AP Government Schedule- Unit I
The Constitution, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Unit Goals:
Students will be able to analyze and explain the Constitutional Underpinning of the United States
Government including the considerations that influenced the design and adoption of the Constitution,
separation of powers, checks and balances, Federalism and theories of democratic government.
Students will be able to analyze and explain the development of civil liberties and civil rights by
judicial interpretation, know, understand and evaluate substantive rights and liberties, and be able to
explain the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the development of rights and liberties.
Tuesday
Sep.1st
Intro/Syllabus/Current Events
Wednesday
Sep.2nd
Politics, Government, etc.
Hardball Discussion
HW: Read and take notes on pp.17-30 in your text.
Thursday
Sep.3rd
Hand out Packets
Political Basics/Constitutional Convention
HW: John Locke, Excerpts from Second Treatise (in packet)
Read Fed 10 and 51 (Appendix A21-A29)
Friday
Sep.4th
Enlightened Underpinnings of the Constitution
HW: Read and take notes on pp.30-45 in your text.
Current Event #1 for Tuesday
Tuesday
Sep. 8th
Current Event Due
Principles of the Constitution
National vs. State Power
Wednesday
Sep. 9th
Modern Views of Constitutional Reform
Judge Judy/Singing with Supremes -Assigned
HW: Read Fed 78, Anti-Fed I
Thursday
Sep.10th
Read Articles on Liberty and Security in a Global Age
(Provided in class)
Friday
Sep. 11th
Liberty vs. Security in a Global Age- Phil. Chairs
HW: Prepare for Time Warp (Tuesday)
Fed 16, 17 (excerpts- packet)
Anti-Federalist #17 (Excerpt- Packet)
Tuesday
Sep 15th
Constitutional Time Warp
HW: Post Time Warp Writing
Read and take Notes on textbook pp 497-509
Wednesday
Sep. 16th
Current Event #2 Due (Odd Day- I know)
Rights Discussion- Crime, Due Process and Civil Liberties
Read and take notes on textbook pp 509-520
Prepare 1st Judge Judy/Singing with the Supremes
Thursday
Sep. 17th
Rights Discussion - Judge Judy/Singing with Supremes Due (1ST One)
HW: Read and take Notes on textbook pp. 523-539
Friday
Sep.18th
Constitution Day
Finish Judge Judy/Singing with Supremes Due (1ST One)
Begin Civil Rights Movement
HW: Read and take Notes on textbook pp. 539-550
School Desegregation – Plessy, Brown, Brown (in packet)
Prepare 2nd Court Case
HW: 3rd Current Event
Monday
Sep. 21st
3rd Current Event Due
Rights Discussion - Equality and Civil Rights
HW: Prepare 2nd Court Case (For Thursday)
Tuesday
Sep. 22nd
Judge Judy/Singing with Supremes Due (2nd One)
Hear Ye, Hear Ye Analysis (for Friday)
Finish Rights Debates
Thursday
Sep. 24th
Judge Judy/Singing with Supremes Due (2nd One)
Hear Ye, Hear Ye Analysis (for Tuesday)
Friday
Sep. 25th
Finish Rights Debates
Hear Ye, Hear Ye Analysis DUE
Review for Test (Don’t Get Used to it!)
Monday
Sep. 28th
Unit 1 Test (No Current Event)