Dr. East & Mrs. Fritz’ AP Government, 2nd Qtr. Plan 2014 – 2015
Theme: Institutions Involved in the Creation and Implementation of
Public Policies
Description:
Material covered in this quarter corresponds to several College Board AP Gov.
curricula units. Initial lessons come from the unit on Constitutional
Underpinnings (especially with regard to issues of Federalism and Courts). We
then cover material related to the unit on Institutions of Government (including
the operations of the Executive Branch and the federal bureaucracy,
congressional organization and legislative processes, and federal budgetary
processes). The quarter ends with several lessons corresponding to the unit on
Public Policy (we specifically examine issues and government agencies involved
in domestic, economic, and foreign policy formation).
Skills practiced in this quarter include: 1) reading and writing skills, especially
with regard to the interpretation and creation of responses to FRQs (Free
response essay questions); 2) skills for interpreting tables, graphs, charts, and
figures (specifically with regard to understanding federal revenue generation and
expenditures), 3) college-level organizational skills, and 4) skills for quickly and
accurately responding to AP-level multiple-choice questions.
Essential Questions:
1) What is a federalist system of government and how is power distributed
between the state and federal government?
2) How has our judicial system supported and interpreted federalist ideals over
time?
3) Who are our government leaders across the three branches and what are their
primary duties?
4) What are the main steps in policy-making processes and how do the three
branches of our government, citizens, and special interest groups interact to
create laws and government programs?
5) What are the powers, duties and agencies of the executive branch of
government?
6) What is the President’s Cabinet?
7) How does the Executive Bureaucracy affect our lives?
8) What does Congress do and how is it organized?
9) How do representatives make decisions and create bills that become law?
10) What are some of the most historically important acts of Congress?
11) How does the Federal Gov. collect revenues and prepare budgets?
12) What are some common issues related to our federal economic Policies?
13) What are some important examples of our federal domestic Policies?
14) Do we like the way government spends our money? Could there be better
ways to spend our money for the public good?
15) What are some of America’s most important foreign policy decisions with
regard to trade and military intervention?
Lesson Topics (Calendar Dates on Attached Sheet)
1
Elections News, Federalism & the Courts
2
The Public Policy Process & the Institutions of Government
3
The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy
4
The Formal Powers of the President
5
The Informal Powers of the President & Checks of Presidential Power
6
The Cabinet and Growth of the Bureaucracy: Examine a Department
7
Executive Power and Court Decisions (Homework Prior to and Over
Thanksgiving)
8
Bicameral Congress: Organization and Work of Congressmen
9
How Congress makes decisions and crafts legislation
10 Congress: Understanding Selected Important Acts
11 The Federal Budget and Economic Policies
12 Examples of Domestic Policies
13 Budget Sectors and Budget Simulations (Computer Lab Work)
14 Foreign Policies for Trade and Military Assistance/Intervention (Last Bit of
New stuff before Christmas)
15 Exam Review (immediately after Christmas)
16 Catch up Study Hall
17 Quarter Exam
Terms, phrases, and people you need to know:
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Supremacy clause
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block grant
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budget appropriations
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mandates
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revenue creation (taxes)
10. individual mandate
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dual federalism (layer cake)
11. Unfunded mandates Reform
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cooperative federalism (marble
Act
cake)
12. No Child Left Behind Act
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categorical grant
13. devolution revolution
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16th amendment
14. Marbury V. Madison (1803)
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judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Wickard v. Filburn
Gonzales v. Raich (2005)
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
Speaker of the House (Know
job duties and Name)
Senate Majority Leader (Know
job duties and Name)
Senate Minority Leader (Know
job duties and Name)
House Majority Leader (Know
job duties and Name)
House Minority Leader (Know
job duties and Name)
President Pro Tempre of the
Senate (Know job duties and
Name)
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(Know job duties and Name)
Secretary of State (Know job
duties and Name)
Secretary of Defense (Know job
duties and Name)
Secretary of Health and
Human Services (Know job
duties and Name)
Secretary of Labor (Know job
duties and name)
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Vice President (Know job
duties and Name)
Know name of both Virginia
Senators
Know name of 8th District
Congressional Representative
Legislative Branch Duties
Executive Branch Duties
Judicial Branch Duties
Policy Agenda Setting
special interest group
iron triangle
Public Good
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Policy Formulation
Policy Adoption
Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation
Policy Fragmentation
Budgeting
Domestic Policy
Foreign Policy
Laissez-faire economics
Keynesian Economics
Executive Office of the
President (EOP)
White House Office (WHO)
Oath of Office
Chief Executive Role
Pardons/Amnesty
Chief Diplomat/Chief of State
Veto
Pocket Veto
Bureaucracy
Executive Order
Executive Agreement
Executive Privilege
20th Amendment
22nd Amendment
25th Amendment
Electoral College
Impeach
Media Watchdog
Power of the Purse
State Department
Patronage and spoils system
Pendleton Act
Civil Service System
Merit system
Independent Regulatory
Commissions
Appointees
New Deal
Government Corporations
Federal Employees Political
Act
Chain of Command/Hierarchy
Administrative Discretion
Regulations
Cabinet/Executive Department
Agency Accountability
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Congressional committee
Committee Chair
Standing committee
Joint committee
Conference committee
Select committee
House Committee on Rules
Bill
Pork
Earmarks
Logrolling
Trustee style of decision
making
Delegate style of decision
making
Politico style of decision
making
Lobbyist
Legislation
Appropriations committee
Sunshine laws
Non-partisan
Partisan
Divided Government
Government Accountability
Office
Markup
Hold
Filibuster
Cloture
Oversight
Congressional Review
Senatorial Courtesy
Discharge Petition
Inflation
Recession
Deregulation
Federal Reserve System
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
Protectionism in Trade
Office of Management and
Budget (OMB)
Appropriations Committees
House Ways and Means
Committee
129. Congressional Budget Office
(CBO)
130. Budget Deficit
131. Budget Surplus
132. Budget Debt
133. Distributive Policy
134. Regulatory Policy
135. Redistributive Polices
136. Social Security Act
137. Welfare
138. Meidcare/Medicad
139. Welfare Reform Act
140. Food Stamp Programs
141. Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
142. Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF)
143. Obamacare, Affordable Health
Care Act
144. Treaty
145. Isolationism in Foreign Policy
146. Unilateral/Bilateral/Multillate
ral Agreements in Foreign
Policy
147. Balance of Trade
148. Trade deficit
149. Embargo
150. Tariffs
151. Monroe Doctrine
152. Roosevelt Corrollary
153. Truman Doctrine
154. Marshall Plan and
Containment
155. Reagan Doctrine
156. War on Terror
157. Al Qaeda
158. Taliban
159. ISIS
160. Joint Chiefs of Staff
161. War Powers Act (1973)
162. National Security Agency
163. Patriot Act
164. World Trade Organization
(WTO)
165. North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)
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Foreign Policy
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense (DOD)
European Union (EU)
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO)
174. United Nations (UN)
175. G8/G7 Nations
176. Roe vs. Wade