AP U.S. Government & Politics

Welcome to AP Government!

This class covers a few major units:

Foundations of American Democracy and Federalism
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
27 Amendments
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
Political Ideologies & Beliefs
Political Participation

Materials Needed:

3-ring binder (please have a separate binder for my class)
9 dividers within the binder to separate the units. Students are encouraged to keep a neat binder to keep track of notes and assignments.
Lined paper
Pencils/Pens – colored pens are allowed as long as I can read the color (no neon colors and no red, since I grade in red
Highlighters/Color Pencils/Markers
Index cards – encouraged to help you study the vocabulary
Internet access for Google Classroom, College Board My AP, and online resources

Recomended Book:

AP Government does not have a textbook for students, but I do recommend purchasing the AMSCO United States Government & Politics created by Perfection Learning. This book can be purchased through Amazon or the books website, and it is a wonderful resource for students to help prepare them for the AP Exam. The link to purchase the book will be located on my website if you are interested in it!

New from Perfection Learning:

https://shop.perfectionlearning.com/Advanced-Placement-U.S.-Government-Politics?quantity=1

Used from Amazon:

https://a.co/d/e13Bkei

AP Exam Info

For more information about the course and exam please click the link below. It will take you to the AP Government course page.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-united-states-government-and-politics

College Credit

Each college or university decides which AP Examination grades it will accept for credit. Almost all colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Europe, take part in the AP program, most institutions accept grades of “3” and above.