday 10/01/15. Week 10/12/15 - 10/16/15 1. Read Federalist #78 In the American Polity book by Tuesday. 2. Read the excerpts from Brutus's Antifederalist essays (found in the Think Tank tab) by Tuesday. 3. Read Marbury v. Madison 4. Read the handout for Warren through Rehnquist courts in the Think Tank tab by Tuesday. 5. Answer the questions for #7-11. 6. Read the article by David Obrien in the American Polity Readings book by Thursday. 7. Refer to the Unit 2 Study Guide for Chapter 10 (The Judiciary) that can be downloaded from the Think Tank tab for additional readings, assignment due dates, media resources for this unit, reading handouts and assignment questions based on the readings. Week 11/09/15 - 11/13/15 ****** SHORT WEEK ****** 1. Unit 3 begins. Up first is "Congress". Entire study guide for "Congress" is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Current Event Write Up. Find an article that addresses some aspect of current policy making/blocking involving "Congress" Due on Monday November 16th. Week 11/23/15 - 11/27/15 1. Remaining study guide questions 34-37 due on the 24th as per the Congress study guide located in the Think Tank Tab section of the website. 2. Be sure to start working on, if you have not done so by now, the "Congress Thesis Write up". Guidelines and rubric found in the study guide as well. This is due on the 30th of November. 3. Unit 3 Part 1: Congress exam on the 2nd of December. Week 12/07/15 - 12/11/15 1. Unit 3 Part 2: The Presidency, Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy "Continued". Restraining Imperial Presidency and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency. How to pick a VP. All Readings and Discussions needed to this point. 2. Wrap up the Presidency PPT. Week 01/04/16 - 01/08/16 1.Unit 3 Part 2 Exam on the 7th 2. Unit 4 Political Behavior - Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. Week 01/18/16 - 01/22/16 1. Unit 4 Political Behavior - Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. FRQ Selection 1 is posted in the Think Tab. FRQ Selection 2 will be posted there on Tuesday January 19th and will be due on the 22nd. 3. Wrap up Peer Review of FRQ Selection 1 and review of past FRQ response samples. 4. Readings discussions: Come prepared with margin notations of readings to contribute in the discussion. Week 02/01/16 - 02/05/16 Unit 5 Political Parties, Elections, Interest Groups and the Media 1. Part 1 Political Parties - Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2.Wrap up Peer Review of FRQ Selection 2. 3. Current Event write up. Choose any current article dealing with political parties). You should find many, considering the current election year politics that's in the news recently. Due Feb. 8th. 4. Be sure to do the Online Political surveys listed in your unit 5 study guide. Print out a copy of your results to bring to class for credit on Feb 12th. Week 02/16/16 - 02/19/16 1. Unit 5 Part 2 Elections and Voting Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Current Event write up. Choose any current article dealing with the Election and Voting process etc.). You should find many, considering the current election year politics that's in the news right now. Due Feb. 19th. Week 02/29/16 - 03/04/16 1. . Unit 5 Part 2 Elections and Voting Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Unit 5 Part 2 Exam on Tuesday March 8th. Week 03/14/16 - 03/18/16 1. Unit 5 Part 3 Media and Interest Groups Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Unit 5 Part 3 exam next week as per the study guide's schedule. Week 03/28/16 - 04/01/16 1. Unit 5 Part 3 Media and Interest Groups Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Interest Groups "OPENSECRETS" Scavenger Hunt due this week. See Unit 5 study guide for instructions and due date. 3. Interest Groups Assignment: See Unit 5 study guide for instructions and due date. 4. Unit 5 Part 3 Exam on Tuesday April 4th. Week 04/18/16 - 04/22/16 1. Unit 6 Pubic Policy Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. Week 05/02/16 - 05/06/16 1. AP US GOV and Politics Review and practice exam this week in preparation for AP testing next week. Week 05/16/16 - 05/20/16 1. The following items need to be turned no later than May 27th. A. Current Event write up on an article dealing with Public Policy. B. Current Event write up article that addresses future concerns/challenges for the US government and its institutions. 2. End of course reflection paper. Due on June 1st. Please see me for instructions and rubric handout. |
You have reached the AP US Government and Politics calendar/schedule page. Please check below for upcoming class details. Week 09/07/15 - 09/11/15 Know and understand the following this week for class 1. Theoretical background, tenets, functions, ideology of US Government and how America moves forward. 2. Historical developments that lead to the formation of our nation. Problems with the Articles of Confederation. Compromises made and the underlying principles of the US Constitution. Conflicts to ratifying the US Constitution and what methods were proposed to ratify it. 3. Complete the "Political Compass" questioner on the website link located in the AP US GOV Think Tank tab above. Be sure to print out your certificate at the end if you would like to keep the results. You can also use several other political questioners by clicking on the Match your Ideology link that's located in the AP US GOV Think Tank tab. Have a parent complete one as well to see if you share a similar ideology. 4. Complete the questions at the end of Chapter 1 and 2. 5. Readings: Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" pg. 3-6 in the American Polity Book Readings: John Locke's Second Treatise of Government. and complete the questions located on the Unit 1 Study Guide located in AP US GOV Think Tank tab. Readings: Richard Hofstader's article in the American Polity Book pg. 45-50 and complete the questions located on the Unit 1 Study Guide located in AP US GOV Think Tank tab. Week 09/21/15 - 09/25/15 1. Antifederalist and Federalist Ideas Review 2. The Constitution. 3. Reading: Marbury vs Madison- located in 5 Steps To A 5, the blue book and on page 145 of "A Patriots Handbook". 4. Find examples of "Federalism". 5. Find a Current Event Article that has issues concerning Federalism and use it to complete your Current Event write up for this week. Week 10/05/15 - 10/09/15 1. Unit 1 exam wrap up on 10/06/15 2.Unit 2 will cover chapters 10, 5 and 6 in that order. Readings will be plentiful but will be spread out over the next 4 weeks so start these now. I will update you with a few more within the next week. 3. Readings: A. Chapter 10 (by 10/08/15), 5 and 6 (by 10/19/15)of the blue book (O'Connor). B. American Polity: Kettl, Donald. From System Under Stress pp. 360-370 (PATRIOT Act) C. O’Connor reader: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) pp. 96-97 (I will give you this one). D. American Polity: Lewis, Anthony. From Gideon’s Trumpet pp. 345-354 E. American Polity (race): Kluger, Richard. From Simple Justice pp. 371-387 F. O’Connor reader: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) pp. 108-111 (I will give you this one). G. Tinker vs. Des Moines: Research this case on the web. (Find out what it was about and the SC outcome). H. 5 Steps to a 5, Chapter 15 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights I. American Polity: Alexander Hamilton The Federalist 78 pp. 311-315 Due: 10/ 08/15 J. 5 Steps to a 5, Chapter 14 The National Judiciary Due: 10/08/15 K. Read the article by David O’Brien, Storm Center, p. 321 – 325 in the Readings book. Be sure to also follow the study guide that is posted on the website. (Think Tank Tab). It will have additional follow up readings and the questions for those readings. Weeks 10/19/15 - 10/30/15 1. Supreme Court Paper preliminary outline due on Tuesday 27th of October and the final paper is due on Monday 2nd of November. 2. The Judicary exam on the 23rd of October 3. Readings: Start reading or reviewing the following readings: A.Chapters 5 and 6 (Civil Liberties and Civil Rights) B.5 Steps to a 5, Chapter 15 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights C. American Polity: Kettl, Donald. From System Under Stress pp. 360-370 (PATRIOT Act) D. O’Connor reader: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) pp. 96-97 (I will give you this one). E. American Polity: Lewis, Anthony. From Gideon’s Trumpet pp. 345-354 F. American Polity (race): Kluger, Richard. From Simple Justice pp. 371-387 G. O’Connor reader: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) pp. 108-111 (I will give you this one). H. Tinker vs. Des Moines: Research this case on the web. (Find out what it was about and the SC outcome). I. To many other reading to list so refer to the Unit 2 Study Guide for Chapters 5 and 6 (Civil Liberties and Civil Rights) that can be downloaded from the Think Tank tab for additional readings, assignment due dates, media resources for this unit, reading handouts and assignment questions based on the readings. J. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights exam on 11/04/15 Week 11/16/15 - 11/20/15 1. Current Event Write Up that addresses some aspect of current policy making/blocking involving "Congress" Due on Monday November 16th. 2. First readings from study guide for discussion: Edmund Burke's Speech and The Electoral Connection. 3. Issues with Gerrymandering and Congressman/woman schedules. How does Congress operate? Week 11/30/15 - 12/04/15 1. Unit 3 Part 1: on 12/02/15 2. Unit 3 Part 2: The Presidency, Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. Week 12/14/15 - 12/18/15 1.Unit 3 Part 2 The Executive and Fed Bureaucracy 2. Wrap up the Presidency articles for class discussion and the Electoral College Debate. 3. The Executive Branch and Federal Bureaucracy PPT 4. Readings from Heclo and Wilson (Check the unit study guide for page numbers in the readings book). Be sure to the read the article from the class website for this topic. Again, refer to the unit study guide for titles to read. 5. Have a "Happy Holidays" and I will see you all next year. Week 01/11/16 - 01/15/16 1. Unit 4 Political Behavior - Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Notice!!- You will see several FRQ assignments within this unit's study guide. It's about that time that we begin the practice of writing them on a higher level for the lead up to the AP exam. We will breakdown the scoring of the FRQs through process called peer review in class, so get ready. 3. Current Event Write Up. Find an article that addresses some aspect of political culture and political opinion. Week 01/25/16 - 01/29/16 1. Wrap up FRQ Peer Review and Sample observations of FRQ 1&2 selections. As well as the final reading discussion "Turnout in the 2012 Presidential Election. 2. Unit 4 Review on the Tuesday the 26th. 3. Unit 4 Exam on Thursday the 28th. Week 02/08/16 - 02/12/16 Unit 5 Political Parties, Elections, Interest Groups and the Media 1. Part 1 Political Parties - Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Just a Reminder for this Friday. Be sure to read the info on the unit study guide pertaining to completing two of the online political ideology surveys and try to see if at least one of your parents can complete one of them as well. Be ready to discuss the findings of your online political survey experience on Friday. 3. Unit 5 Part 1 Exam this Friday Feb 12th. Be ready!! Week 02/22/16 - 02/26/16 1. . Unit 5 Part 2 Elections and Voting Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. Week 03/07/16 - 03/11/16 1. Unit 5 Part 3 Media and Interest Groups Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Read Chapter 15 The News Media and Chapter 16 Interest Groups in the blue book, also be sure to read Chapter 11 in 5 Steps to a 5 before our class meeting on Thursday March 10th. Week 03/21/16 - 03/25/16 1. Unit 5 Part 3 Media and Interest Groups Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2.. Unit 5 Part 3 Media exam changed to March 24th. Week 04/04/16 - 04/08/16 1. Unit 5 Part 3 Exam on Tuesday April 4th 2. Unit 6 Pubic Policy Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 3. Will be viewing the PPT on Thursday for this unit Week 04/18/16 - 04/22/16 1. Unit 6 Pubic Policy Entire study guide is found on the Think Tank Tab. It will include assigned readings, reading questions, writing assignment, additional helpful information to know and due dates for everything. 2. Wrap up Unit 6 Pub lic Policy: Economic Policy, Foreign and Defense Policy. on Tuesday April 26th. 3. Unit 6 Exam on Thursday April 28th. Week 05/09/16 - 05/13/16 1. AP US GOV and Politics Review and practice exam this week in preparation for AP testing this week. Week 05/23/16 - 05/27/16 1. The following items need to be turned no later than May 27th. A. Current Event write up on an article dealing with Public Policy. B. Current Event write up article that addresses future concerns/challenges for the US government and its institutions. 2. End of course reflection paper. Due on June 1st. Please see me for instructions and rubric handout. |