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AP Government FRQs

LaManna on Argumentative Free Response

2020 FRQ  - Sample

Great List of Public Interest Groups in the USA

List of National Public Interest Groups

Seven Rules to Successful Lobbying*

Five Functions of Political Parties*

Political Polling Infographics (2017-18)*

Polling Report

Political Polling Comapanies (US)

Political Polling Study Guide*

Generations Defined*

What We Know About Generation Z and Vocabulary Upgrade*

Pew Research Center

Public Views About Government in the United States

National Public Opinion Reference Survey

Public Views About Science in the United States

60 Seconds Podcasts

Bakke Case, Flashcard Assignment, Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Daily Work Table

Betty Friedan - Impact of The Feminine Mystique

Declaration of Sentiments - Seneca Falls Convention (1848)

Evacuation Drill

Lock Down Drill

Roe v. Wade (1973) - Street Law

Street Law - Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Street Law - Schenck v. U.S. (1919)

Essential Court Case List for AP Government and Politics

Schenck vs. U.S. (1919)

Tinker v. Des Moines (1968)

Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)

60 Second Civics Template

Freedom of Speech - 60 Second Civics

Right to Bear Arms - 60 Second Civics - NO 3307 or 3299

Bureaucracy Political Cartoon

10 Questions and Answers About America's Big Government  - Check Up Questions - IMAGES

Bureaucracy Vocabulary Work

Heimler 2.12

Heimler 2.13

Heimler 2.14

Sample Bureaucracy Questions

Diagram of U.S. Government

January 5, 2022

Daily Line Up - December 17

The Return of the 10 Minute Eviction

Korematsu v. US.

Supreme Court of the United States

Executive Branch - President of the United States

Quizlet 2.8

Notes for Wednesday November 17, 2021

Quizlet 2.9

The Constitution Project: An Independent Judiciary

A Conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts on the Origin, Nature, and Importance of the Supreme Court

A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence

Unit Work Table 2021-22

2.7 Presidential Communication

2.6 Expansion of Presidential Power

Federalist 70

QUIZLET 2.4-2.5

Executive Branch At a Glance

LaManna Video 2.1

Notes on the Legislative Branch

Article 1 Sections 1-4 of the U.S. Constitution

Ages

Membership of the 117th Congress: A Profile

Congress

Current News Events

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Open Questions over Article 1 sections 1-4 and 2.1 in Wolfford

Wolfford 2.1 Check Up Questions

Demographics of the 117th Congress

117th Congress of the United States

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Standing Rules of the U.S. Senate

House of Representatives Committees

Check Up Questions for U.S. Constitution Art. 1 sections 1-4

Heimler's History Federalist #10

Heimler's History Brutus #1

Federalist 10 Activity

Federalist 10 - 2021 version

Brutus #1

Vocabulary Work - August 27

AP Government & Politics - CED

Opening Day Line Up

2021-22 AP Government and Politics Quizlet Join Link

 

 

2020-21

 

National Exam Study Tools and Sessions

Course Outline

Daily Line Up - January 12 - C1

Unit 5 Vocabulary Stack

Daily Line Up - January 8 - C2

Daily Line Up - January 7 - C1

Daily Line Up - January 6 - C2

Daily Line Up - January 5 - C1

Daily Line Up - December 18 - C2

 

Daily Line Up - December 17 - C1

 

Daily Line Up - December 16 - C2

 

Daily Line Up - December 15 - C1

Daily Line Up - December 11 - C2

Daily Line Up - December 10 - C1

Preemptive Strike Primer

Partisanship and Political Animosity in 2016

Daily Line Up - December 4 - C2

Daily Line Up - December 3 - C1

Daily Line Up - December 2 - C2

Daily Line Up - November 24 - C1

Monday November 23rd's Assignment is Now Available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Daily Line Up - Nov. 20 - C2

Daily Line Up - Nov. 19 - C1

Daily Line Up - Nov. 18 - C2

Daily Line Up - Nov. 17 - C1

Monday November 16th's Assignment is Now Available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Daily Line Up - Nov. 13 - C2

Daily Line Up - Nov. 12 - C1

Veterans Day Tribute

Veterans Day 2020 - Thank You for Your Service

History of Veterans Day

Veterans Day Frequently Asked Questions

Veterans Day Free Response Question

Daily Line Up - Nov. 11 - C2

Monday November 9th's Assignment is Now Available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Monday November 2nd's Assignment is Now Available on the Daily Check In Page

Daily Line Up - Oct. 28 - C2

US Government Organization - Diagram

Daily Line Up - Oct. 27 - C1

Monday October 26th's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page.

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Monday October 19th's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page.

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

AP Central -- Join Code: GKGXZG

Daily Line Up - Oct. 16 - C1

Daily Line Up - Oct. 15 - C1

Daily Line Up - Oct. 14 - C2

Daily Line Up - Oct. 13 - C1

Monday October 12th's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page.

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Daily Line Up - Oct. 7 - C2

Daily Line Up - Oct. 6 - C1

Monday October 5th's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page

Daily Line Up - Oct. 2 - C2

Daily Line Up - Oct. 1 - C1

Daily Line Up - September 30 - C2

Daily Line Up - September 29 - C1

Monday Sept. 28th's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Daily Line Up - Sept. 23 - C2

Daily Line Up - September 22 - C1

Monday Sept. 21st's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Daily Line Up - Sept. 18 (C2)

Daily Line Up - Sept. 17 (C1)

Daily Line Up - Sept. 16 (C2)

Daily Line Up - Sept. 15  (C1)

Monday Sept. 14's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Today's Line Up Sept. 10 - C1

Today's Line Up Sept. 9 - C2

Monday Aug. 31's Assignment is now available on the Daily Check In Page

Zoom Office Hour - Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm. and by appointment

Zoom Office Hours Instructions

Today's Line Up Sept. 8 - C1

50 Ways Students are Staying Focused While at Home

Today's Line Up Sept. 4 - C2

Today's Line Up Sept. 3 - C1

Today's Line Up Sept. 2 - C2

Today's Line Up - Sept. 1 - C1

Today's Line Up - Aug. 28 (C2)

Today's Line Up - Aug. 27 (C1)

Join Our Class Quizlet

 

 

 

2019-20

 

Rossford Schools COVID-19 Resource Page

AP Exam Score Distributions 2020

2019-2020 AP Government and Politics Class Roster

Question-Answer Doc

Click Here --> Required Assignments Beginning Tuesday April 14, 2020

 

If you have any questions, please email ccox@rossfordschools.org

April 24th Memo from Mr. Cox

Starting Monday April 13, we will have regular online class meetings for about 30 minutes each Monday at 2 p.m. in Google Meet. I will be forwarding a link via email about 15 minutes prior to the meet start.

Click Here ->National Test Survey Letter

 Click Here ->Test Info from the College Board

Update from the College Board (April 8, 2020)

The latest information from the College Board about the restructured AP Exam. ( updated: 4/7/2020) Click on this link for specific information.  LINK  You need to expand American Government and Politics to read about our specific test.

AP Gov't College Board Log In Page - Leads you to the practice test

Click Here ->National Test Survey Letter

 Click Here ->Test Info from the College Board

NY Times Co. v. U.S. - 1971 - updated 4/6/20

Roe v. Wade - 1973 - - updated 4/6/20 

Federal Courts Activities Part 2

Gideon v. Wainwright - 1963

McDonald v. City of Chicago - 2010

History has chosen us to live in this time by Joe Boyle - Must Read!!!

Federal Courts  Activities Part 1

U.S. vs. Lopez - 1995 - Quiz

McCulloch vs. Maryland - 1819 - Quiz

Judicial Branch Quizlet Stack

27 Amendments Stack

15 Supreme Court Cases You Must Know for the AP Exam

How Does Impeachment Work?

NY Times Co. v. U.S. - 1971 - updated 4/6/20

Roe v. Wade - 1973 - - updated 4/6/20 

Federal Courts Activities Part 2

Gideon v. Wainwright - 1963

McDonald v. City of Chicago - 2010

History has chosen us to live in this time by Joe Boyle - Must Read!!!

Federal Courts  Activities Part 1

U.S. vs. Lopez - 1995 - Quiz

McCulloch vs. Maryland - 1819 - Quiz

Judicial Branch Quizlet Stack

Pandemic Extended Spring Break Began Monday March 16, 2020

10 Questions and Answers About America's Big Government  - Check Up Questions - IMAGES

The Federal Register

Engle v. Vitale - 1962

Engle v. Vitale - 1962 - Oyez

The Bureaucracy: The Real Govenment

Bureaucratic Agencies Quizlet Stack

Introduction to the Federal Bureaucracy Video

Bureaucracy Quizlet Stack

Bureaucracy Cartoon

Article 2 sections 3 & 4

Article 2 sections 1 & 2

Iron Triangle video - Khan Academy

Iron Triangle video - Hip Hughes

Article 1 - Section 7

Article 1 - Section 8

116th Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

U.S. Constitution Article 1 Sections 1-4 Questions

Legislative Branch Quizlet Stack

 

The Media Quizlet Stack

 

The Media - Points of Emphasis

 

Political Parties - Video 1

 

Political Parties - Khan Academy

 

Political Parties Quizlet Stack

 

Lobbying Project 2019-20

 

Political Parties Lecture Notes

 

Interest Groups - Wolfford Chapter 15 Quizlet

 

Campaign Finance - Quizlet

 

Interest Groups: Crash Course Video

 

Document: Federalist #10 - Explained

 

Federalist 10 Explained Video

 

Federalist 10

 

Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Media - Quizlet

 

Interest Groups - Political Parties - Media Notes #1

 

Campaign Finance Reform Quiz

 

Campaign Finance Reform

 

Understanding Ways to Support Federal Candidates

 

Campaign Finance - Quizlet

 

Electoral College Part 1

 

Electoral College Part 2

 

The Electoral Process

 

AP Central

 

Voter Turnout

 

Citizen Beliefs and Political Opinion Polls - Quizlet

 

Voting and Voter Behavior - Quizlet

 

Political Socialization

 

Five Things to Know About Margin of Error in Political Polling

 

Nationwide opinion polling for the 2016 US presidential election

 

Margin of Error Calculator

 

Formal Amendment Process

 

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Quizlet Stack

Political Beliefs and Behaviors - Lecture Notes

Trust and Distrust in America

 

Veterans' Day 2019

 

Primaries Quiz

2019 Americanism Test Registration

2019 Americanism Study Guide

60 Second Civics - Sept. 25, 2019

 

Everyday Leadership

 

Formally Changing the Constitution - audio

 

Informally Changing the Constitution - audio

 

Federalist 51 Activity

 

Formal Amendment Diagram Assignment

 

1-19

 

Complete questions 1, 3, 7, 12, 13, 15, and 17

 

"A Wider Ideological Gap Between More and Less Educated Adults"

 

Opening Day

 

AP Central -- Join Code: V7WV4M

 

Political Spectrum Quiz 1

 

Political Typology Survey - Pew

 


 

2018-19

 

Thirteen Days Assessment

Thirteen Days Video Log Table  

Key Court Cases

27 Amendments Quizlet

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Sunday News Watch Blogs

AIR PRACTICE TEST SAMPLE

Gitlow Quiz

Gitlow Table

Scalia/Ginsburg Friendship

Judicial Branch Quizlet

Federalist 78 Activity including a link to the actual #78.

Whip It Around

  

Everything You Need to Know About Appointing a Supreme Court Justice

Bureaucracy Vocabulary Quizlet

Bureaucracy Study Guide

Executive Branch Quizlet Vocabulary

Executive Branch

Qualities That Bear On Presidential Performance

NWOi3 From Maumee

Religious Make Up of the 116th Congress

Gender Make Up of the 116th Congress


2018-19 Bureaucracy Quiz

2018 AIR Scoring Key

A Second Gilded Age?

History of the Filibuster

U.S. House of Representatives Daily Schedule for Feb. 13, 2019

U.S. House of Representatives Weekly Schedule Feb. 11-15, 2019

How a Bill Becomes a Law Simulation (ICivics)

Agricultural Act of 2014

116th Congress

Gerrymandering Explained

Wix

Sunday Morning News/Politics Watch

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Enumerated Powers

Implied Powers

U.S. Political Parties

Study Guide - Group Effort

First Semester 2018-19 Exam Schedule

Study Session - Monday January 14 - 7-8:00 PM

National Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Podcasts

Lobbying Project 2018-19

Next Door Strangers (episode 2)

Tribalism Table

27 Amendments Quizlet

Thesis Builder 2

Federalist #10 - Activity

The Grand Giving List

The Giving List - AP Gov't

27 Amendments Test

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Summary

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Quiz

Veterans Day 2018 - Observed

Part I

Part II

What is the Electoral College? How it Works and why it matters

US Term Limits v. Thornton

Supreme Court Case Analysis Template

Ballotpedia

Polling Report - Sharing session

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Prezi - Sarah Obie

Americanism Test Registration - 2018

Americanism Test Review Document

Khan Academy Political Socialization

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Quizlet Stack

John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Contest

Join our Quizlet Class Site at: https://quizlet.com/join/ebhRjESNJ

Amendment Table

2018 AP Gov't FRQ's

Verbs and What They Mean

Citizenship

Constitutional Underpinnings Infographics

US Constitution Summarized

60 Second Civics Template

60 Second Civics Table

Read carefully Concepts of Federalism, Federal-State Relations, Recent Trends in Federalism, and pp. 68-72 in the Wilson text.

Formal Amendment Process

Infographic for the Seven Principles of the Constitution

Infographic Rubric

Marbury v. Madison Questions

Sunrise at Philadelphia Questions

Federalist 51

Sunrise at Philadelphia

Political Polarization in the American Public

Pew Research : Trust in Government

A Wider Ideological Gap Between More and Less Educated Adults

Opening Day Information

Survey


 

2017-18

 

 

National Exam Study Sessions

 

5th Amendment

 

Linda Brown Obituary

 

Wolfford Vocabulary - Chapter 13

 

Key Supreme Court Cases Quizlet

 

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

 

Public Policy 1

 

Public Policy

 

Fiscal Policy and Stimulus

 

Monetary Policy and the Fed

 

Monetary and Economic Policy

 

Whip It Around

 

Public Policy Vocabulary

 

A Conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts

 

The United States Constitution - Article III

 

Federalist #78

 

Federalist #78 Group Activity

 

Judicial Branch Vocabulary

 

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy

 

Government of the United States Structure

 

Bureaucracy Quizlet

 

Bureaucracy Check Up #1

 

Bureaucracy Student Study Guide

 

The American President Video Viewing Log Table

 

A Day In the Life of the President of the United States

 

Executive Branch Infographic

 

Legislative Powers of the President

 

Executive Branch Quizlet

 

I-Civics Executive Branch

 

Article II of the US Constitution

 

Article II of the US Constitution Interpreted

 

Pew Research Articles

 

Quizlet - Congress

 

Article I of the U.S. Constitution

 

I-Civics - Law Craft

 

Sutori

 

NPR and Congress in the News Table

 

114th Congress is Most Diverse Ever

 

115th Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Thomas

 

Current Events - Jan. 19, 2018

 

Semester Exam Quizlet Stack

Semester Exams are ON as scheduled!

Semester Exam Study Session - Monday January 8 - 4:15-5:15 pm HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to school being closed today.

Exam Schedule (subject to change due to weather)

Semester Group Study Questions

 

 

Free Response Questions with Rubrics

 

THE GRAND GIVING LISTS

 

Interest Groups, Political Parties, and the Media - Quizlet

 

For the Winter Solstice

 

https://youtu.be/6F0g4N415uw

 

Government and the Media (video clip) - notes

 

NPR - Listen to the latest episode and simply write the topics in order.

 

Mass Media and the Government Today (video clip) - notes

 

Party Affiliation: What it is and What it isn't

 

Lobbying Project Class Table

 

Lobbying Project Class Table

 

The Lobbying Project

 

The Lobbying Project

 

List of Interest Groups 2017

 

Interest Groups One Pager

 

Interest Groups Reading

 

Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Media Quizlet

 

Interest Groups Podcasts

 

Interest Groups Lecture Notes

60 Second Civics Template

Formal Amendment Ideas

Current Events Table

How to Analyze a Document

 

Federalist #10

 

Federalist #10 Reading Guide

 

Federalist #10 Table

 

The Electoral Process

 

How to Become President of the United States

 

The Electoral College Explained

 

The Electoral College: Fast Facts

 

Pros and Cons of the Electoral College

 

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Political Polling Infographics

 

Public Opinion Check Up

 

Five Things to Know this Monday Morning

 

Group Robins - Electoral Behavior

 

Win the White House

 

Crash Course: Congressional Elections

 

Constitutional Underpinnings Infographics

 

Read each of the articles completely.

Find 3 PROVABLE facts from each of the following three articles.

 

Public Trust in Government 1958-2017

 

Beyond Distrust: How Americans View their Government

 

Public Trust In Government Near Historic Record Low

 

The Finals of Federalism

 

Federalism Terms Part 1 - Bubba Brain 

- Enter Teacher #`1766


Federalism Terms Part 2 - Bubba Brain 

Enter Teacher #1766

Check Up - 9/12/2017

60 Second Civics (2993, 2994, 2997, 2998, 3001)

Federalist #51

Sunrise at Philadelphia

Constitutional Underpinnings

Government Types - Quizlet

Pew Research Center

Unit 1 - Constitutional Underpinnings Quizlet

Power Elites

Political Polarization in the American Public

Political Spectrum Assignment

Join our class Quizlet here

2016-17

Lincoln and What I Have Learned in Room 325

The Unofficial Teachers Guide to Spielberg's Lincoln

2017 Exam Study Session Schedule 

The United States Constitution

27 Amendments Study Stack

115th Congress

Article 4 of the Constitution Quiz

Gallup

2017 AP Gov't and Politics Released FRQs

AP Government Key Supreme Court Cases

2002 Released Exam Scoring Chart

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?

I-Civics: The People's Pie

The Federal Budget Challenge

Public Policy Quizlet

60 Second Civics - Judiciary Assignment

Linking Page for Piktochart

Lecture Notes for How does the Supreme Court Work

Piktochart

Check Up

Federalist #78

Sovereign Citizen

Everything you need to know about appointing a Supreme Court Justice

2015-16 Archive

Influences on Members of Congress

Incumbency, Structure, and Leadership

Gerrymandering Excercise

Legislative Branch Quizlet

115th Congress

Iron Triangle Activity

Bureaucracy Reading #1

Bureaucracy Reading #2

Bureaucracy Quizlet

AP Government - The Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy Template - Table

Exam Quizlet

Lobbying Project 2016-17

Effects of the Media on Politics

Your Text Online

More of Your Text Online

Semester Exam Schedule

Exam study session Mon. Dec. 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Practice Questions

Political Polling Assignment

Election 2016

Gallup on 2016 Election

Americanism 2016

Federalist #51 Reading Guide

Constitutional Underpinnings Info-Graphic Assignment

60 Seconds Civics - short audio clips

Political Alignment

Rules to Help You Along in Room 325

BRING HEADPHONES/EAR BUDS EVERY CLASS PERIOD

Diagrams

Bill of Rights Institute Lesson Plans

10/9/15 Warm Up 

Kahoot 1  

2002 Scoring Table

2015 Released FRQ's

Unit Work table

Monday Work Table

Ohio Zip Codes Map

NW Ohio School District Map

Review Site

Current News Links

PewResearch.com


2015-16 Class Links


2016 - NATIONAL EXAM - STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE

Political Economy

How Public Policy is Made in the U.S.

Quizlet - 27 Amendmdents

Quizlet - Key Supreme Court Cases

Quizlet - Judicial Branch - Federal Courts

Overview of the Supreme Court's 2015 Term

Today's 202 for 3/23/2016

Join Class Quizlet Group

Today's 202 for 3/9/2016

Value of Bureaucratic Agencies - 2013 Gov't Shutdown

Executive Office of the President

Executive Branch Quizlet Vocabulary

January 25, 2016

AP Gov't Congress Quizlet

Tournament

January 21, 2016 - Daily Agenda

January 8, 2016 Quiz

Membership of the 114th Congress

Compensation of Congress

History of the Filibuster

The Lobbying Project 2015-16

Current Events Template

Class Quizlet

The Lobbying Project 2015-16

 

First Semester Exam Study Session Information

Jeb Bush�s super PAC burning through money with little to show for it - Washington Post

Class Quizlet

Special Interest Group Quizlet

Political Interest Groups

opensecrets.org

Federal Election Commission

Electoral College Stay or Go?

Racial climate at MU: A timeline of incidents this fall

The History and Meaning of Veterans Day

The Great War 1914-1918

Images of Flanders Field

Letters

12 Things to Know About Veterans Day

Structure of American Federalism

PewResearch.com

Appeals court questions proof-of-citizenship rules

8/24/15 Powerpoint


 

Political Spectrum Quiz

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html


2014-15 Class Links


2014-15 Daily Schedule

Past Free Response Questions (with sample answers and rubrics)

AP Gov't Review Sites

Five Things To Know About The Baltimore Riots

Washington Post Headlines for April 28, 2015

John Roberts Confirmation Hearing Video Clip (YouTube)

Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings

The U.S. Supreme Court Lecture Notes

Class Quizlet

4/24/15: YouTube is 10 years old. Here�s how it has changed politics forever.

Incumbency Advantages and Other Factors That Influence Congressional Elections

Republicans Prepare for the Iowa Caucuses

2/4/15

Article 1

U.S. House of Representatives Daily Schedule for Jan. 20, 2015

U.S. House of Representatives Weekly Schedule for Jan. 19-23, 2015

A Great Legislative Branch Vocabulary List

What is Congress?

How a Bill Becomes a Law Simulation  (ICivics)

Agricultural Act of 2014

 

Where News Audiences Fit on the Political Spectrum

Political Polarization & Media Habits

Iron Triangle Examples

U.S. Public Policy


2013-14 Class Links


(updated at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 15, 2013)

Our semester exam study session for Sunday Dec. 15, 2013 has been MOVED to My Big Campus Group Chat.  It will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. 

We are not meeting at school due to weather related problems and some slippery roads, parking lots, and sidewalks.  

Be prepared to use Google Drive as part of our study session.  We will start on My Big Campus, and if it gets too crowded we will move to Google Drive via a document shared with you called Semester Review Session Dec. 15

updated at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 15, 2013

 

Links for Class on Dec. 5, 2013

Banks Come Under Fire For Filling In The Payday Loan Gap

Upset Over Divisive Political Culture? Blame Burke And Paine


 Look Here !! ----->Notes on Third Parties

Links for Class on Dec. 3, 2013

 

Washington Post Politics News and Analysis - October 24, 2013

Definition of Pork Barrel Spending

Pig Book

The 10 most absurd Pork Barrel Spending Items of 2010

Specific Examples of Pork Barrel Legislation

 


2012-13 Class Links


Review Sites

 

Notes to be ready for Class on Wednesday April 24, 2013

Health Care Policy

Makers of Foreign Policy

Influences on Foreign Policy


For Class on Monday April 22, 2013

National Budget Simulation

 

For Class on Monday March 4, 2013

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy

2/22/2013 - There will be a test on the Executive Branch during our next class meeting.  Please post any questions you may have on the class Edmodo site, so that we can better utilize our time for the test.


The Constitution: That Delicate Balance

Executive Privilege and Delegation of Powers

Watch episode 1 and summarize the basic arguments of each side in 150-200 words. This response should be typed.

*** This assignment will be collected at our next class meeting on or as close as possible to Tuesday 2/26/2013.***

Notes Due for class on Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013

Only Handwritten Notes Will Be Accepted

Presidential Support Staff

Growth of Presidential Power

Executive Branch Notes and the Imperial Presidency

Key Vocabulary for Test on the Legislative Branch

For Class on Jan. 24, 2013 -   2001 - Free Response Prompts.  We did#2

Notes Due 1/22/13

Overview of Congress (we left off at Section V)

The Incumbency Advantage

The Structure and Powers of Congress

Leadership in Congress

Remember that you are to hand write these notes into your notebooks for our next class. You should also be prepared to be quizzed on the material in the notes and from the reading.

Complete the following assignment for the first day back for class of the second semester.  If you should have questions about the assignment, please post them on Edmodo.

Legislative Branch Vocabulary and Check Up Questions Assignment

Review Sites


James Surowiecki: When social media became news - Ted Talks (12/12/12)

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work - Ted Talks (11/29/12)

 

Wood County Board of Elections

Prediction for Election 2012

Class Notes Due: 10/17/12

Voter Turn Out

Factors Affecting Voter Behavior

David Cameron: The Next Age of Government


2011-12 Class Links


Supreme Court Cases You Must Know

AP Gov't Free Response Questions 1988-2006

Quizlet - AP Government Review Terms

Review Sites

Hippo Campus - An excellent review site.

20th Century Capitalism and Regulation in the United States - Kahn Academy

Fiscal and Monetary Policy - Kahn Academy

When Capitalism is Great and Not-so-great - Kahn Academy

Quizlet - Tax Review

The Federal Dollar: Where it Comes From and Where it Goes

Democracy In America - choose program #9

Federal Court System

Supreme Court of the United States

Structure of the Bureaucracy - web page

Controlling the Bureaucracy - Power Point

Evaluation of the Bureaucracy - Power Point

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy Assignment

Imperial Presidency / Executive Office of the President

Test on Monday March 12, 2012 over Legislative and Executive Branches

U.S. Debt Clock

The White House Blog: Letters to the President

Letters to the President - View and be prepared to comment on March 1, 2012

Growth of Presidential Power Notes

Roles of the President Notes

Presidential Support Staff Notes

Feb. 10 - Order of Presentation of Committees of the Senate

Committees of the Senate - Mini Project - Due Feb. 10, 2012

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Washington Post: Iowa Caucus Results: Romney edges Santorum

The Living Room Candidate

Social Media : Politics

Clay Shirky: Impact of Social Media on Politics

Michael Ignatieff on the impact of social media on politics

Lobbying Notes for Class on 12/5/11

Special Interest Group Assignment

http://www.quantcast.com/  - demographic information on special interest groups

http://usgovteducatorsblog.blogspot.com/

Political Ideology Survey

 Frustration Over Jobs Unites 'Occupiers' In Boston

Gallup

Political Ideology Survey

Sunrise at Philadelphia

Center for Civic Education


2010-11 Class Links

List of United States federal agencies

 

Review Sites

Whitehouse.gov

American Presidents: Life Portraits

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Congressional Demographics

Congressional Directory

http://www.gallup.com/poll/127181/tea-partiers-fairly-mainstream-demographics.aspx

Megan Hirzel's Interest Group Report

Andrew Pena's Interest Group Report

The Caucus - For Wednesday November 17, 2010

Wood County Election Results

November 2, 2010

November 1, 2010 - 4:45 p.m.

We will be covering Campaign Finance in class on Wednesday November 3.  We will then test over the material listed as day 23 on Friday November 5.  Specifically the test will cover:

Washington Post - Key Races in the 50 States

Washington Post - Midterm Election Primer

7 Min Review of Midterm Election 2010

Presidential Elections

Federal Election Commission  Frequently Asked Questions

Washington Post - October 14, 2010

Political Polling <-----Click on the Political Polling Link to the left.  Follow directions and prepare the questions for a grade on Wednesday October 6,2010

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/congpowers.htm

http://pod08.prospero.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=WBBM_school

Assignments:  Start Reviewing....

Cram for the Exam Blog

 

 



 


 



http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/quiz.html

http://www.splc.org/falawtest/

The Living Room Candiate

The Newseum

Read the following articles for class on Wednesday Aug. 26

Summer Reading

Newspaper Links


 

Tying It All Together: Learn about the Legislative Process

How Laws Are Made (a very detailed account)

 


 

 

Political Parties Assignment

Key Links for Class November 5, 2008

McCain Concession Speech Video

Obama Acceptance Video and Speech Text

ICUE.COM



Review sites

Federal Bureaucracy Power Point

Read and complete the questions at the link below.  Write the answers on a piece of paper and hand them in.

Work through the following independent study guide for the federal court system. 

http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm


http://www.landmarkcases.org/marbury/judicialpower.html


http://www.mrhailey.org/amgovt/fed78.htm


http://www.catea.org/grade/legal/index.html


http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/structure.jpg


http://www.fjc.gov/federal/courts.nsf

Congressional Glossary

Crossword Puzzle Creator

US Constitution Society

Political Action Committees Primer

PAC Article from History Learning

U.S. Electoral College

Class Links and Readings for 2006-07

Assignment for Class to be completed prior to Nov. 29th class

Heroes Link for Veterans Day 2006

Give President Line Item Veto -- An editorial

Sleight of Hand on Spending -- A rebuttal

Sen. Feingold Calls for Censure of President Bush

About the United States Congress (page 1 and 2 only)

United States Congress - Wikipedia

Tanks and Shields