Ms Blugerman's Site - Week 31... Spring Vacation

Ms Blugerman's Site

Week 31... Spring Vacation

Have a great break. We all have different and complicated obligations, so I am making these review materials easy to access. We'll have 15 days from our first day back to exam day, so please plan accordingly.

I continue to be so impressed with the 3 pm podcasts!

The material on constructing FRQ responses is especially useful.

Mandatory documents are reviewed ... and applied to issues.

Here is the College Board exam description and study guide. The exam has been changed again... to a 25 minute Free response Question, a 15 minute FRQ, and time to upload each of the questions

Here is a GoPro Study Guide that is well organized and has practice essay questions to try.

... and here is the guide to Unit 1 of 3 with live links:

UNIT 1: Foundations of American Democracy

Big takeaways:

Unit 1 introduces the concept of democracy and its various forms. The documents that first started the United States are analyzed by looking at the challenges and promises associated with each. The division of power within our government: individual rights vs government authority and state vs federal government powers are at the heart of this unit and discussed within each founding document.

Definitely do this:

Watch these videos:
- Intro to American Government, models of Representative Democracy: A full review of the types of democracy, the difference between government and politics as well as the functions of government are discussed.
- Foundational Documents Review: A deep dive into the foundational documents you need to know for the exam.
- Ratification of the Constitution: Constitutional Convention: A review of the compromises leading to the ratification of the Constitution.
Check out these articles:
- Challenges of the Articles of Confederation (Khan Academy)
- Constitutional Interpretation of Federalism: (Khan Academy)
- Concepts of Federalism (Cliff Notes)
- Federal-State Relations (Cliff Notes)
- Need to Know Supreme Court Cases (Scherz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District)
Practice:
- Join the Discussion: Follow this link to participate in various conversations surrounding Unit 1. Also use this link to add questions/discussion topics of your own.

If you have more time or want to dig deeper:

Join the live cram stream: Unit 1 Reviews with Nicole Johnston. Get your cram pass now. All streams will take place on Wednesdays at 8PM Eastern
- April 1: Foundations of American Democracy
- April 8: Federalism
- April 15: Foundational Documents
Check out Too Late to Apologize: An Ode to the Declaration of Independence (YouTube)

And here is a link tracking Congressional action to COVID

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