AP Government 2009-2010
BRING IN YOUR TEXTBOOKS—IF YOU LEAVE THEM WITH SOMEONE EITHER
PUT YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK (INSIDE COVER) OR A SLIP OF PAPER WITH YOUR NAME!
JULY 24- 11:30-1:30 MEET ME AT UNCLES- IF YOU GOT A
5 ON THE AP YOUR SANDWICH IS FREE!
GET INVOLVED---!
FORGIVE YOUR MISTAKES BUT DON’T FORGET THEM—BEST OF LUCK IN
2010 AT THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE- ENJOY THE SUMMER, IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE TO
TEACH YOU. MAKE SURE TO KEEP IN TOUCH!
CAMPAIGN PROJECT NOW DUE THURSDAY
JUNE 3
2010 FINAL EXAM
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Correction
to Question #2 2. President Obama, together with the House and Senate
recently passed health care legislation. Some State Attorney Generals have
filed suit, complaining that the mandatory insurance requirement is
unconstitutional
a. Constitutionally, what
provisions of the Constitution and the Amendments thereto bear on the
legislation and give rise to arguments against the bill? Give an example of a
case and the relevant holding that supports the Attorney Generals fighting the
legislation.
b. Constitutionally, what
provisions of the Constitution and the Amendments should Congress have relied
upon in order to pass the legislation. Give an example
of a case- name and relevant holding to support the legislation.
c. Several Democratic members
wavered on supporting the legislation, analyze why applying the Organizational Attitudinal
and Representational standpoints we learned earlier.
MULTIPLE CHOICE PORTION OF THE TEST CURVE
|
Raw Score |
Conversion |
|
57-60 |
98 |
|
54-56 |
95 |
|
52-53 |
92 |
|
49-51 |
88 |
|
45-48 |
85 |
|
42-44 |
82 |
|
40-41 |
78 |
IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE FINAL---THE FINAL FOR THIS
CLASS WILL BE BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS—THE 1ST PART WILL BE
ADMINISTERED ON THURSDAY, MAY 13- MULTIPLE CHOICE, AND THE SECOND PART ON
TUESDAY, MAY 18- FREE RESPONSE.---IF TAKING THE EXAM
ON THE 13TH PRESENTS A HARDSHIP AND/OR YOU HAVE AN AP EXAM ON THAT
DAY, PLEASE NOTIFY ME AND WE CAN SCHEDULE YOUR MUTIPLE CHOICE SECTION TO
ANOTHER DAY. YOU CAN TAKE THE MULTIPLE
CHOICE SECTION OF THE TEST AS EARLY AS TUESDAY, MAY 11 OR AS LATE AS MONDAY,
MAY 17.
POST AP PROJECT—AS DISCUSSED BECAUSE OF THE BREVITY OF
THE SEMESTER, THE GROUP PROJECT PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE AP EXAM HAS
BEEN MOVED TO AFTER APs. YOU WILL FORM
GROUPS OF 4, IF YOU ARE IN THE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM-IDEALLY YOU WOULD
WORK WITH OTHER STUDENT INTERNS AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY THE 21ST
OF MAY, OR YOU CAN WORK WITH OTHERS BUT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A GRADE UNTIL
AFTER YOU LEAVE.
GROUP
PROJECT-CAMPAIGN 2010--- THIS WILL BE PRIMARILY COMPLETED DURING CLASSTIME
WITH LOADS OF LIBRARY TIME DEVOTED TO THE PROJECT- IF YOU DON’T WASTE OODLES OF
TIME YOU WILL TIMELY FINISH THE PROJECT WITH NOOOOO PROBLEM AND WITHOUT HAVING
TO SPEND MUCH, IF ANY, TIME OUTSIDE OF CLASS---
THE GROUP PROJECT WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE.
ANY AND ALL STUDENTS
WHO EARNED A 5 OR HIGHER ON THE EXAM WILL GET A UNCLE’S SANDWICH ON A DATE IN
JULY TO BE FIXED BEFORE!
GREAT
ARTICLE ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENTS AGAINST HEALTH CARE REFORM- WILL THEY
SUCCEED? If you understand this
article (there are a lot of references to material we covered as well as
material you would’ve covered last year in US History), then you are well on
your way to completing this course of study.
Great articles on the face-off btw Pres. Obama and Chief Justice Roberts, also excellent article on how a nominees ideology can change overtime.
HARDBALL ASSIGNMENT NOW AVAILABLE due Monday January 25th
Note: Below is a website that
some have found particularly useful.
http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ewood/amergov/USGov5th/contents.htm
QUESTION 2 SHORT
ANSWER- IN CASE YOU MISPLACED IT---DUE FRIDAY 2/12
Powerpoints
Federal Court System Chapter 14]
Chapter 18- Civil Liberties
Chapter 19- Civil Rights
Textbook Powerpoint
Chapter 8 (note order of chapters in the 10th edition is different)- campaigns and elections
Chapter 9 (note order of chapters in the 10th edition is different)- interest groups
Chapter 10 (note order of chapters in the 10th edition is different)- media
Outline
Articles of Confederation and Constitution- Chapter 2
Chapter 8- Campaign Elections
Chapter 9- Interest Groups’
Institutional organizations--LISTING
Chapter 10- Media
Chapter 11- Congress
Chapter 12- Executive
Chapter 13- Bureaucracy
Articles
Chapter 1.
The Establishment- is there one?
Oregon 2010 Intitiatives Referendum
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4-7
Red v.. Blue America: To discuss Monday 2/22:Where does Darien fit in Red. V. Blue America? What did you find surprising in the article? Where do you think Brooks felt most comfortable? To what extent did the discussion match your expectations?
A Christian Nation? To discuss Tuesday 2/23 - Who do you think should decide what History textbooks incorporate? Teachers? Local School Boards? Professors? Political officials? National Government? On what issues was there general agreement? To what extent did you feel your last year’s course in American History recognized the role of Christianity in the founding and development of this country? What do you think is meant by American Exceptionalism?
The Very, Very Personal: To discuss Thursday 2/25, Should the government regulate the personal information that is available to 3rd parties? In light of the article, do you have lower expectations of privacy than earlier generations? How effective do you think direct marketing is in political campaigning? Based on the article, what historical developments took place in the Republican and Democratic parties over the past 40 years?
Public Opinion Polling- NYTimes- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/weekinreview/28sussman.html?ref=weekinreview
Political Party Organizational Chart- Washington State- exemplar http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://wa-demchairs.org/pcohandbook/structure.gif&imgrefurl=http://wa-demchairs.org/pcohandbook/structure.php&usg=__TbvKSnJwYE82Mw1Ui1ofGZcqFYM=&h=518&w=675&sz=10&hl=en&start=11&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=TkxcRoe5TbPZAM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDemocratic%2Bparty%2Borganization%2Bchart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7RNWO_en%26tbs%3Disch:1
Chapter 8 and forward go to Articles Page
Senate Rules—How they are determined.
Fiscal Policy 2010- GDP, tax rates
The Senate- an outline of what could happen
Legal Arguments against Health Care reform
Kaiser Foundation step by step analysis of health care reform http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/reformprocess/player.html
Other Material
US Constitution- http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm (also in the back of your textbook)
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
