Course Calendar and Assignments

Unit 1 Reading Outlines and Questions (Remember - Lecture notes are linked on unit calendar)

Chapter 1 Outline and Questions:

• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJNVU5UFVXXzJqT3M
• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJUFVsYnR4aGEzU00

Chapter 2 Outline and Questions:

• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJb3M1Zjc2SGN3cU0
• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJYWNBUHh2UGJWR1U

Chapter 3 Outline and Questions:

• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJdExpRmFrV29vR2s
• https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fMX903pzWJRlhrSE9TUl9DQkk

Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government

Unit 2 Chapter Outlines

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5qQH-OvqeaEs2r7stky9p5KOXqGgwJ4dv27po_4OM0/edit?usp=sharing

Chapter 14 Outline (Executive)

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eSOQYzi4Y2jWOanYqM6wEL6kEVcisuGepzdt2ESoNdQ/edit?usp=sharing

Chapter 15 Outline (Bureaucracy)

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/18BX-Kq9p3-03wBsFZF7RELF6zBTe-kGpbkxLtkhU-mU/edit?usp=sharing

Chapter 16 Outline (Judiciary)

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GPFO9VPUvH3BgIMwQzCa7sbJUSikPR9krwNOtqRAQn0/edit?usp=sharing

Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Unit 3 Review Power Point/Objectives to Know

Unit 3 Calendar of Learning

Chapter 5 Outline

Chapter 5 Text Questions

Chapter 6 Outline

Chapter 6 Text Questions

Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs

Chapter 4 Outline

Chapter 7 Outline

Unit Objectives - Study Guide

Unit 5: Political Participation (Chapters 8-12)

Unit Objectives and Final Review Presentation

Chapter 8 Outline

Chapter 9 Outline

Chapter 10 Outline

Chapter 11 Outline

Chapter 12 Outline

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General Online Resources

Textbook & Online Resource – AP US Government

Students may access the book’s CourseMate resources via www.cengagebrain.com/ and using the passcode on your Printed Access Card. There is also a free companion website for American Government: Institutions and Policies, 14Eavailable at www.cengagebrain.com/shop/ISBN/9781285195094 .

Online resources should be used for supplemental study and review. Please review the online resources prior to the end of the first week of class to identify elements that will be helpful in your learning. The online resources may also be used for homework and class work assignments throughout the semester. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with these resources early in the semester.

From time to time you will be asked to research different policies and positions on them. The following are think tanks that I suggest you examine in your research when applicable:

Liberal: Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/about/mission/

Independant: The Brookings Institution www.brookings.org

Conservative: The Heritage Foundation www.heritage.org

Libertarian: The Cato Institute www.cato.org

Another great resource: Congressional Budget Office: https://www.cbo.gov/

AP Central US Government & Politics: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-united-states-government-and-politics

AP Exam and Release FRQs and Rubrics: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2086.html