ADVANCED PLACEMENT LAW AND GOVERNMENT 400
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G209
Lgap- Town Budget Questions
Test Courts,
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 14, 18 and 19 Thursday- 7th Period
take 1st lunch, 2nd period get in early!
If you miss
the test on Thursday you are expected to take it at 6:45 am on Friday. If you are in school Thursday for any
activity, and fail to take the test by 6:45 am Friday you will lose 10 points.
AP
REVIEW SATURDAY 5/3/08 G209 10:00 TO 12:30 pm IT IS POSSIBLE THAT G-WING SECOND FLOOR WILL
BE CLOSED OFF- IN WHICH CASE THE REVIEW WILL BE IN B WING- PREFERABLY B103
Test REVIEW OF CHAPTER 8 THRU 10 TEST THURSDAY 3/27 5:45 pm
Congressional Game due Tuesday, April 1
CHAPTER 11 THRU 13 TEST (tentative date)- Thursday, April 10
Textbook Site- practice tests,
outlines etc..
www.college.hmco.com/polisci/wilson/am_gov/9e/students/index.html
Money and Politics www.opensecrets.org (Great Website to find out who gets the money and who gives- Plus the rules of the game)
Government Oversight private organization---TOO MUCH PORK??? www.cagw.org/site/PageServer
Government Websites
House website www.house.gov
Senate website www.senate.gov
President’s website www.whitehouse.gov
Political Parties
Democratic Party www.democrats.org
Republican Party www.gop.org
Green Party www.greenparty.org
Libertarian Party www.lp.org
Constitutionalism- Read, Federalist Paper 10 and 51 in the appendix of textbook
Powerpoints
Who Really Governs --- Chapter 1
Chapters 4 through 7- Political Culture, Ideology, Socialization and Parties
Chapters 18 and 19 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Current Campaign Limits _monetary->http://www.opensecrets.org/basics/law/index.asp
More about the law->issue spending->http://www.opensecrets.org/basics/law/electioneering.asp
Chapter Civil Rights
The Courts
Textbook Powerpoints
Political Campaigns and Elections
Outline
Constitution v. Articles of Confederation- Chapter 2
Chapter 8 outline (CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS)
Chapter 9 outline (INTEREST GROUPS)
Example of Institutional Organizations
Chapter 10 outline (THE MEDIA)
Chapter 12 Executive (White House)
Chapter 13- Bureaucracy outline
Courts,