AP US Government & Politics
AP United States Government and Politics: reading assignments
The textbook for this class is Government in America: People, Politics and Policy (10th edition is the green book, and 13th edition is the red book) by Edwards, Wattenburg and Lineberry (henceforth referred to as “Lineberry”).
In addition to regular reading assignments we have our Debates project and Current Events. Scoll to bottom of page for assignment details as attachments.
DATE: DAY’S AGENDA, HOMEWORK
Unit Four Institutions: Congress, the presidency, federal courts the bureaucracy & federal budget (Chapters 12, 13, 14, 16,15)
OCT 29 Free response scoring circles in class, Homework: CH 12: pgs. 361-369, CH12 pgs 352-364
OCT 30 (Scoring Circles continued: sub) Research and Lecture: background on congress Homework:, Read pork barrel
NOV 1 Seminar: “The Great American Pork Barrel” Homework: CH 12: pgs. 370-378, CH12 pgs 364-378
NOV 2 Current events # 8 & Debate: critical election moved to Tuesday Homework: CH 12: pgs. 379-388, CH12 pgs 378-386
NOV 5 Cont. CH12 lecture & CH12 quiz Homework: CH 13: pgs. First half CH13 pgs 390-400
NOV 6 Critical Election Debate today. Election day! Election Returns PARTY! Homework: CH 13: to end 433, CH13 pgs 400-416,
NOV 8 Lecture CH13 & President: Seminar Power to Persuade Homework: CH 16: pgs. 502-513, CH16 pgs 502-516
NOV 9 Roe vs Wade Debate & Supreme court vocab Homework: CH 16: pgs. 514-524, CH16 pgs 516-532
NOV 12 Veteran’s Day: NO SCHOOL, Homework:, CH16 to end!!!
NOV 13 Finish Roe v. Wade Debate, Then Budget Simulation website: see worksheet attached at bottom of page http://federal.budgetchallenge.org/pages/overview
Go to lab 109 & budget simulation you may also want to see: crfb.org/stablizethedebt Homework:, CH14 pgs 430-450 CH 14: pgs. 437-447
NOV 15 F/R Test, one question from CH 12 &13. Catch up Lecture day: CH 13,16 as needed. CH 14: pgs. 448 to end, CH14 pgs 451 to 464
NOV 19 Shannon’s USDA forest service story Homework: CH 15: pgs. 477-487, CH15 total pgs 466-480
NOV 20 Lecture CH15 Homework: CH 15: pgs. 488-499, CH 15 pgs 480-499
NOV 21 FREE RESPONSE Test #2. Homework: Review all the chapters for UNIT 4 (12,13,14,15,& 16)
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NOV 26 Unit 4 review Homework: Review, especially terms.
NOV 27 Unit 4 M/C exam – 45 mins Homework:
NOV 29 Free RESPONSE question #3. Unit 4 M/C test corrections both Unit 3 & 4
NOV 30: Re-teach any UNIT 4 information as needed & current events #9
Unit Five
Public Policy: Economic, Social Welfare, Environmental, and Foreign policy making (Chapters 17-20 Lineberry)
DEC 3 CH 17 lecture Homework: CH17 pgs 540-553 CH 17: pgs.540-549,
DEC 4 F/R on fiscal/monetary policy Homework:, CH17 pgs 553-560 finish CH 17
DEC 6 Seminar or Debate on growing wealth inequality & CH18 lecture Homework: CH 18: pgs. first half, CH18 pgs 564-574
DEC 7 Current events #10 & debate on Education Policy Homework: CH 18: pgs.562-572, CH18 pgs 574-585
DEC10 CH19 lecture Homework: CH 19 first half, CH19 pgs 588-600
DEC 11 Debate Obamacare Homework: CH 19 to end, CH19 pgs 600-611
DEC 13 Debate Environmental policy Homework: CH 20 first half CH20 pgs 612-633
DEC 14 :Early Release Lecture CH 20 CH 20 to end
DEC 14-JAN 1 WINTER BREAK
JAN 2 Review unit 5 policy & assign classes Unit One
Constitutional Underpinnings (Chapters 1-3 Lineberry)
SEPT 4: Sign up for debate topics, Homework CH 1: PGS. 2-12 , pgs 2-13 ,
SEPT 5: Lecture Chapter 1 & De Touqueville quotes- Homework: CH 1: PGS. 13-23 Chapter 1:pgs 14-end (26)
SEPT 6: Practice Current Events, assign current events project & lecture Chapter 2 Homework: CH 2: PGS. 26-37 , Chaper 2 Pgs 32-48
SEPT 7: Current events #1 & read Upfront and election terms, Homework:Federalist papers # 10 & 51 complete Study Guide in green book 699, red book 740.
SEPT 10: If men were angels.. & lecture on chapter 2, Homework: CH 2: PGS. 38-end Chapter 2 pgs 48-end (65)
SEPT 11: ”One document under siege” One Document Under Seige, Time.com, June 23, 2011, http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079445,00.html seminar tomorrow on intent of founders Homework: Read constitution, prepare 3 discussion questions for seminar
Guest Speaker: Dr. Baker on federalism in schools
SEPT 13: US vs Lopez & Federalism, Homework: CH 3: PGS. 64-75, Chapter 3 pgs 68-81
SEPT 14: Current Events#2 &Lecture on Chapter 3 Homework: CH 3: PGS. 76-end , Chapter 3 pgs 81-95
SEPT 17”: Federalism case study: Education, same sex marriage, health care & mock debate??? Homework: wrap up CH 3 as needed, Review/Federalism
SEPT 18: Sign up for Debates & Gay Marriage Debate Homework: STUDY!
SEPT 20: M/C exam- 45 mins 2 FR questions -50 minutes Homework: start media Chapter 7 pgs 210-225
SEPT 21: Current events #3 & assign debate topics Homework: write 3 questions from media reading,
The following comes from Brooke Gladstone's new book, The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media, illustrated by Josh Neufeld. Exert from Slate Magazine
Unit Two
Political Parties, Nominations and Campaigns and Media (Chapters 7,8,9 Lineberry)
SEPT 24: Guest Speaker on Press in a Democracy, Ms. Smith (journalism teacher) Media seminar: write 3 questions from media reading,
The following comes from Brooke Gladstone's new book, The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media, illustrated by Josh Neufeld. Exert from Slate Magazine
tedtalk- Alisa & Miller “shares news about the news” Homework: CH 7: pgs. 206-218, 225-237
SEPT 25: Media movie/media lecture (Misrepresentation) Homework: CH 7: pgs. 219 231, Ch 7 as needed
SEPT 27: Debate: low voter turnout & tedtalk: David Bismark E-voting Homework: CH 8: pgs. 234-244, CH8 pgs 240-253
SEPT 28: Current events #4 & Chapter 8 lecture Homework: CH 8: pgs. 245-261, CH 8 pgs 254-265 Return exams and describe re-score options
OCT 1 Continue CH 7&8 lectures Homework: CH 9: pgs. 264-273, CH 9 pgs 268-278
OCT 2 Debate money in campaigns, Citizens United, Homework: CH 9: pgs. 273- 282, CH 9 pgs 277-292
OCT 4 CH 9 lecture & seminar on voter registration/ restrictions VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT Homework:, CH 9: pgs. 282-292,CH 9 292-293
OCT 5 Re-scores due today. Current events #5 Homework: Study for exam UNIT 2:
OCT 8 Unit 2 M/C exam- 45 mins Homework: Study for exam UNIT 2
OCT 9 F/R exam -50 mins (2 questions) Homework: CH 6 172-181, CH 6 pgs 176-188
Unit Three
Political Beliefs/Political Behaviors, Elections, and Interest Groups (Chapters 6,10,11 Lineberry)
OCT 11 Tedtalks: Nate Silver-does race affect politics? Census + re-apportionment Homework: CH 6 182-192, CH 6 pgs 189-198
OCT 12 Current events #6 & Seminar: Bowling Alone or other? Homework: CH 6: pgs. 192-203, CH6 pgs 199-208
OCT 15 Possible move for Ted on E-voting? Chapter 6 lecture, Homework CH 10: pgs. 294-305, CH 10 pgs 269-310
OCT 16 Lap tops! 4th period- www.270towin.com www.fivethirtyeight.com =
Open link to Webquest Electoral College document below and answer questions. Ok to complete with a partner. % for toss up states Homework:, CH 10: pgs. 306-317 CH 10 pgs 310-319
OCT 18 CH 10 lecture Homework: CH 11: pgs. 320-330, CH 11 pgs 322-334
OCT 19 Current events #7 & Homework: CH 11: pgs. 331-349 CH11 pgs 334-349
OCT 22 debate voter turnout Homework: review
OCT 23 M/C exam Homework: review
OCT 25 F/R exam w/4 options, 25 mins each, Homework: start CH12
OCT 26: NO SCHOOL for students, teacher work day