Week 12 HW and Agenda

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• Read Gov. In America  - CH 10 elections and voting behavior: pp. 296 – 304 due 10/30; Pp. 304 – 315 due 11/04; pp. 315 – 320 due 11/06
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 10 10/30
• Current Event - 11/01 (Change) / 11/15 (Please try a different source than you would normally use)
• Quiz / Tests - Quiz 4 TODAY; Test 2 (11/09)
• WTP Lesson 34 Civic Engagement due Thursday (Scanned and under HW on website)

Week 11 / 12 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America  -
• Ch. 9 nominations and campaigns pgs 284 – 294 – due Monday 10/28? (After Fall Break and Trimester exams)
• CH 10 elections and voting behavior: pp. 296 – 304 due 10/30; Pp. 304 – 315 due 11/04; pp. 315 – 320 due 11/06
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 10 10/30
• Current Event - 11/01 (Change) / 11/15 
• Quiz / Test - Trimester one exam 10/22; FRQ 3 (parties and elections) 10/23; Quiz 4 10/29
• WTP Lesson 34 Civic Engagement due?

Week 9 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch. 9 nominations and campaigns Pgs 268-277 due Monday;  pgs 277 – 283 – due Thursday 10/03?; pgs 284 – 294 – due wed 10/17? (After Fall Break)
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch 9 10/03
• Quiz / Tests - FRQ3?; Trimester one exam 10/22; FRQ 3 (parties and elections) 10/23; Quiz 4 10/29
• Current Event – 10/04; 10/25
• other assignments - federalism, debate, debate and debate papers? 10/04

Week 8 Hw and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch 8: pp 260 – 266 due 09/24
• Ch. 9 nominations and campaigns Pgs 268-277 due Monday 09/30?;  pgs 277 – 283 – due Thursday 10/03?; pgs 284 – 294 – due Tuesday 10/17? (After Fall Break
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch 9 10/03
• Quiz / Tests - Quiz 3 (ch 3& 6) 09/25; FRQ3?; Trimester one exam 10/22
• Current Event – 10/04; 10/25
• other assignments
• Census Activity 09/23
• federalism, debate, assign groups 09/26; debate and debate papers? 10/04

Week 7 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch 8 pp 240 -249 due 09/17; pp 249 - 259 – Due 09/20; pp 260 – 266 due 09/24
• Vocab / Concept Cards Ch. 8 09/17
• Quiz / Tests - FRQ #2 09/19 (Thurs.) federalism; Quiz 3 (ch 3& 6) 09/25
• Current Event – 09/20; 10/04
• other assignments? Census Activity 09/23

Week 6 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch 6 pp. 189 - 196 (stop What Americans Value: Political Ideologies) –due Monday 09/09; pp. 196 - 208 – Due Wednesday 09/11.
• Ch 8 pp 240 -249 due 09/17; pp 249 - 259 – Due 09/20; pp 260 – 266 due 09/24
• Vocab / Concept Cards Ch. 8 09/17
• Quiz / Tests - Online quiz 2 (by Sunday 11:45); Test 1 (Through Ch. 3) Thurs. 09/12; FRQ 2 (09/19)
• Required/primary source documents: Fed # 51 Due Friday?
• Required Supreme Court cases: Marbury vs. Madison and McCulloch vs. Maryland; U.S. v. Lopez – due Monday
• Current Event – 09/20; 10/04

Week 5 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch 6 Pgs. 177- 187 (stop at Measuring Public Opinion and Political Information) – Due Thursday 09/05; pp. 189 - 196 (stop What Americans Value: Political Ideologies) –due Monday 09/09; pp. 196 - 208 – Due Wednesday 09/11.
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 6 due Thursday 09/05
• Quiz / Tests – Online quiz 2 (by Sunday 11:45); Test 1 (Through Ch. 3) Tues 09/10
• Current Event - Friday 09/06; 09/20
• Required Supreme Court cases: Marbury vs. Madison and McCulloch vs. Maryland; U.S. v. Lopez – due Monday 09/09
• other assignments - representative democracy video 2 worksheet - Friday?
• Required/primary source documents: Fed # 10 due Thursday?

Week 4 HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Ch 3 - pp. 79-90 (stop at Understanding Federalism) –due Tuesday 08/27; pp. 90-96 – Due Thursday 08/29
• Ch 6 Pgs. 177- 187 (stop at Measuring Public Opinion and Political Information) – Due Thursday 09/05; pp. 189 - 196 (stop What Americans Value: Political Ideologies) –due Monday 09/09; pp. 196 - 208 – Due Wednesday 09/11
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 3 – Due; Ch. 6 due Thursday 09/05
• Article of Confederation – due Wed. 08/28
• Current Event - Friday 09/06; 09/20
• Quiz / Tests – FRQ 1 Wed. 08/28; Quiz 2 retake Thursday 08/29; Extra Credit Quiz (by 09/02)Test 1 (Through Ch. 3) Tues 09/10
  
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Week 3 - HW and Agenda

Relax students, it gets easier as you get your stride and manage your time better.  If you are feeling behind or lost watch the follwing videos: 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXA4Ob3s-V0&list=PLD5CB52988D815420&index=13&t=635s
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoG94ijEWY&list=PLD5CB52988D815420&index=42
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQtJNK5_8Uk&list=PLD5CB52988D815420&index=14&t=0s

HW and Agenda

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• CH. 2 - Pgs. 40 – 51 (stop at Ratifying the Constitution) – Due Monday; pp. 51 – 65 –due Wednesday 08/21
• Ch 3 Pgs. 68-78 (stop at State”s Obligations to Each Other ) – Due Friday 08/23; pp. 79-90 (stop at Understanding Federalism) –due Tuesday 08/27; pp. 90-96 – Due Thursday 08/29
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 2 – due; Ch. 3 – Due Monday 08/26
• Declaration of independence/2^nd treaties of government worksheet packet - due Tuesday 08/20
• Quiz / Tests - Ch. 2 Reading Quiz – Wednesday 08/21; FRQ 1 Wed. 08/28
• First Current Event due 08/23; 2nd Friday 09/06
• Scholarly article: Robert Dahl – Who Governs? / A Pre-Face to Democratic Theory – due Thursday, 08/22

2019 / 20 AP U.S. Gov't: Welcome to Week 2

• Gov. In America
• Ch. 1 : Read Pgs. 7- 21 and Wrksht Part 2 Due Monday
• CH. 2 Pgs. 30 – 40 (stop at Making a Constitution: The Philadelphia Convention) – Due Wed. 08/14; Pgs. 40 – 51 (stop at Ratifying the Constitution) – Due Monday 08/19 ; pp. 51 – 65 –due Wednesday 08/21
• Vocab / Concept Cards Ch. 1 – Due Monday; Ch. 2 – due Monday 08/19
• First Current Event due 08/23
• Quiz / Tests - Ch. 1 Reading Quiz – Monday; Ch. 2 Reading Quiz – Wednesday 08/21
• Media and Ideology Assignment – Due Friday 08/16
• Scholarly article: Robert Dahl – Who Governs? / A Pre-Face to Democratic Theory – due Wednesday, 08/21 (may change)

2019 20 AP U.S. Government - Welcome New Students!

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Week 1

• Read Gov. In America & Take Notes (?s to clarify, main ideas, etc.)
• Pgs. 1-6 (stop at Government) – Due Thursday 08/08 
• Pgs. 7- 21- Due Monday 08/12

• Vocab / Concept Cards Ch. 1 – Due Monday 08/12 
• chapter 1 worksheet – due part 1 (1-9) Thursday08/08; due part 2 Monday 08/12 
• Review Syllabus and write down questions – Due Friday 08/09 
• Media and Ideology Assignment – Due Friday 08/16 
• First Current Event due 08/23
• Quiz / Tests - Ch. 1 Reading Quiz – Monday 08/12 (May change)