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17th ed. Pearson Longman. New York. 2008. [CR8] Wood, Ethel, Princeton High School, Princeton, New Jersey, et al. Multiple Choice Questions in Preparation for the AP United States Government and Politics. 6th ed. D & S Marketing Systems.Brooklyn, New York. 2004.
These texts will be supplemented with handouts, newspaper and magazine articles, and primary sources throughout the semester.
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Course Calendar
Week 1 Constitutional Underpinnings [CR1]
CR1-The course provides instruction in the constitutional underpinnings of the U.S. government
Political Theories Montesquieu, Locke Democratic principles limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review James Madison: Danger of Factions
Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 1, Section 1; Chapter 2 Sections 1,4; Chapter 3,Section 1. Woll, Chapter 1: Second Treatise on Civil
CR8-The course includes supplemental readings, including primary source materials (such as The Federalist Papers) and contemporary news analyses.
Government,Framing the Constitution US Constitution: Articles 1-3 Federalist #51 [CR8] Vocabulary Quiz
CR7-The course provides students with practice in analyzing and interpreting data and other information relevant to U.S. government and politics.
Week 2-3 Federalism: Federalism and Politics Relations Among the States National and State Powers
CR9-The course requires students to answer analytical and interpretive free-response questions on a frequent basis.
Commerce Clause Elastic Clause Supremacy Clause Federal Grants and Mandates
Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 4. Woll, Chapter 2: The Merits of the Federal System, McCulloch v. Maryland McCulloch v. Maryland [CR8] Federal Grants/Aid Chart [CR7] Unit Exam/Free Response [CR9]
Formation of Political Beliefs Political Culture Political Participation Voter Turnout Voter Behavior Senatorial Elections 2010 (Project)
Present results from Public Opinion Polls (Group Project) [CR2] Vocabulary Quiz Week 5 Political Parties/Interest Groups/Media [CR3] Impact of Interest Groups Types of Interest Groups
CR3-The course provides instruction in political parties, interest groups, and mass media.
Trace Rise, Decline, Impact and Function of Political Parties Party Platforms PACs Medias Affect on Opinion Senatorial Elections 2010 (Project)
Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 18, Chapter 19 Woll, Chpater 5 The Governmental Process, Interest Groups and the American Political System Project Presentation Unit Exam-Free Response; Current Event Analysis
CR9-The course requires students to answer analytical and interpretive free-response questions on a frequent basis
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CR8-The course includes supplemental readings, including primary source materials (such as The Federalist Papers) and contemporary news analyses
Overview of Congress Influences/Interest Groups Process of Legislation Congressional Committees Current Legislation Analysis
Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 5-8 Woll, Chapter 7: Congress and the Quest for Power. Vocabulary Quiz Representative Investigation (Essay) Week 7 Institutions Presidency [CR4]
CR9-The course requires students to answer analytical and interpretive free-response questions on a frequent basis
Overview of Presidency Presidential Powers Formal/Informal Leadership Bush v. Obama Executive Privilege
Due this Week: Remy, Chapters 8-9 Woll, Chapter 6: Federalist 10, Presidential Powers in Times of Emergency Vocabulary Quiz Free Response [CR9] Week 8 Institutions Judiciary [CR4]
CR8-The course includes supplemental readings, including primary source materials (such as The Federalist Papers) and contemporary news analyses
Overview of Federal Judicial Branch Landmark Cases Judicial Review Judicial Activism/Judicial Restraint
Due this Week: Remy, Chapters 11-12 Woll, Chapter 9: Federalist 78, Judicial Self-Restraint, Marbury v Madison [CR7} Vocabulary Quiz Free-Response [CR9]
Woll, Chapter 7: Constitutional Democracy and Comparative Chart Analysis [CR7] Unit Exam-Free Response Week 10 Public Policy [CR5] Overview of Public Policy Taxing and Spending Environmental Policy Health and Education
Bureaucratic Power
Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 22 Comparative Chart: Federal Deficit [CR7] Summary Tables: Budget of US Government, 2010 [CR7] Vocabulary Quiz
Week 12
Public Policy [CR5] Managing the Economy Environmental Policy Health Care and Education Foreign Policy
Due this Week Remy, Chapter 22 Political Parties/Public Policy Notebook [CR5] Unit Exam Free Response
Week 13
CR6-The course provides instruction in civil rights and civil liberties.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights [CR6] Freedoms of Press Freedom of Religion Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Speech Due this Week: Remy, Chapter 13, 14 Woll, Chapter 3: The Need to Maintain a Free Marketplace of Ideas Vocabulary Quiz Week 14 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights [CR6]
CR9-The course requires students to answer analytical and interpretive free-response questions on a frequent basis
Struggle for Equal Rights Equal Protection Under the Law Due Process Right to Privacy Rights of the Accused
Due this Week Woll, Chapter 3: Gideon v. Wainright, Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education I and II, Roe v. Wade Wood, Unit 1 Multiple Choice/Free Response Unit Exam All Free Response
Week 15 AP & Final Exam Preparation Due this Week: Wood, Unit 2-6 Multiple Choice/Free Response Week 16 Take Semester Final and AP Exam