Goodson's AP GOPO/MICRO

AP GOPO

Unit 1- Foundations of Gov't

AMSCO Book- Ch. 1, Ch. 2 

Required Documents: DOI, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Fed 10., Brutus 1, Fed. 51 

Required Cases: Marbury v. Madison; McCulloch v. Maryland; US v. Lopez  - SCOTUS Slides

Lecture Videos- 

Foundations Slide Presentation

Constitution Slide Presentation

Unit 1 Foundations of Government and Federalism Notes

Unit 2 & 3-Political Beliefs/ Behaviors-Linkage Institutions

AMSCO Book- Ch 10-15

Required Cases: Shaw v. Reno; Baker v. Carr; Citizens United v. FEC SCOTUS Slides

Unit 2 and 3 Notes Guide

Lecture Videos-

Unit 2 Political spectrum

Unit 2 Political culture and socialization 

Unit 2 Political opinion-polls

Unit2 Voter Demographics

Unit 3 Political Parties

Unit 3 Elections

Unit 3 Interest Groups and Media

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Slide Presentation

Linkage Institutions Slide Presentation

Unit 4-Interaction among Branches 

AMSCO Book- CH 3-5 (Ch 4 first, then 3 and 5)

Required Cases- Shaw v. Reno; Baker v. Carr 

Executive Branch Slides

Policy-Bureaucracy 

Legislative Branch Slides

Unit 4 Notes Guide- Executive and Bureaucracy

Unit 4 Notes Guide- Legislative Branch

Lecture Videos-

Unit 4 Exec. part 1

Unit 4 Exec. part 2

Unit 4 Policy

Unit 4 LEG. part 1

Unit 4 LEG. part 2

Unit 5 Judicial-Civil Liberties/Rights

Unit 5 Notes Guide

SCOTUS Required Cases

Lecture Videos-

Unit 5 Part 1

Unit 5 Part 2

Unit 5 Part 3

Unit 5 Part 4

Letter From The Birmingham Jail- Audio

Required Cases Review Videos

SCOTUS Briefs Playlist