AP United States Government and Politics
Mr. Giusto's Live Sessions
Unit 1 - Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism
Mr. Giusto's Open House Recording 8/22
Monday 8/31 and Tuesday 9/1 Recording
Wednesday 9/2 and Thursday 9/3 Recording
Friday 9/3 and Tuesday 9/8 Recording
Friday 9/11 and Monday 9/14 (Federalist 10/51 overview)
Tuesday 9/15 and Wednesday 9/16 (Brutus no. 1/Quiz prep)
Thursday 9/16 and Friday 9/17 (Sign up for AP Exams, Brutus/Marbury, and quiz)
Monday 9/21 and Tuesday 9/22 (Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Federalism)
Wednesday 9/23 and Thursday 9/24 (Concept Application and Campaign volunteer opportunities)
Friday 9/25 and Monday 9/28 (Register to vote, McCulloch v. Maryland, and test prep)
Tuesday 9/29 and Wednesday 9/30 (1st Presidential debate and Unit 1 Exam)
Unit 3 - Political Parties, Elections, and Campaigns
Wednesday 11/4 and Thursday 11/5 (Election results [incomplete] and Political Parties)
Friday 11/6 and Monday 11/9 (2020 Election results and Political Parties)
Tuesday 11/10 and Thursday 11/12 (Election stuff and 3rd Parties)
Friday 11/13 and Monday 11/16 (Election stuff and Political Parties Quiz)
Tuesday 11/17 and Wednesday 11/18 (Election lawsuits and suffrage amendments)
Thursday 11/19 and Friday 11/20 (Finals update and voting and elections)
Monday 11/23 and Tuesday 11/24 (State certification and presidential primaries)
Monday 11/30 and Tuesday 12/1 (Lawsuits (!) and the Presidential election cycle)
Wednesday 12/2 and Thursday 12/3 (Bill Barr and Campaign Finance)
Friday 12/4 and Monday 12/7 (Georgia runoffs and election documentary)
Tuesday 12/8 and Wednesday 12/9 (Unit 3 Exam)
Thursday 12/10 and Friday 12/11 (Texas lawsuit and final exams)
Unit 5 - Executive Branch, Federal Bureaucracy, and Foreign Policy
Monday 2/8 and Tuesday 2/9 Impeachment trial, civics exam, and intro to unit 5
Thursday 2/11 and Friday 2/12 Federalist 70 and Intro to the Presidency
Tuesday 2/16 and Wednesday 2/17 Informal powers of the president
Thursday 2/18 and Friday 2/19 - State of the Union and the Italy trip goes wrong
Monday 2/22 and Wednesday 2/24 CCSD Coming back???/The Federal Bureaucracy and Honeymoon Period
Thursday 2/25 and Friday 2/26 - The Argument essay and federal bureaucracy
Monday 3/1 and Tuesday 3/2 - Argument essay review and introduction to foreign policy.
Wednesday 3/3 and Thursday 3/3 - The stimulus bill and executive branch quiz.
Friday 3/4 and Monday 3/8 - Stimulus bill passes and late 20th century foreign policy.
Tuesday 3/9 and Wednesday 3/10 - AP Exams and finishing foreign policy
Thursday 3/11 and Friday 3/12 - Unit 5 exam
Unit 2 - Political Culture, Interest Groups, and Mass Media
Thursday 10/1 and Friday 10/2 (Political Culture)
Monday 10/5 and Tuesday 10/6 (FRQ Review and Political Surveys)
Wednesday 10/7 and Thursday 10/8 (VP Debate and Political Socialization notes)
Friday 10/9 and Monday 10/12 (Political Polls)
Tuesday 10/13 and Wednesday 10/14 (The Gender Gap and Demographics)
Thursday 10/15 and Friday 10/16 (Early voting, ballot questions, and Political Culture Quiz)
Monday 10/19 and Tuesday 10/20 (Early voting and introduction to linkage institutions)
Wednesday 10/21 and Thursday 10/22 (Intro to interest groups)
Friday 10/23 and Monday 10/26 (Super Pacs)
Tuesday 10/27 and Wednesday 10/28 (Media and Fake News)
Thursday 10/29 and Monday 11/2 (The Internet and Unit 2 Exam)
Unit 4 - Legislative Branch, The Budget, and Economic Policy
Monday 1/4 and Tuesday 1/5 (Welcome back!/News/and second semester)
Thursday 1/7 and Friday 1/8 (A dark day in American History)
Monday 1/11 and Tuesday 1/12 (Impeachment proceedings and Gerrymandering)
Thursday 1/14 and Friday 1/15 (President Trump is impeached again and Congressional Committees)
Tuesday 1/19 and Wednesday 1/20 ( Inauguration day and Powers of Congress)
Thursday 1/21 and Friday 1/22 (The Biden Administration and Legislative Branch Quiz)
Monday 1/25 and Tuesday 1/26 (Biden cabinet and Economic policy/budget)
Wednesday 1/27 and Thursday 1/28(First week of Biden Administration & 2008 financial crisis)
Friday 1/29 and Monday 2/1 (Stimulus Talks and Keynesian vs Supply-Side Economics)
Tuesday 2/2 and Wednesday 2/3 (Bipartisan stimulus talks and the 2008 financial crisis)
Thursday 2/4 and Friday 2/5 (unit 4 exam)
Unit 6 - Judicial Branch, Civil Liberties/Civil Rights, and Public Policy
Monday 3/22 and Tuesday 3/23 - Federalist #78 and Judicial Branch Overview
Thursday 3/18 and Friday 3/20 - Structure of the Federal court system and judicial review
Tuesday 4/6 - Big 15 Cases and finish the Judicial Branch
Thursday 4/8 & Friday 4/9 - Judicial Branch Quiz and Intro to Civil Liberties/Civil Rights
Monday 4/12 & Tuesday 4/13 - Freedom of Speech and Preparation for the AP Exam
Thursday 4/15 & Friday 4/16 - Civil Rights, Literacy Test, and AP Test Prep
Monday 4/19 & Tuesday 4/20 - SCOTUS Comparison Question and MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail
Thursday 4/22 & Friday 4/23 - Letter From Birmingham Jail, unit 6 exam, and AP test prep materials
AP Test Prep and Financial Literacy
Monday 4/26 and Tuesday 4/27 - Unit 1 review and practice exam #1
Thursday 4/29 and Friday 4/30 - AP practice exam and more review
Monday 5/3 and Tuesday 5/4 - Watch 30 for 30 Documentary
Thursday 5/6 and Friday 5/7 - Financial Literacy Part 1: Find a place to live and furnish it
Monday 5/10 and Tuesday 5/11 - Financial Literacy Part 2: Buy a car.
Thursday 5/13 and Friday 5/14 - Financial Literacy Part 3 & 4 - bills and vacation
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