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"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - John Lewis
"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - John Lewis
Welcome to what is probably the most useful AP course you'll ever take! How do I know this? Well, APGoPo provides an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. This course involves both the study of general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific case studies. It also will give you familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. political reality.
If you like psychology, you'll love this class too! Those are fancy words for....EVERYTHING in your life deals with government, and your participation in this system through various methods will affect every aspect of your daily life. And best thing is this course will count as a replacement for Civic Literacy!!
Full AP Government and Politics Course
Full AP Government and Politics Course
If you really want to put yourself to sleep at night, take some time to read what this course is all about from the AP College Board Official Course Exam and Description, click here for the full document.
ABOVE: Learning more about government & politics means you'll get jokes like this!
Still think politics doesn't affect you? Watch this!
AP Exam Details
AP Exam: Wants some quick video reviews? Check out these multiple choice questions, and essay writing tutorials, click here. For a full list of all review videos by Unit Topics AND for all other tutorials, visit the Class Lodestone Folder in your Canvas Course. For a quick look at the style of multiple choice questions (answer key on last page), click here.
End of Course Final Exam: Also required in this course is a Civic Engagement Project, which will also count as your Final Exam grade (20% of your course grade. To learn more about this the project, click here and read all the deets!
For all the review games, (thanks, John Milner!), check out these games.
Required Foundational Documents
Throughout the course, we will learn 9 required documents, with ideas and concepts that will turn up on the AP Exam in both essays and multiple choice questions. For a quick video tutorial of the 9 required foundational documents, click here. Your AMSCO book will have the full documents and you will frequently have assignments that analyze these docs. Wanna review? Try out the matching review on Part 1 and Part 2
Required SCOTUS Cases
For a quick tutorial of the 14 required SCOTUS cases, click here. These will turn up in multiple choice questions AND in one of the FRQ essays, the SCOTUS Comparison. We will learn these throughout the course, by topic. Click for SCOTUS Case Matching Review Game!
Laura Thrower: Social Studies Teacher Google Voice/Text: 919.371.8011
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