AP Government & Politics Syllabus
Mr. Crandall
This yearlong, college-level course prepares students to take two AP exams: United States
Government and Comparative Government and Politics. The course is designed to teach students
to understand and be able to critically analyze important concepts in both U.S. and comparative
politics through the study of six core countries from AP Comparative Government (the United
Kingdom, Mexico, Nigeria, Iran, Russia, and China) and more in-depth study of American
government and politics. In addition, students will learn the skills necessary to perform well on
the AP tests. The first semester of this course will be devoted to the study of American
government and politics. The second semester will cover comparative politics.
As a college-level course, this class is rigorous and demanding. It requires that students put forth
their best effort on a daily basis, both in class and in reading and listening to the news outside of
class. Reading will be extensive and not all information will be discussed in class. Students
MUST keep up with assigned readings to do well in the course, as well as on the AP exams.
Students will also be tested on their understanding of readings and visually-presented
information (charts and graphs) at regular intervals in weekly quizzes.
The following is the syllabus for the first semester of the course, AP American Government &
Politics. The syllabus covering the second semester (AP Comparative Government & Politics)
will be very similar and will be distributed at the beginning of second semester in the spring.
The Exam
The date for both the AP US Government and Politics Exam and the Comparative Government
and Politics Exam is May 5. The AP US Government and Politics Exam is 2 hours and 25
minutes long. It includes a 45 minute multiple choice section consisting of 60 questions and a
100 minute free response section consisting of 4 questions. The unit tests will all resemble the
actual AP test, they will consist of both multiple choice questions and free response questions
similar to those on the AP exam. There will also be in-class and take-home free response essays
throughout the year in order to gain more practice in writing such essays. Approximately once
each week, class will begin with a 15-minute timed writing set in the free-response question
format. Some of these FRQs will be written on 3 x 5 inch index cards, in order to learn to write
clearly and concisely. Students will take a cumulative exam in class that will be similar in
format to the AP Exam, which will be given immediately prior to the AP Exam.
Text and Materials
1. Magleby, David B., et al. Government by the People, 22nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2008.
2. Assigned and used in class: articles from current newspapers, such as the New York Times and
the Washington Post; news magazine excerpts from Time, Newsweek, and the Economist; news
footage and documentaries; C-SPAN’s coverage of current events; ABC News Video Case
Studies (the DVDs included in the textbook); and numerous websites.
Homework
Students will have nightly homework assignments, primarily out of the textbook and from
selected articles from the aforementioned supplementary materials, such as newspapers and news
magazines. The students will also be required to read and analyze primary source materials,
such as The Federalist Papers.
Projects/Long-Term Assignments
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News Assignment – Because of the importance of keeping up with political news, you
will have a monthly assignment based on the news. You will turn in a summary of 3
political news stories. These stories can come from newspapers, journals, magazines, or
the Internet (as long as they are from reputable news agencies). For each story you will
write a 4-6 sentence (no more, no less) explanation of how the article ties into the
political landscape, which should include your thoughts/opinions on the topic. You will
also turn in the 3 articles with your summaries/opinions. As time allows, we will discuss
the articles and your opinions in class on the days that they are due.
Cartoon Analysis Assignment – Every three weeks you will turn in a political cartoon
that you will have analyzed in regards to current political topics and themes covered in
this class. As time allows, you may get the opportunity to share your political cartoon
with the class. More specific information will be provided in a separate handout.
Media Assignment – The goal of this assignment is to develop a critical awareness of
the news. You will examine how different types of media define what news is important
and how and to whom that news should be presented. More information will follow
when this project is assigned.
US Supreme Court Landmark Cases Project – The goal of this project is to allow each
student to do in depth research on a landmark Supreme Court case and write a legal brief
on that case. Then each student will present their case to the class in order to provide all
students with a background in each important Supreme Court case that could appear on
the AP test.
o Use: http://www.oyez.org/
Have students use following website to research voting patterns of Congressmen:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/?nid=roll_housesenvote
Campaign Finance Research Project:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/courses/teachers_corner/155150.html
Blog: www.bgapgov.blogspot.com
Expectations
Homework/Class work:
All homework must be handed in ON THE DESIGNATED DUE DATE. Turning in
assignments after the official submission date will result in a ZERO. I do not accept ANY late
homework assignments. Furthermore, I collect homework at the beginning of class. If your
homework is not turned in when collected, I will not accept it for points. If an assignment is
collected on a day that you are absent, it is to be handed in at the start of the first day that you
return to class. Failure to do so will result in a zero for that assignment.
All students are expected to complete essays or projects on time. These assignments will
be reduced one letter grade for each day late, since they are worth more points and are more
significant parts of your overall grade.
Working together on class work will sometimes be allowed but each student is
responsible for doing his or her own work and copying will not be tolerated. Both parties
involved in copying or cheating will be penalized with ZEROS on the assignment or quiz or test.
Binder/Notebook/Folder:
All students should have some sort of organization system that will help to keep all
materials for the class together. I recommend getting a three-ring binder in which you keep all of
your notes, homework, projects, and class materials. This way when you go to study or write a
response to an essay, all of the necessary materials will be in one central location. Your
binder/notebook should be for AP Government & Politics only!!!
Habits of Work:
Each semester every student will be given a Habits of Work grade. There are six areas
that make up a students’ Habits of Work grade. They include the following: Active Listening,
Attendance, Respectful Attitude/Behavior, Preparation for Class and Use of Materials,
Contributions to Class, On Task During Independent Work Time. Each student will be evaluated
throughout the semester. This includes having your book and other materials with you every
day. Points will be deducted from your Habits of Work grade each time you violate one of the
Course Expectations (see below).
Tardiness:
Tardiness is unacceptable. Tardiness constitutes arriving after the bell rings.
Furthermore, you must be IN YOUR SEAT WHEN THE BELL RINGS or you will be tardy.
For each tardy you will lose 5 points from your Habits of Work grade. If it becomes a tendency
you may receive a detention.
Excused Absence:
The work may be made up for full credit for all excused absences. For every day that
you are absent you will have one day to complete and submit the assignment. You are
responsible for getting the work you missed—you must come to me and ask me what you
missed. Further explanations of missed work or any other information missed due to an absence
must be taken care of outside of class or at the end of class if there is time. You will be expected
to take any missed quiz or test during a study period in your schedule or before or after school.
Unexcused Absence:
Each unexcused absence will result in 15 points off of your Habits of Work grade. If you
attain more than 3 unexcused absences I will recommend to your counselor/dean that you be
dropped from the class. Unexcused absences will result in TOTAL LOSS OF POINTS for
work missed on that day (including TEST). NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is entirely unacceptable and I will strictly follow the school’s policy
concerning plagiarism.
Units
The year will be broken into US Government and Politics first semester and Comparative
Government and Politics second semester. The units for first semester have been broken down
into six general topics, which we will deal with in relationship to how much of each topic may
appear on the actual AP exam. The College Board supplies percentages for each topic, which
coincide with the actual amount of information that will be on the exam. The time spent on each
topic may be greater or less than stated, depending on how the course flows from week to week.
The units for second semester will be distributed at the beginning of the second semester.
FIRST SEMESTER: US Government & Politics
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of Democracy in the United States
5-15% of AP test
A. Considerations influencing the adoption of the Constitution
B. Separation of powers
C. Federalism
D. Theories of democratic government
Text: Chapter 1 – Constitutional Democracy
Chapter 2 – The Living Constitution
Chapter 3 – American Federalism
II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors and Mass Media
10-20% of AP test
A. Beliefs citizens hold about government and leaders
B. Processes by which citizens learn about politics
C. The nature, sources and consequences of public opinions
D. The ways in which citizens participate in political life
E. Factors that influence citizens to differ politically
F. The changing role of the American media
Text: Chapter 4 – Political Culture and Ideology
Chapter 5 – The American Political Landscape
Chapter 8 – Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
Chapter 10 – The Media and American Politics
III. Political Parties and Interest Groups
10-20% of AP test
A. Political parties and elections
B. Interest groups and PACs
C. Electoral laws and systems
Text: Chapter 6 – Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
Chapter 7 – Political Parties: Essential to Democracy
Chapter 9 – Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action
IV. The President, Congress, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy
35-45% of AP test
A. Formal and informal institutional arrangements of powers
B. Relationships between the four institutions
C. Links between these institutions and parties, interest groups, media, and the public
D. Policy making processes
Text: Chapter 11 – Congress: The People’s Branch
Chapter 12 – The Presidency: The Leadership Branch
Chapter 13 – The Federal Bureaucracy: Executing the Laws
Chapter 14 – The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch
V. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
5-15% of AP test
A. The development of civil liberties and civil rights by judicial interpretation
B. Knowledge of substantive rights and liberties
C. The impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights
and liberties
Text: Chapter 15 – First Amendment Freedoms
Chapter 16 – Rights to Life, Liberty, and Prosperity
Chapter 17 – Equal Rights Under the Law
VI. Formation of Public Policy
5-15% of AP test
A. Policymaking in a federal system
B. The formation of policy agendas
C. The role of institutions in the enactment of policy
D. The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and
interpretation
E. Linkages between policy processes and the following:
1. Political institutions and federalism
2. Political parties
3. Interest groups
4. Public opinion
5. Elections
6. Policy networks
Text: Chapter 18 – Making Economic and Regulatory Policy
Chapter 19 – Making Social Policy
Chapter 20 – Making Foreign and Defense Policy
Daily Schedule for Semester 1:
Unit 1: Constitutional Underpinnings
Day
Subject
1
2
Intro. to AP United States
Govt.
Intro. to AP United States
Govt.
3
Democracy in the US:
Constitutional Underpinnings
4
The Living Constitution
5
The Living Constitution
6
The Living Constitution
7
Origins of American
Specific Topic
-Class Expectations
-Syllabus
-AP Govt. Pre-Test (How Politically
Savvy are You?)
-Discuss New Jersey v. T.L.O.
-Who Governs?
-To What Ends?
-Theories of American Democracy:
pluralist, elite, hyperpluralist (read
handout about each theory)
-Begin: Origins of Amer. Republic
Chapter 1 Reading Quiz
-Finish: Origins of Amer. Republic
-Principles of the Constitution: Articles
I, II (Sep. of Powers, Checks/Balances)
-Continue Principles of the
Constitution: III, IV (Limited Govt.,
Judicial Review)
-Continue Principles of the
Constitution: V, VI (Informal/Formal
Changes to the Constitution)
-Bill of Rights
-Discuss Federalist #51
Chapter 2 Reading Quiz
Homework (due the
following day unless
otherwise stated)
Read Chapter 1 (pgs.
2-15)
-Read Chapter 1 (1523)
-Federalists vs. AntiFederalists Paper
-Read Chapter 2 (2637)
-Read US
Constitution (pg. 4757) and answer
questions – Due
DAY 8
Read Federalist #51
and answer
questions
Read Chapter 2 (3745)
Read Chapter 3 (58-
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Federalism
American Federalism / AP
Free Response Techniques
-Discuss US Constitution questions
-Structure of American Federalism
-Defining Federalism
-Why Federalism?
-AP Free Response teaching
9
American Federalism
10
Federalism and Federal
Grants
11
Finish Federalism
12
Unit 1 Exam
-State’s Rights vs. Nationalism List of
Mandates
-Role of Federal Courts
-Advantages/Disadvantages of
Federalism
-Constitutional Structures
-Federal Mandates
Chapter 3 Reading Quiz
-Politics of Federalism
-Watch ABC News clip about
Federalism
Unit 1 Free Response due
-Politics of American Federalism
-Discuss McCulloch v. Maryland
Multiple Choice Test (Chap. 1, 2, 3)
72)
-Read Chapter 3 (7380)
-Unit 1 Free
Response (take
home) due day 11
Read Chapter 3 (8085)
Read McCulloch v.
Maryland & outline
Study for multiple
choice test
Read Chapter 4 (88109)
Unit 2: Political Beliefs/Political Behaviors/Mass Media
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Political Culture
14
American Political
Landscape
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American Political
Landscape
Chapter 4 Reading Quiz
-Watch ABCNEWS God and Country
-Political Culture & System
-Political & Economic Changes
-Ideology and the American People
-Discuss Political Spectrum
-Political Ideology Quiz on Make it
Real
-Mistrust of Government
-Land of Diversity
-Sectional Differences
-Where We Live
Chapter 5 Reading Quiz
-Who We Are
-Race and Ethnicity
-Gender
-Family Structure
-Religion
-Occupation, Age, Education
-Unity in a Land of Diversity
-Watch Faultlines: The Search for
Read Chapter 5
(112-121)
Read Chapter 5
(121-140)
Read Chapter 8
(210-221)
Political and Religious Links—USA
- Faith at the Ballot Box chart
-Jerry Falwell obituary from Newsweek
-What is Public Opinion?
-Political Socialization
-The Impacts of Public Opinion
- Opinion on Global Warming chart
-www.pollingreport.com (compilation
of scientific polls)
-www.gallup.com
-Public Opinion & Policy
-Political Participation
-Chart: Voter Turnout (discuss)
-Chart: Which Quality Mattered?
-Show map of voter turnout for 2004
election
Chapter 8 Reading Quiz
-Discuss Engaging Youth…
-Effects on Voter Behavior
-Voting Choices
- Faith at the Ballot Box chart
-Influence of the Media on Politics
-Changing Role of News Media
-Media Competitiveness
-Read “The New Digital Divide”
-Who Owns the Media charts
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Public Opinion
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Public Opinion / Voter
Turnout
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Voter Behavior
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Media
20
Media
Chapter 10 Reading Quiz
-Media Influences (Public Opinion, its
role & limits)
-Media Bias?
-Watch Free Speech for Sale (57 min.)
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Media
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Unit 2 Exam (mult. choice)
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24
Unit 2 Exam (FRQ)
Unit 2 Exam (FRQ)
-Continue film
-Discuss Spin Cycle
-Government & the news
-Media and Elections
-Media’s Impact
-Watch ABC News Q & A and answer
questions
Multiple Choice Test (Chap. 4, 5, 8,
10)
Elite Eight Free Response Activity
Elite Eight Free Response Activity
Read Chapter 8
(221-240)
Read Engaging
Youth: Combating
the Apathy of Young
Americans Toward
Politics & answer
questions
Read Chapter 10
(280-291)
-Read Chapter 10
(291-304)
-Who’s Got the
Bias? assignment
-Media Assignment
due in 5 weeks
-Read Spin Cycle:
How the White
House and the
Media Manipulate
the News & outline
- Watch ABC News
America in Black &
White
Study for Unit 2
Exam
Read Chapter 6
(continued)
(142-154)
Unit 3: Political Parties and Interest Groups
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Interest Groups: Reasons for
Growth
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Interest Groups
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Interest Groups (Current
Events Application)
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Interest Groups (Current
Events Application)
-What are interest groups?
-Types of interest groups
-Watch ABC News God and Country
and answer questions
-Tactics of Interests Groups
-Characteristics and Power of Interest
Groups
-The Influence of Lobbyists
-Have students use the following to
research the development and
importance of lobbyists:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/citizenk-street/
-Watch Moyers on America: Capitol
Crimes (120 min.), begin with Context
-Use website that accompanies movieread Abramoff emails
-PACs
-Paying for the Party Chart
-Public Opinion + American Political
System Chart
- Who’s Paying for the Parties Chart
-Watch Moyers on America: Capitol
Crimes
-Impact of interest groups
-Where’s all that money come from?-Campaign Finance Activity (computer lab)
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Finish Interest Groups
Begin Political Parties
Chapter 6 Reading Quiz
-Discuss “Showdown at Gucci…”
-Functions of political parties
-The rise of political parties
-Watch Faultlines: The Search for
Political and Religious Links (USA)
(34 min.)
-Read “Lobbying Reform- Mostly
Cosmetic”
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Political Parties
-Discuss Nader articles
-What do political parties do?
-Brief History of Parties
-Divided government
-V.O. Key – Theory of Critical
Read Chapter 6
(154-162)
Read Chapter 6
(162-174)
Read Federalist #10
and answer
questions
Read “Showdown at
Gucci Gulch:
Lawmakers,
Lobbyists, and the
Unlikely Triumph of
Tax Reform”
Read Chapter 7
(176-190)
-Read New York
Times article “Nader
is Left with Fewer
Votes…” and
National Journal
“The Nader
Calculation”
Read Chapter 7
(190-207)
-Major Issues in
Recent Presidential
Campaigns chart
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Political Parties
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Campaigns & Elections
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Campaigns & Elections
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Campaign Finance
Census activity in Computer
Lab
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Campaign Reform
Elections PP
-Chart: Party Alignment Since 1932
-Chart of Party Platforms, 2000
-An Interview with Jesse Ventura
article
-Watch clip of Mike Gravel
Chapter 7 Reading Quiz
-American political parties today
-Financing the parties
-Discuss: Are political parties dying?
-Elections and Rules of the Game
-Running for Congress
-The Redistricting Game:
http://www.redistrictinggame.com/
-Running for President
-Show 2000 Electoral College map
-Watch Primaries: Defining the Battle
in New Hampshire (23 min.)
-(optional) Watch The War Room (97
min.)
-(optional) Watch Making the
Message: The Fight for the Presidency
(88 min.)
-Read “Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll
by a Sizable Margin”
Chapter 9 Reading Quiz
-Participating in a Caucus activity
-Major differences between
Congressional & Presidential elections
-Show: http://www.270towin.com/
-Money in elections
-Campaign Finance Reform
-Read “Campaign Financing: The
Federal Election Campaign Act” and
answer questions
-Which State is the Most American?
activity (Computer Lab)
-Current Primary Calendars:
http://politics.nytimes.com/electionguide/2008/calendars/
republicanprimaries/index.html
-Discussion: How can we reform the
US electoral system?
Read Chapter 9
(242-254)
Read Chapter 9
(254-263)
Read Chapter 9
(263-277)
-Read “States Seek
Change in
Presidential Election
Process” and answer
questions
-Read “South
Carolina Strikes
Again” and “Deck
the Halls with
Politico’s Folly”
Study for Unit 3
Multiple Choice
Test
2008 Election
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37
10/18 - Unit 3 Exam (mult.
choice)
(AP Institute – substitute)
Unit 3 Exam (FRQ)
-Campaign Finance Activity: Show
Me the Money!
-Watch ABC News Air Wars and
answer questions
-Read “Lobbying Reform- Mostly
Cosmetic”
Campaign Gaffes (screwups) –
http://www.time.com/time/specials/
2007/0,28757,1643290,00.html
Multiple Choice Test (Chap. 6, 7, 9)
Free Response Questions
Study for Unit 3
Free Response Test
Read Chapter 11
(308-314)
Unit 4: The President, Congress, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy (Institutions)
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Congress
-Congressional Elections
-The 2006 Election
- Great lesson ideas:
http://www.congresslink.org/index.htm
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Congress
-Structure of Congress
-Powers of Congress
-Leadership in Congress
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Congress
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Congress
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Congress
-The job of the legislator
-Have students use Washington Post
website to research voting patterns of
Congressmen
-Discuss Home Style
-Watch A Day in the Life of a
Representative (28 min.)
-Watch A Day in the Life of a Senator
(29 min.)
-Webquest: How Influential is Your
Member of Congress?
Chapter 11 Reading Quiz
-How a Bill Becomes a Law
-Committee System
-Show chart of How a bill becomes a
law
-Watch And That’s How a Bill
Becomes a Law (23 min.)
-Read Chapter 11
(314-328)
-Read The Great
Election Grab (in
binder)
-Read Chapter 11
(328-336)
-Read Shock and
Awe in the Senate
(about the filibuster,
in binder)
-Read Home Style:
House Members in
Their Districts
-Read Washington
by Meg Greenfield
-Read The Enforcer
(in binder)
Read Chapter 11
(336-341)
-Read Chapter 12
(344-357)
-Watch ABC News
Price of Victory and
answer questions
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Presidency
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Presidency
45
Presidency
46
Presidency
47
Presidency
48
Presidency
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Unit 4 Exam #1
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Judiciary
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Judiciary
52
Judiciary
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Judiciary: Interpreting the
law
-National Budget Simulation:
http://www.budgetsim.org/nbs/
-Structure & Powers of Presidency
-Controversies in Presidential Power
(The War Power)
-War Powers Resolution of 1973
activity/reading
-Chart: Presidential Approval
-Evolution of the Presidency
-Managing the Presidency
-Watch The White House at War (51
min.)
-(optional) Watch The War Room (97
min.)
-The Cabinet
-The President’s Job
Chapter 12 Reading Quiz
-Congress vs. President
-Judging Presidents
-Show Chart of Past Presidential
Rankings
-Discuss The Presidential Difference
-Discussion: What qualities make a
good president?
Congress/Presidency Multiple
Choice Test (30 questions) & Free
Response
-Judicial Terminology
-Scope of Judicial Power
-Federal Judicial System
-Types of Federal Courts
-Politics of Appointing Judges
-Limits on Judicial Action
Chapter 14 Reading Quiz
-The Supreme Court
-Judicial Power in Democracy
-Compare A Matter of Interpretation:
Federal Courts and the Law by
Antonin Scalia and Active Liberty:
Read Chapter 12
(357-365)
Read Chapter 12
(365-375)
Read Scenes from a
Marriage by
Marjorie Williams
Read Executive
Power on Steroids
and The Waning of
the Imperial
Presidency (in
binder)
Read Imperial
Presidency
Read The
Presidential
Difference
Read Chapter 14
(406-413)
Read Chapter 14
(414-423)
Read Chapter 14
(423-433)
Begin US Supreme
Court Landmark
Cases Project
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Supreme Court Cases
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Supreme Court Cases
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57
Supreme Court Cases
Judiciary Free Response
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Bureaucracy
59
Bureaucracy
60
Bureaucracy
61
Bureaucracy
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Unit 4 exam (mult. choice)
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Unit 4 exam (FRQ)
Interpreting Our Democratic
Constitution by Stephen Breyer
US Supreme Court Landmark Cases
Project
US Supreme Court Landmark Cases
Project
-Present cases to the class
Judiciary Free Response
-Discuss cases
-Understanding the Federal
Administrative System
-What is it? / Who are they?
-Chart of Homeland Security
-Growth of the Bureaucracy
-Public Perception of Bureaucracy
-Working for Government
Chapter 13 Reading Quiz
-The Job of the Federal Administrative
System
-Making Bureaucracy Accountable
-Controlling the Bureaucracy
-Discuss Government by Proxy: A
Faithful Overview
-Discussion: Is the federal bureaucracy
beneficial to American democracy?
Multiple Choice Test (Chap. 11, 12,
13, 14)
Free Response (Institutions)
Project due
tomorrow
Read Chapter 13
(378-389)
Read Chapter 13
(389-395)
Read US Food
Safety System: A
Good Excuse for a
Bellyache
Read Chapter 13
(395-403)
Read Government by
Proxy: A Faithful
Overview
Study for multiple
choice test
Study for free
response test
Read Chapter 17
(486-497)
Unit 5: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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Civil Rights
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Civil Rights
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Civil Rights
-Struggle for Equal Rights
-Show table: Major Civil Rights
Laws
-Show table: Changing Face of
American Politics, Racial and Ethnic
Identification
-Equal Protection under the law
-Barriers to voting
-Voting rights
-Education rights
Chapter 17 Reading Quiz
-Rights of Association,
Read Chapter 17
(498-505)
Read Chapter 17
(505-511)
Read Supreme Court
Case Grutter v.
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Civil Rights
68
First Amendment Freedoms
69
First Amendment Freedoms
70
First Amendment Freedoms
71
Rights to Life, Liberty, and
Property
72
Rights to Life, Liberty, and
Property
73
Civil Liberties
74
Unit 5 Exam (FRQ)
Accommodations, Jobs, and Homes
-Affirmative Action
-Equal Rights Today
-Discuss Grutter v. Bollinger
-Discussion: Is Affirmative Action
democratic?
-Rights in the Constitution
-Bill of Rights and the States
-1st Amendment: Freedom of Religion
-Freedom of Speech & Press
-Nonprotected and Protected Speech
-Discussion: Should there be any
restrictions on freedom of speech?
Chapter 15 Reading Quiz
-Other Media & Communications
-Freedom of Assembly
-Citizenship Rights
-Property Rights
-Due Process Rights
-Privacy Rights
Chapter 16 Reading Quiz
-Rights of the accused
-Watch Gideon v. Wainwright
-Discussion: How just is our system of
justice?
-Discuss Patriot Act articles
-Discussion: Should the US
government ever suspend the
Constitutional rights of Americans?
Unit 5 Group Free Response
Questions
Bollinger (2003)
Read Chapter 15
(438-447)
Write 1 page
reflection paper on
Affirmative Action
Read Chapter 15
(447-456)
Read Chapter 15
(456-460)
Read Chapter 16
(462-473)
Read Chapter 16
(474-484)
Read Patriot Act
articles & answer
questions
1 page reflection on
the Patriot Act
Read Chapter 18
(516-532)
Unit 6: Formation of Public Policy
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Economic Policy
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Economic Policy
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Social Policy
-Making Public Policy
-Economic Policy
-Fiscal Policy
-Monetary Policy
Chapter 18 Reading Quiz
-Promoting the Economy
-Regulation
-Role of the Government
-Deregulation
-Expansion of Social Policies
Read Chapter 18
(532-545)
Read Chapter 19
(548-563)
Read Chapter 19
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Social Policy
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Foreign/Defense Policy
80
Foreign/Defense Policy
81
Unit 5 & 6 Exam (multiple
choice)
Unit 6 Exam (FRQ)
82
Reviews and Final Exam
82-84 Review for Final Exam
85
Final Exam: 60 Multiple
Choice, 3 Free Response
Questions
-Role of Government in Social Policy
-Types of Social Policy
PP from BELOIT WORKSHOP
Chapter 19 Reading Quiz
-Social Policy challenges for the future
-Health Care
-Education
-Crime Control
-Understanding Foreign and Defense
Policy
-Vital Interests in the 21st Century
-The Foreign and Defense Policy
Administrative System
Chapter 20 Reading Quiz
-Participants in Foreign and Defense
Policy
-Foreign and Defense Policy Options
-Special Problems in Defense Policy
-Prospects for the Future
Multiple Choice Test (Chap. 15, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20)
Free Response (Public Policy)
(563-573)
Read Chapter 20
(576-594)
Read Chapter 20
(594-607)
Study for multiple
choice test
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Response