AP Government
Hello Students (and family members).
AP U.S. Government and Politics is a Fall Semester course -- the AP Exam is in May 2025!!!
The course is a fun and interesting way to learn about the system of government and politics in the United States. The course is a "US Constitution" based examination of government and politics. This means the content of the course is "centered" around the US Constitution. In order to understand the system of government the course uses "Foundational Documents" and key "Supreme Court" cases, as well as historical and current events as "case studies".
As your teacher, I try to balance your work load outside of class with covering the required content along with interactive and engaging activities that will help you gain the knowledge needed to be an active citizen in the world's greatest democracy (and pass the AP Exam with a "3" or higher in May!!).
Always feel free to email me with any questions or clarifications...it is better to ask...remember--
"Smart people ask questions!!
Materials and General Information for the course
REQUIRED Textbook: American Government: Stories of a Nation
For the AP® CourseFirst Edition| ©2019Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
You MUST have a textbook for the class -- a hardback, paper version is preferred (the online version is NOT preferred but is okay).
You can search for it on-line or CLICK HERE to access a list of students from last year that may still have a copy of their book and be willing to sell it to you.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
AP US Gov. and Politics – College Board Exam information
Skills for AP Government and Politics
SUMMER/Week 1 HOMEWORK-- Click Here for the Summer homework -- students will have a quiz on first day of class -- in the 2nd week of class over this material.