AP Government 2009-2010
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HARDBALL ASSIGNMENT – TBA- due 1st Monday after the 2nd Semeter begins
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.
CAPT schedule
Tentative Test Schedule
Note: Below is a website that
some have found particularly useful.
http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ewood/amergov/USGov5th/contents.htm
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 http://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 http://www.house.gov/
Senate website http://www.senate.gov/
President’s website http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Political Parties
Democratic Party http://www.democrats.org/
Republican Party http://www.gop.org/
Green Party http://www.greenparty.org/
Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/
