AP US Government & Politics

ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

HQ for all Free Response Questions, terms, government mumbo-jumbo, gridlock, and America. 

COURSE INFORMATION:

PROFESSOR: Mr. Matthew Bakkum

TEXTBOOK: American Government: Roots and Reform

COURSE SCHEDULE: M-F, 1:20pm - 2:04pm

COURSE MOTTO: "Okay Homer, I don't know anything about planes, but I know about you. You have what made America great: no understanding of the limits of your power and a complete lack of concern for what anyone thinks of you. So you'll land that plane. And do you know why? Because I heard some guy say you couldn't."

 Bakkum's Top Simpsons Quote Related to American Government and/or American Politics:

1. The Simpsons, on the legislative system:

Kent Brockman: With our utter annihilation imminent, our federal government has snapped into action. We go live now via satellite to the floor of the United States Congress.

Speaker: Then it is unanimous, we are going to approve the bill to evacuate the town of Springfield in the great state of --

Congressman: Wait a minute, I want to tack on a rider to that bill: $30 million of taxpayer money to support the perverted arts.

Speaker: All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill?

Everyone: BOOOO!

Speaker: Bill defeated.

Kent: I've said it before and I'll say it again: Democracy simply doesn't work.

**AP Government & Politics Final: May 13, 2014**

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Class Documents:

Ch. 17 Notes (Domestic Policy) Online. 4/25

Pseudo-Final Exam is May 7th!

Ch. 18 Handout (Economic Policy) online. 4/29

Last 5 Years of AP FRQ's found here:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2086.html