AP Government and Politics

Do you want to get a jump on your studies? Here are a few things you can do this summer to prepare.

  1. Learn and Know the 27 Amendments. Yes, memorize them.

  2. Read the U.S. Constitution and know what each Article allows the branches & states to do.

  3. Read over the course description posted above. There are some required documents (like the U.S. Constitituion) and court cases you must know (and memorize) for this course. Why not look at them ahead of time. This is an excellent Youtube site to help you with understanding these documents and court cases. AP Gov with Carey LaManna


AP Government students collaborating on a budget simulation. Each chip represented $10 billion and each group only had 130 chips. Which areas should get more money? Spending more money on Defense versus Education was definitely an interesting topic on this day.