TAKE HOME FRQ
FRQ take home test due Sunday, March 3 at 11:59 PM EST via turnitin.com. This is to be completely individually only. Consult rubric here.
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 February 25-March 1
Monday, February 25
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of the media on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Media Coverage 2. Media assignment 3. PowerPoint Day 12 4. Linkage Institutions Review Sheet 5. Summative Review: Media Indictment HW: 1. Answer questions 29-59 for Wednesday, February 27 2. Campaign finance and media flashcards due Thursday, February 28 3. Prepare for test on Thursday (MC) and Friday (FRQ). Tuesday, February 26 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of the media on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. FRQ Practice 2. Do Now: Soundbites 3. PowerPoint Day 13 4. Sound Bite Video And another sound bite 5. Summative Review HW: 1. Answer questions 29-59 for Wednesday, February 27 2. Campaign finance and media flashcards due Thursday, February 28 3. Prepare for test on Thursday (MC) and Friday (FRQ). Wednesday, February 27 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of the media on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. PowerPoint Day 14 2. Review/Jeopardy HW: 1. Prepare for test on Friday (MC) 2. Campaign finance and media flashcards due Thursday, February 28 3. Linkage Institutions Review Sheet due Thursday, February 28 Thursday, February 28 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning linkage institutions Procedure: 1. Review 2. Linkage Institutions Review Sheet HW: Prepare for test (MC) on Friday Friday, March 1 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning linkage institutions Procedure: 1. Test HW: FRQ take home test due Sunday, March 3 at 11:59 PM EST via turnitin.com. This is to be completely individually only. Consult rubric here. |
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The Week of February 18-22
Monday, February 18
No School - President's Day Tuesday, February 19 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze the role of campaign finance in elections and policymaking Procedure: 1. Do Now: Quizlet Live 2. PowerPoint Day 10 3. Romney and Corporations 4. Citizens United v. FEC 5. Summative Review HW: Wednesday, February 20 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze the role of campaign finance in elections and policymaking Procedure: 1. Citizens United v. FEC 2. Obama Calling Out the Supreme Court on Citizens United v. FEC 3. PowerPoint Day 11 4. Campaign Finance Sheet 5. Summative Review HW: 1. Study for quiz on linkage institutions for Friday, February 22 2. Answer questions 29-59 for Wednesday, February 27 Thursday, February 21 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze the role of campaign finance in elections and policymaking Procedure: 1. Open Secrets Webquest HW: 1. Study for quiz on linkage institutions for Friday, February 22 2. Answer questions 29-59 for Wednesday, February 27 3. Complete media assignment for Monday, February 25 Friday, February 22 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning various linkage institutions Procedure: 1. Quiz 2. Review HW: 1. Answer questions 29-59 for Wednesday, February 27 2. Complete media assignment for Monday, February 25 |
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The Week of February 11-15
Monday, February 11 (Unit 5)
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the functions of third parties 2. Explain the role that interest groups play in policymaking decisions Procedure: 1. Do Now: Outline check 2. Review third parties/Howard Schultz video 3. PowerPoint Day 6 4. Research an interest group assignment 5. Summative Review HW: Finish interest group assignment via Google Classroom for Tuesday, February 12. Tuesday, February 12 (Unit 5) School Closed: 1. Watch PowerPoint Day 7 Video for Wednesday, February 13 2. Interest group assignment via Google classroom for Wednesday, February 13 3. Complete questions 1-28 for Wednesday, February 13. Wednesday, February 13 (Unit 5) Ice hitting my windshield from another car day Complete flashcards under the sections "voting" and "interest groups/political parties" using actual flashcards or quizlet. Due Monday. Thursday, February 14 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the role of primaries and caucuses in deciding state and national elections Procedure: 1. Do Now: Simulation 2. PowerPoint Day 8 3. Announcing one's candidacy 4. Review HW: 1. Complete flashcards under the sections "voting" and "interest groups/political parties" using actual flashcards or quizlet. Due Tuesday, February 19. 2. Read and outline 486-491;494-501 due Tuesday, February 19 Friday, February 15 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Compare and contrast the issues of the Electoral College Procedure: 1. Do Now: Review 2. PowerPoint Day 9 3. Electoral College Video/Debate 4. Grueling Campaign Video 5. Summative Review: Vote per capita map HW: 1. Complete flashcards under the sections "voting" and "interest groups/political parties" using actual flashcards or quizlet. Due Tuesday, February 19. 2. Read and outline 486-491;494-501 due Tuesday, February 19 |
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The Week of February 4-8
Monday, February 4 (Unit 5)
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss legal protections found in federal legislation and the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments relate to the expansion of opportunities for political participation. 2. Explain factors that influence the behavior of voters Procedure: 1. Unit Five Overview 2. PowerPoint Day 1 3. Literacy Test Key 4. Literacy Test Video 5. Voter ID laws Video HW: 1. Outline 425-431;452-460;462-469; 473-477 for Monday, February 11 Tuesday, February 5 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Determine factors that influence political efficacy 2. Explain demographic characteristics and political efficacy or engagement are used to predict the likelihood of whether an individual will vote. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Multiple-choice practice 2. Voter Fraud Article 3. PowerPoint Day 2 4. Predict the voter - 'Round the room 5. Summative Review HW: Outline 425-431;452-460;462-469; 473-477 for Monday, February 11 Wednesday, February 6 (Unit 5) Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain the functions of political parties Procedure: 1. Do Now: Political Party Mashup 2. PowerPoint Day 3 3. Libertarian Convention Video 4. Review Mid-term Examination HW: Outline 425-431;452-460;462-469; 473-477 for Monday, February 11 Thursday, February 7 (Unit 5) Falkowski Absent :( 1. Watch YouTube video on third parties 2. Watch second YouTube video on interest groups 3. Reference/Read PowerPoint Days 4 and 5 notes 4. Outline 425-431;452-460;462-469; 473-477 for Monday, February 11 5. Questions 1-28 due Wednesday, February 13 Friday, February 8 (Unit 5) Falkowski Absent :( 1. Watch YouTube video on third parties 2. Watch second YouTube video on interest groups 3. Reference/Read PowerPoint Days 4 and 5 notes 4. Outline 425-431;452-460;462-469; 473-477 for Monday, February 11 5. Questions 1-28 due Wednesday, February 13 |
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