Mid-term Study Guide
40 MC questions, 1 FRQ "essay" and 1 regular FRQ **Review Videos Below and on the Right-Hand Side** Unit One Review Video (Click Here) Unit Two Review Video (Click Here) Conquering the FRQ Video (Click Here) Other AP Gov Review Videos (Click Here) ---- Schedule: Monday, January 28 - Midterms for periods 1 and 6 Tuesday, January 29 - Midterms for period 2 and 7 Wednesday, January 30 - Midterms for periods 3 and 8 Thursday, January 31 - Midterms for periods 5 and 9 Friday, February 1 - Midterms for period 4 and "make-ups" |
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AP US Government and Politics Important Links Class Remind
Welcome to the AP US Gov. Section
Students: Here you will find homework assignments, worksheets, PowerPoints, and much more. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Please also make use of the links on the right-hand side of the website. Sign up for class alerts by by clicking the Remind101 link on the right. Students cannot reply back to messages and the teacher cannot send a message to a specific student. Visitors: I receive roughly a few thousand visits a year from teachers and students outside of Vernon Township. This website constantly changes year to year. If you are looking for unit reviews (contains all class materials), please click here. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]. |
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Required Documents Required Supreme Court Cases
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
United States v. Lopez (1995) Engel v. Vitale (1962) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) Schenck v. United States (1919) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Roe v. Wade (1973) McDonald v. Chicago (2010) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) Baker v. Carr (1961) Shaw v. Reno (1993) Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
The Week of January 28-February 1
Monday-Friday
Mid-terms! Consult study guide at the top of the page
Mid-terms! Consult study guide at the top of the page
The Week of January 21-25
Monday, January 21
No School
Tuesday, January 22
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning political socialization
Procedure:
1. Test
HW: Prepare for test on Wednesday, January 23
Wednesday, January 23
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning political socialization
Procedure:
1. Test
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week
Thursday, January 24
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning September-January content.
Procedure:
1. Mid-term Preparation (study guide)
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week (study guide)
Friday, January 25
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning September-January content.
Procedure:
1. Mid-term Preparation (study guide)
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week (study guide)
No School
Tuesday, January 22
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning political socialization
Procedure:
1. Test
HW: Prepare for test on Wednesday, January 23
Wednesday, January 23
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning political socialization
Procedure:
1. Test
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week
Thursday, January 24
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning September-January content.
Procedure:
1. Mid-term Preparation (study guide)
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week (study guide)
Friday, January 25
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning September-January content.
Procedure:
1. Mid-term Preparation (study guide)
HW: Prepare for mid-terms next week (study guide)
The Week of January 14-18
Monday, January 14 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Describe Ideological differences on marketplace regulation are based on different theoretical support, including Keynesian and supply-side positions on monetary and fiscal policies promoted by the president, Congress, and the Federal Reserve. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Review 2. PowerPoint Day 7 3. US Debt Clock - http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 4. Stabilize the Debt HW: Complete Stabilize the Debt for Tuesday, January 15 Tuesday, January 15 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. Review Stabilize the Debt 2. Use of Entitlements Article 3. PowerPoint Day 8 4. US Entitlement Programs Video 5. Summative Review HW: Flashcards/questions due Friday, January 18 Wednesday, January 16 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. Stabilize the Debt Video 2. Review: Stabilize the Debt 3. PowerPoint Day 9 4. Summative Review: Vocab Attack! HW: Flashcards/questions due Friday, January 18 Thursday, January 17 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. PowerPoint Attack 2. PowerPoint Day 10 3. Infographic 4. Summative Review: Denmark Video 5. FRQ review/practice HW: Flashcards/questions due Friday, January 18 Friday, January 18 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. MC practice 2. FRQ HW: Prepare for test on Tuesday, January 22 |
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The Week of January 7-11
Monday, January 7
Mr. Falkowski on DECA HW: Read and outline pages 387-412 for Tuesday, January 8 Tuesday, January 8 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss how the Democratic Party platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions 2. Discuss how liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation as opposed to conservative ideologies Procedure: 1. Outlines 2. Deregulation and Trump Video 3. FiveThirtyEight Article - look for two takeaways 4. PowerPoint Day 4 5. Summative Review HW: Wednesday, January 9 Objectives: Students should be able to7 1. Discuss how the Democratic Party platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions 2. Discuss how liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation as opposed to conservative ideologies Procedure: 1. Political Ideology Quiz 2. PowerPoint Day 5 3. Ideology prediction quiz 4. NY Times Exit Polling HW: Finish Ideology prediction quiz for Thursday, January 10 via Google Classroom. In addition, answer to what extent your own demographics match your ideology in a paragraph. Thursday, January 10 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as: type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls), sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error, and type and format of questions Procedure: 1. Review Bill to Law 2. Review Political Ideology Quiz 3. Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act Video 4. PowerPoint Day 6 5. FRQ Practice 6. Review Questions HW: Prepare for quiz on Friday, January 11 Friday, January 11 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as: type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls), sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error, and type and format of questions Procedure: 1. Quiz 2. Review HW: |
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The Week of January 2-4
Wednesday, January 2 (Unit 4)
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain different interpretations of core values that affect the relationship between citizens and the federal government and the relationships citizens have with one another. Procedure: 1. Unit Four Overview 2. Would you rather? 3. Poll on right - can democracy work? 4. PowerPoint Day 1 5. Review Questions 6. Review test HW: Complete Family Interview for day 2. Submit via Google Classroom. Read and outline pages 387-412 for Tuesday, January 8 Thursday, January 3 (Unit 4) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain how family, schools, peers, media, and social environments (including civic and religious organizations) contribute to the development of an individual’s political attitudes and values through the process of political socialization. Procedure: 1. Practice MC Questions 2. Review Family Interview 3. PowerPoint Day 2 4. Summative Review 5. Review practice test HW: Read and outline pages 387-412 for Tuesday, January 8 Friday, January 4 (Unit 4) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss how the Democratic Party platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions Procedure: 1. Review 2. Republicans (R/GOP) v. Democrats (D/DEM) Differences 3. PowerPoint Day 3 4. Summative Review HW: Read and outline pages 387-412 for Tuesday, January 8 |
Day 6-10
Day 4
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss how the Democratic Party platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions 2. Discuss how liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation as opposed to conservative ideologies Procedure: 1. Deregulation and Trump Video 2. FiveThirtyEight Article - look for two takeaways 3. PowerPoint Day 4 4. Summative Review HW: Prepare for quiz on day 5 Day 5 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning political ideologies Procedure: 1. Quiz 2. Review quiz 3. Work on unit 4 overview HW: Read 389-392 in Lonehan Day 6 Objectives: Students should be able to7 1. Discuss how the Democratic Party platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions 2. Discuss how liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation as opposed to conservative ideologies Procedure: 1. Political Ideology Quiz 2. PowerPoint Day 5 3. Ideology prediction quiz 4. NY Times Exit Polling HW: Finish Ideology prediction quiz Day 7 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as: type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls), sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error, and type and format of questions Procedure: 1. Review Ideology prediction quiz 2. Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act Video 3. PowerPoint Day 6 4. Reading a poll handout (Link) 5. Conducting a poll activity HW: Day 8 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as: type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls), sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error, and type and format of questions Procedure: 1. Review all material 2. Poll Review Question 3. How to read a poll video 4. Conducting a poll activity HW: Day 9 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Describe Ideological differences on marketplace regulation are based on different theoretical support, including Keynesian and supply-side positions on monetary and fiscal policies promoted by the president, Congress, and the Federal Reserve. Procedure: 1. Do Now: 2. PowerPoint Day 7 3. US Debt Clock - http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 4. Summative Review HW: Watch the video on right and take notes as needed Day 10 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Describe Ideological differences on marketplace regulation are based on different theoretical support, including Keynesian and supply-side positions on monetary and fiscal policies promoted by the president, Congress, and the Federal Reserve. Procedure: 1. Brief Quiz 2. Stabilize the Debt HW: Complete and upload Stabilize the Debt to Google Classroom |
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Days 11-15
Day 11
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. Use of Entitlements Article 2. PowerPoint Day 8 3. US Entitlement Programs Video 4. Summative Review HW: Day 12 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. Stabilize the Debt Video 2. Review: Stabilize the Debt 3. PowerPoint Day 9 4. Summative Review: Vocab Attack! HW: Day 13 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss Liberal ideologies favor more governmental regulation of the marketplace, conservative ideologies favor fewer regulations, and libertarian ideologies favor little or no regulation of the marketplace beyond the protection of property rights and voluntary trade. 2. Explain liberal ideologies tend to think that personal privacy—areas of behavior where government should not intrude—extends further than conservative ideologies do (except in arenas involving religious and educational freedom); conservative ideologies favor less government involvement to ensure social and economic equality; and libertarian ideologies disfavor any governmental intervention beyond the protection of private property and individual liberty. Procedure: 1. PowerPoint Attack 2. PowerPoint Day 10 3. Infographic 4. Summative Review: Denmark Video 5. FRQ review/practice HW: Day 14 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as: type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls), sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error, and type and format of questions Procedure: 1. Polling Activity 2. General review HW: Prepare for test Day 15 Review Day 16 Test Day 17 Test |