AP US Government and Politics (Period 4) Assignments
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- 2019-20: 3rd Quarter
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- High School
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Advanced Placement (AP) American Government and Politics is a year-long course covering United States’ government and politics in five primary areas: (1) Foundations of American Democracy; (2) Interactions Among Branches of Government; (3) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights; (4) American Political Ideologies and Beliefs; and (5) Political Participation. A student will be required to think critically and understand the unique development of our government and politics. Skills emphasized will include writing, problem solving, group discussion and debate, and critical analysis.
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COMPLETE the attached SCOTUS Practice Question re Roe v. Wade. As with other FRQs, you should complete your response in 20 minutes, answer all parts, and answer in depth. Please type your responses on the attached Microsoft Word document. Please complete by 3:00 p.m. today.
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COMPLETE the attached SCOTUS Practice Question re McDonald v. Chicago. As with other FRQs, you should complete your response in 20 minutes, answer all parts, and answer in depth. Please type your responses on the attached Microsoft Word document. Please complete by 3:00 p.m. today.
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READ McDonald v. Chicago (pp. 216-227) in the Foundational Documents and Court Cases Reader. I strongly encourage you to annotate as your read.
ANSWER the Check for Understanding questions on p. 227. Please use the attached template for your answers. Your responses should be typed. Please submit your assignment by no later than Wed., Mar. 25 @ 11:05.
Also attached is the SCOTUS analysis template for McDonald v. Chicago. COMPLETE and turn in my Thursday, Mar. 26 at 3:00 p.m.
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PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE CHECKING YOUR LCA EMAIL EVERY DAY. I WILL BE USING THE GROUP EMAILS I CREATED FOR THE CLASS MOST DAYS!
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I am trying something technological. Say a quick prayer that it works. The following is your assignment for today. Go to www.joinmyquiz.com. Then enter the following code 475900. If it works, there should be a AP Unit 1 quiz for you on the Foundations of Democracy. Take the quiz by no later than March 24 @ 10:00 a.m. This gives you time today to review Unit 1 before you take the quiz. (Unit 1 covers chapters 1-3). Good luck!!! APPARENTLY THE LINK DOESN'T WORK - see my group email to the class for alternate assignment.
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READING: complete Ch. 16.3 How the Media Shape American Politics Today (pp. 518-521)
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COMPLETE the 16.1 FRQ (p. 514) --- The template is attached. Your response may either be typed or handwritten. Your response needs to be submitted by noon Friday. (I couldn't find the cartoon without the cartoon stock image - any suggestions?)
READING: complete Ch. 16.2 Public Policy Regulating Content and Ownership (pp. 514-516)
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READING: complete Ch. 16.1 The Evolving News Media (pp. 509-512)
TURN in SCOTUS analysis - Roe v. Wade -- needs to be turned in no later than Fri., Mar. 20
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TEST - Ch. 13 Elections and Campaigns/Ch. 14 Political Parties -- date to be decided by class vote - either Thur. (3/12) or Fri. (3/13)
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READING: complete Ch. 15.2 Interest Group Tactics (pp. 491-495) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 15.1 Acting Collectively (pp. 486-489) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 14.4 Third Parties (pp. 474-477) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 14.3 Parties and Political Campaigns (pp. 466-473) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 14.2 The Development of American Political Parties (pp. 462-465) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 14.1 Functions of Political Parties (pp. 458-461) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 13.5 Money and Campaigns (pp. 443-447) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 13.4 The Politics of Presidential Elections (pp. 439-441) --- be prepared to discuss
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SCOTUS case analysis --- Citizens United. v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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READING: complete Ch. 13.3 Democratic Representation and Theories of Voting Behavior (pp. 436-438) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 13.1 Forms of Political Participation (pp. 422-423) and 13.2 The Right to Vote and Exercising That Right (pp. 425-435) --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 7.4 (pp. 234-238) Checks on the Bureaucracy --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 7.3 (pp. 230-233) The Bureaucracy and Policymaking --- be prepared to discuss
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READING: complete Ch. 7.2 (pp. 223-228) The Structure of the Modern Federal Bureaucracy --- be prepared to discuss