Week of April 6: class 11-12:30 Monday. Office hours by appointment.

You'll be finishing Chapter 15. Vocabulary page 477.

Watch the AP reviews! They contain information as well as strategies for responding to essay questions. Since this year's test is essay only, this becomes incredibly important!

Here's a list of required readings:

AP 45 minute reviews:

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Electing a President

Measuring Public Opinion

Changing Media

For discussion: given the words of Article II Section 2, comment on the Senate's refusal to consider the Merrick Garland nomination.

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2012 3. The judicial branch is often assumed to be insulated from politics. However, politics affects many aspects of the judiciary.

(a) Describe two political factors that affect presidents’ decisions to appoint members of the federal judiciary.

(b) Identify two political factors that affect the confirmation process of a president’s nominees and explain how each factor complicates a confirmation.

(c) Explain how one legislative power serves as a check on court decisions.

(d) Explain how one executive power serves as a check on court decisions.