Course Overview:
The purpose of this class is to prepare students for the AP US Government and Politics Exam. The class lasts 6 weeks and will be divided into 4 units and a practice exam. Use the Calendar included here to note important dates. Click on the Unit pages for study material pertaining to each unit. The chapters listed her correspond to the Barron's AP US Government and PolticsTest Prep book, 7th edition.
Unit Descriptions:
Unit 1: Modern Political Theory and Constitutional Foundations (Chapters 1-4)
Unit 2: Formal Institutions of Government (Chapters 7-10)
Unit 3: Development and Philosophies of Political Parties (Chapters 11-14)
Unit 4: Civil Liberties and Public Policy (Chapters 5,6,15)
Unit 5: Practice AP exam and essays
Using this website:
You can navigate to unit sub-pages from this main page or by clicking the triangle next to the page name on the navigation bar on the left. Each sub-page provides information relevant to the unit with links to curricular material and other extras. In addition to this, the course page provides a course-specific calendar and other important links. Helpful links:
Course Sub-pages:
Unit 1: Modern Political Theory/ Constitutional Foundations
Unit 2: Formal Institutions of Government
Unit 3: Development and Philosophies of Political Parties
Course Calendar:
The Course Calendar shows the school calendar, dates units should be finished by, and assignment due dates. If you have an account with Gmail, I can share this calendar for you and you can be notified via email and alarms about important due dates. Please contact me if this is something you want to do.
Contact:
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