Week 23 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Gov't and Politics

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch 13 pages – 390 – 400 due 02/04; pages 400 – 407 due 02/06; pages 408 – 421 due 02/08; pages 422 – 432 due 02/11
• Vocab / Concept Cards – Ch. 13 02/05
• Current Event – 02/08/19
• Quiz / Tests / Assessments - FRQ Coming Soon: Founding documents and big ideas in American democracy
• other assignments
• Create Your Own Interest Group: letter Final due 02/11?
• scholarly articles and worksheet: article: Paul Starobin Pork: A Time Honored Tradition Lives On (Monday); Sarah Binder Stalemate: due (Wednesday?)
• WTP Lesson 23 23 Role of the President – due ?
•  Constitution Article 2 wrksht - start next week?
• Class Debate: Presidential Power - in about 2-3 weeks?

AP Comparative Politics and Gov't

• Research paper - Paper proposal due Feb 8^th?
• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Trimester 2 MC Test 01/30; Free response #5 / Quiz 9 Russia Coming soon to a classroom near you
• China round one (2016 17 revised) 01/29
• Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 430) to Political Institutions (ends on pg 434) (2.75 pgs)
• Group 2: Constitution to Communist Party Institutions and Organs (pgs 434-437) (3pgs)
• Group 3: Branches of Government to the Judiciary (pg 437-441; stop at Local Government) (3pgs)
• China round 2 (2016 17 ) DUE 02/01? 02/04?
• Group 1: Local Gov’t through The Chinese Communist Party (pg 441-445) 4 pgs
• Group 2: The secession and circulation of elites  to Civil society; stop at Microblogs (pgs 446 -451); 4.5 pgs
• Group 3: Microblogs: a social revolution Through ethnic and national identity; stop at ideology and political culture (pg 451-454) (3pgs)

Week 22 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Gov't

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch 13 pages – 390 – 400 due 02/04; pages 400 – 407 due 02/06; pages 408 – 421 due 02/08; pages 422 – 432 due 02/11
• Vocab / Concept Cards – Ch. 13 02/05
• Current Event – 02/08/19
• Quiz / Tests - Trimester 2 MC Exam 01/23
• other assignments
• scholarly article and worksheet – (work on in class)
• Paul Starobin Pork: A Time Honored Tradition Lives On
• Sarah Binder Stalemate 
• Create Your Own Interest Group: letter Final due 02/11?
• AP training worksheets: Constitution Article 2?
• Civics Project TBD

AP Comparative Gov't and Politics

• Research paper - Paper proposal due Feb 8^th?
• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Trimester 2 MC Test 01/30; Free response scheduled  soon; Quiz 9 Russia - next week?
• China Student Presentations Round 1 01/29? 
• Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 430) to Political Institutions (ends on pg 434) (2.75 pgs)
• Group 2: Constitution to Communist Party Institutions and Organs (pgs 434-437) (3pgs)
• Group 3: Branches of Government to the Judiciary (pg 437-441; stop at Local Government) (3pgs)

Week 21 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Gov't and Politics

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch 12 Pgs.. – pgs. 374-387 & 2 ? due 01/15
• Vocab / Concept Cards – TBD
• Current Event – 02/08/19
• Quiz / Tests - Quiz 7 (16 17 through chapter 11) (MONDAY); Trimester 2 MC Exam 01/23
• other assignments? - Extra credit for Vocab database
• Create Your Own Interest Group: letter rough due 01/16
• WTP Lesson 21 ?s – Due
• AP training worksheets: Constitution article 1 pages 1 to 3 – Due 01/17/19
• Civics Project Detailed proposal / checkpoint (01/18)

 AP Comparative Gov't and Politics

• Research paper: Paper proposal due Feb 8^th?
• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Trimester 2 MC Test 01/30
• Foreign affairs Russia article - discuss Monday
• Russia 2 – due
• Group 1: The Party System and Elections & The Party of Power: United Russia (pg 390 -391)
• Group 2: Communist and Leftist Parties; Liberal Parties; Nationalist Parties (pgs 391- 394)
• Group 3: Civil Society (pg 394 – 396)
• Russia 3 – due 01/17/19
• Group 1: Society: Ethnic and Nat’l Identity; National Identity and Citizenship (pg 396 - 398)
• Group 2: Society: Ideology and Political Culture & Political Economy (pgs 398 – halfway through 401, stop at “What has changed in the Russian economy”)
• Group 3: Political Economy (pg halfway through 401, start at “What has changed in the Russian economy” – end of section on 403) 

Week 20 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Gov't and Politics

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch 12 Pgs.. – pgs 359-364 & 2 ? due; pgs 364-374 & 2 ? due 01/09; pgs. 374-387 & 2 ? due 01/11
• Vocab / Concept Cards – None Currently Assigned
• Current Event – 01/11/19
• Quiz / Tests - Quiz 7 (through chapter 11) (01/14/19)
• other assignments
• Create Your Own Interest Group: part two due 01/10
• WTP Lesson 21 ?s – Due Wednesday
• AP training worksheets: Constitution article 1 pages 1 to 3 – Due?
• Civics Project Detailed proposal / checkpoint (01/18)

AP Comparative Gov't and Politics

• Research paper - paper proposal and annotated bibliography (end of Jan or beg of Feb)
• Assessments - FRQ 01/08
• Foreign affairs Russia article discussion - Friday?
• Student Presentations Russia 1 – due 01/09
• Group 1 (pg 378-383): Political Regime Intro; Political Institutions: the Constitution; The Branches of Government: The Kremlin and the Prime Minister (3.5 pgs.)
• Group 2 (pgs 383-386): The Legislature & The Judiciary (3.25 pgs.)
• Group 3 (pgs. 387-389): The Electoral System & Local Government (3 pgs.)