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AP United States Government and Politics Syllabus
Current Events
Vocabulary Flashcards
Nightly Reading
AP US GoPo Lesson Plans

Free Response Writing Prompts:  These are examples of what you can expect on the writing portion of your exam.  There are grading rubrics and examples available HERE.

01.  Free Response (2015) - President's Role
02.  Free Response (2015) - States and Federal Government
03.  Free Response (2015) - Electoral College
04.  Free Response (2015) - Fourteenth Amendment

02. The Living Constitution

Prezi Transcript

02.1 Checks and Balances Chart
02.2 Landmark Supreme Court Case
02.3 Impeachment Writing Assignment

Unit 4: Institutions of National Government

The Constitution of the United States Reading Guide
01. Reflection to Constitution Project

Congress

Congress Guided Notes
02. Congressional Vocabulary Sheet
03. Congressional Changes Handout - Hopefully I'll get the PDF added soon!
04. The Functions of Congress
05. Legislative Branch Scavenger Hunt
06. Congress Project

The Presidency

The Presidency Guided Notes
07. Presidential Vocabulary Chart
08. POTUS Activity
09. Candidate Research Paper
Cornell Notes Example Template
Cornell Notes:  Chapter 14 - The Presidency Pt. 1
Cornell Notes:  Chapter 14 - The Presidency Pt. 2

The Bureaucracy

The Bureaucracy Vocabulary

10. Annenberg Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy Video from Annenberg Learner
11.  Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy Reading Questions #1
12.  Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy Discussion Questions #2
The Rise of the Fourth Branch of Government (Nightly Reading 3.16)
Reading on Bureaucracy by Wilson (Nightly Reading 3.16)
Political Cartoons
13.  Political Cartoons: Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

The Judiciary Vocabulary (also on Quizlet)

14. Inside the Federal Courts Guided Questions

*Link to Inside the Federal Courts*
15. Nightly Reading Discussion Questions

Midterm Review: Constitutional Underpinnings
Midterm Review: Congress
Midterm Review:  President
Midterm Review:  Bureaucracy
Midterm Review:  Judiciary

Unit II: Political Culture

Unit II Vocabulary

2.1 American Political Culture: Ideas v. Realities(Chart)

*Link for column one:  American Political Culture

*Link for column two: Political Culture in America

2.1 Chapter 4 Review Questions
2.3 Regular Voters, Intermittent Voters, and Those Who Don't (Article)
2.3 Political Participation Guided Questions (Ch. 8)

2.4 Political Opinion Poll
Political Spectrum
2.6 Interpreting Polling Data
*Rasmussen Right Track Wrong Track Link
*Congressional Approval Gallup Poll Link
*Gay Rights and Gallup

Unit III: Political Parties, Interest Groups and Mass Media

Unit III: Vocabulary

3.1 Comparing American Political Parties 

Read: 3.1 Political Party Development PowerPoint

Read: 3.1 History of Political Parties (Chart)

Read:  Political Party History (Timeline)
3.3 Chapter 10 Questions
3.7 Campaign Finance Worksheet
Read: Presidential Campaign Finance
Read:  PACs' Aid allows Romney's Rivals to Extend Race
3.8 Interest Groups and Lobbyists Chart
3.8 Chapter 11 Guided Reading
3.9 Mass Media: Learner Video
Read:  Understanding Media: The Inside Story
3.9 Understanding Media: The Inside Story Question Guide

Unit VI: Civil Rights and Liberties

6.1 14th Amendment Organizer

6.2 Bill of Rights Review

6.2 Incorporation Doctrine
6.3 Freedom of Religion PPT
6.4 Freedom of Speech and Press
6.5 Fourth Amendment and Privacy
6.6 Amendments 5, 6 & 8

Journal Entries
Justice Scalia (due 2.17.16)
South Carolina Primary (due 2.24.16)
Super Tuesday (due 3.4.16)
Government Today (due 3.9.16)