AP US Government

Things You Need:

Syllabus

Google Classroom

Why take AP US Government? Studying government makes all of us more informed citizens and more involved in our communities, State and Nation. As a student choosing to take the 18 week course of AP we ask you to dig deep in looking not only at the foundations of our government and the three branches, but also to have thoughtful conversations surrounding political ideologies and socialization, campaigns and politics, as well as civil rights and civil liberties.

What will we study? The goal of this course is to help you be successful on the AP US Government test so that you can achieve college credit. Coupled with that you will have a chance to study, discuss, and critically analyze our foundations of government, all three branches as well as the role of media in politics and campaigns, politics and civil rights and civil liberties movements. It is a chance to talk about current events and to connect them to what we understand of the role of government as well.

Materials You Need!

Units of Study

AP US Government Textbook pick up from Anderson with Notes Binder
Notes Binder - We will have packets of notes for every single chapter in our textbook! You will want a binder 1-1.5inch to keep these packets and required course documents
Pens (colors are helpful for organizing notes!), Pencils, Highlighters
Notebook - Lined Paper

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
Unit 2: Interactions among the Branches
Unit 3: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Unit 5: Political Participation

1st Quarter: Units 1, 4, and 5

2nd Quarter: Units 2 and 3

A Word on our Textbook...

Textbooks are available for every single student through the school! Students can also purchase a textbook on Amazon for about 20 dollars if they wish to have their own copy to write in or highlight. You will want the AMSCO 2nd Edition if you do decide to purchase yourself.

Required Documents/Supreme Court Cases

There are 9 required documents and 15 Supreme Court Cases that students will be asked to know very well for the AP Exam. Students will receive copies of these documents throughout the course. These are all also included in their textbook for students to use during our studies. I will post more to this page about the AP Test as our course progresses.

Weekly Lesson Plans/Announcements

Weekly Lesson Plans in short summary can be found HERE.

If a Student is absent then documents they need to go with the lessons will be found in google classroom.

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