Advance Placement United States Government and Politics
Fourth Six Weeks, Spring 2014
Donald R. Marshall M. Ed.
Room 1807, Huntsville High School
Date
Lesson/Objective
January 8
Introduction to AP U.S. Government, handout of vocabulary words, diagnostic AP exam
Students will gain information of requirements and outline of the course
January 9
Judeo-Christian roots in American government, Hammurabi’s laws, Blackstone in America
Students gain understanding of the principles of government in America
January 10
In-depth analysis of the Declaration of Independence with reference to John Locke, Rousseau,
Montesquieu, and Thomas Hobbs
Students gain understanding of the principles of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the
Influence European philosophers had on its development.
January 13
Reading Quiz: American Politics 1.1: A Tradition Born of Strife, discussion/lecture from textbook:
Pages 3 – 10
Students learn the different democracies, political power, and politics
January 14
Reading Quiz: American Politics 1.3: The Founding Fathers, discussion/lecture from textbook:
Pages 17 – 25
Students compare American revolution to the French, explain natural rights, colonial attitude to
Independence, Articles of Confederation and their weaknesses and need for a new Constitution
January 15
Reading Quiz: American Politics 1.5: What were they Thinking, discussion/lecture from textbook:
Pages 25 – 30
Students evaluate the plans for a new Constitution, their differences, and provisions.
January 16
Reading Quiz: American Politics 1.4: The Federalists No. 51, discussion/lecture from textbook:
Pages 30 – 38, Anti-Federalists opposing views
Students compare the different views of Federalists and Anti-Federalists and how they created the
U.S. Constitution
January 17
vocabulary quiz(first 30 words), discussion/lecture from textbook: pages 38 – 44
Students evaluate the omissions of the Constitution that conflicts with the idea of democracy
January 21
Student activity: write free responses on the constitution and its foundations
January 22
Student activity: multiple choice exam on the Constitution and its foundations
January 23
review and discuss the exams, vocabulary quiz (second 30 words)
Students evaluate the type of questions and the reasoning for the answers
January 24
Reading Quiz: American Politics 2.1: The Federalists No. 39, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 49 – 55
Explain the difference between federal and centralized system of government
January 27
Reading Quiz: American Politics 2.4: American Federalism, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 55 – 60
Students distinguish the federal system and dual citizenship, state sovereignty
January 28
Reading Quiz: American Politics 2.2: McCulloch v. Maryland, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 60 – 71
Students explain federal grants – in – aid system, grants in general
January 29
Student activity: write free responses on the federal system
January 30
Student activity: multiple choice exam on the federal system
January 31
vocabulary quiz (third 30 words) review and discuss exams
Students evaluate the type of questions and reasoning for the answers
February 3
Reading Quiz: American Politics 6.1: Why we still need political parties, discussion/lecture from
Textbook pages 79 – 84
Students will define political culture and compare the U.S. with other countries
February 4
Reading Quiz: American Politics 6.2: Of political parties large and small, discussion/lecture from
Textbook pages 84 – 93
February 5
Reading Quiz: American Politics 4.3: A question of values, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 93 – 99
Students will explain why people mistrust government
February 6
Reading Quiz: American Politics 4.1: Polling and the transformation of public opinion, discussion/
Lecture from textbook pages 103 – 111
Students explain differences between liberal and conservative ideology
February 7
AP Lesson on liberal and conservative ideology, discussion/lecture from textbook pages 112 – 118
Students explain differences between liberal and conservative ideology
February 10
Reading Quiz: American Politics 4.4: I hear America ringing, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 118 – 125
Students identify political ideologies
February 11
Reading Quiz: American Politics 14.1: Sign it, then mind it, discussion/lecture from textbook
Page 125
Students identify political elites, video youtube on political elites
February 12
Reading Quiz: American Politics 5.1: Finding the lost votes, discussion/lecture from textbook
Pages 129 – 137
Students explain and compare voter turnout statistics
February 13
Reading Quiz: American Politics 5.2: Voting Rites, discussion/lecture from textbook pages 137 – 143
Students describe how and who controls of elections
February 14
Reading Quiz: American Politics 7.3: Rousing the Democratic Base, youtube: political campaigns
Students explain political participation and factors associated with voter participation
February 17
Student activity: write free response on political participation
February 18
student activity: write free response on political culture
February 19
student activity: multiple choice exam on political culture, participation
February 20
review exams and reasoning on answers
February 21
student make-up date