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Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics 2017-2018 Instructor: Elizabeth Robinson Room: H012 Phone: 797-2991 ext 6416 Email: [email protected]

Course Objective/Purpose This course is a semester long college based course. The objectives of this course go beyond a basic analysis of how our government “works.” Students will develop a critical understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the American political system, as well as their rights, duties, and responsibilities as citizens. The purpose of this course is to prepare the student not only for the AP Exam but also give the student necessary knowledge and experience for active participation in the political process. AP Government is a college-level class, requiring students to learn at an accelerated level. In May, students will take the AP test, which can earn them college credit.

Method of Instruction For all intended purposes this is a college style course; you are expected to produce college level work. It will rely heavily upon assigned readings, lecture, projects, and assessments. As such, keeping up with the assigned reading is very important. Students are also expected to be able to discuss current events as they relate to the course content at hand.

Grading Policy Your grade will be based on daily work, class participation, homework, tests, quizzes, the semester exam, research papers, and assigned projects. Grades are figured on a cumulative point basis. Each test, quiz, homework assignment, etc., is worth a given number of points according to the quality and level of completed work. At the end of a marking period, a grade average is determined by dividing the total points possible by points earned for each grading category:

 Daily Work: Daily work will consist of case studies, readings, current events, data analysis, graph analysis, DYRT questions, etc... Student participation will also affect the daily work grade.

 Homework: Homework will consist of readings, case studies, graphic organizers, writing prompts, sample free response questions, court cases, etc… Students will receive homework on a daily basis and need to allot the appropriate time to finish all assignments.

 Assessments: Tests and quizzes will consist of identification, multiple choice, short answer and/or essay questions. Tests will be announced, but quizzes may be unannounced. There will also be periodic reading quizzes, and vocabulary comprehension quizzes.

 Projects: projects will be assigned throughout the year based on the content being covered in class and the individual units. There will also be a research paper that students will complete at the end of the semester covering specific topics assigned to each student.

~Absences: Please see the instructor as soon as possible should you miss assignments, tests, or quizzes. Grading Daily Work 20% Homework 20% Quizzes 20% Tests/Projects 40%

Course Text Edwards, George C., Robert L. Lineberry, and Martin P. Wattenberg. Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy. New York: Longman, 16th edition.

I highly recommend that you get a test prep book for this course such as the Barrons, Princeton Review, or the Kaplan book. They are around $12 on Amazon. Get the most recent version since the test changes from year to year.

 Additional text will also be incorporated into the lecture and class notes.

 Additional readings and materials will be handed out periodically during the semester relating to key course topics.

Current Events Students are responsible for keeping up with current events of the nation and the world as they pertain to critical information relating to the course. Students are also encouraged to read The Economist and monitor the BBC news, Washington Post, and Washington Time’s website on a regular basis. Audio visual materials may also be incorporated to enhance student understanding.

Course Outline The following schedule is a very basic outline of the topics we will be covering and when. We will try to follow it, but unanticipated changes in the school schedule as well as variations in the pace at which we can cover the material effectively may impact our ability to maintain the pace outlined in the schedule. In addition to the textbook chapters that are listed here, you will be given handouts that will supplement the material in the text.

Week Date Day Topic Reading Assignment 1 8/7- M Syllabus & Expectations 8/11 T Government, politics, Chapter 1 section 1- and policymaking 3 W Democracy in America Chapter 1 section 4 T The Scope of Chapter 1 section 5 Read over the Articles of Confederation Government in America and be ready to discuss the successes and failures of the document

https://usconstitution.net/articles.html F FRQ Overview 2 8/14- M The origins of the Chapter 2 section 1- Chapter 1 Vocabulary Due 8/18 Constitution 2 Read the Preamble and Article I-IV of the Constitution and be ready to discuss https://www.usconstitution.net/const.html T Making a Constitution Chapter 2 section 3- Read Article V-VII of the Constitution and 4 be ready to discuss

https://www.usconstitution.net/const.html W The Madisonian System Chapter 2 section 5- 6 T Changing the Chapter 2 section 7- Supreme Court Case: Constitution 8 Marbury v. Madison

F Federalist and Anti Federalist #10 Skim through these papers and be ready to Federalist papers Federalist #51 discuss in class. Antifederalist #21 3 8/21- M Defining Federalism Chapter 3 section1- Chapter 2 Vocabulary Due 8/25 2 Supreme Court Cases: Near v. Minnesota Miller v. California McCleskey v. Kemp T Intergovernmental Chapter 3 section 3 Supreme Court Cases: McCulloch v. Relations Maryland Brown v. Board of Ed Gonzales v. Raich W Understanding Chapter 3 section 4- Supreme Court Cases: Federalism 5 Bond v. United States Gibbons v. Ogden Griswold v. Connecticut U.S. v. Lopez T FRQ Practice Chapter 3 Vocabulary Due F The Bill of Rights Chapter 4 section 1- Read Amendments 1-10 2 Supreme Court Cases: Gitlow v. New York Barron v. Baltimore Lemon v. Kurtzman Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Engle v. Vitale Reynolds v. United States Wisconsin v. Yoder 4 8/28- M Freedom of Expression Chapter 4 section 3- Supreme Court Cases: 9/1 4 Near v. Minnesota Schenck v. United States Brandenburg v. Ohio Dennis v. United States Roth v. United States Miller v. California New York Times v. Sullivan Texas v. Johnson T Right to Bear Arms Chapter 4 section 5- Supreme Court Cases: 6 NAACP v. Alabama McDonald v. Chicago Mapp v. Ohio Miranda v. Arizona Gideon v. Wainwright Gregg v. Georgia

W The Right to Privacy Chapter 4 section 7- Supreme Court Cases: 8 Roe v. Wade Planned Parenthood v. Casey United States v. O’Brien T Test #1 (Ch. 1-4) Chapter 4 Vocabulary Due Test #1 (Ch. 1-4)

F No School 5 9/4- M Memorial Day 9/8 T Civil Rights Chapter 5 section 1- Read Amendments 11-27 2 Supreme Court Cases: Scott v. Sandford Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Ed. Loving v. Virginia W Civil Rights Chapter 5 section 3- Supreme Court Cases: 4 Hernandez v. Texas Korematsu v. United States Reed v. Reed Craig v. Boren T Civil Rights Chapter 5 section 5- Supreme Court Cases: 6 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Lawrence v. Texas Obergefell v. Hodges F Civil Rights Chapter 5 section 7 FRQ Practice 6 9/11- M The American People Chapter 6 section 1- Chapter 5 Vocabulary Due 9/15 2 T Public Opinion Chapter 6 section 3- 4 W Political Ideology Chapter 6 section 5- 6 T FRQ Practice F Student Work Day Chapter 6 Vocabulary Due 7 9/18- M The Mass Media Chapter 7 section 1- 9/22 2 T The Mass Media Chapter 7 section 3- 4 W The News and Public Chapter 7 section 5- 6 T Political Parties Chapter 8 section 1- 2 F Party Roots Chapter 8 section 3- Chapter 7 Vocabulary Due 4 8 9/25- M Early Political Parties Chapter 8 section 5 9/29 T Third Parties Chapter 8 section 6- 7 W Student Work Day T Student Work Day F Test #2 (Ch. 5-8) Test #2 (Ch. 5-8) Chapter 8 Vocabulary Due 9 10/2- M Nomination Game Chapter 9 section 1- 10/6 2 T Campaigning and Voting Chapter 9 section 3- 4 W Campaign Impact Chapter 9 section 5- 6 T Electoral College Chapter 9 section 7- 8 F FRQ Practice Chapter 9 Vocabulary Due 10 10/9- 10/13 Fall Break

11 10/16- M Interest Groups Chapter 10 section 10/20 1-2 T Interest Groups Chapter 10 section 3-4 W Types of Interest Groups Chapter 10 section 5-6 T FRQ Practice F Congress Chapter 11 section Chapter 10 Vocabulary Due 1 12 10/23- M Congressional Elections Chapter 11 section 10/27 2 T Congressional Policy Chapter 11 section 3 W Congressional Processes Chapter 11 section 4 T Understanding Congress Chapter 11 section 5 F The Presidents Chapter 12 section Chapter 11 vocabulary Due 1-2 13 10/30- M Chief Executive Chapter 12 section 11/4 3-4 T Presidential Powers Chapter 12 section 5-6 W President and Press Chapter 12 section 7-8 T Student Work Day F Test #3 (Ch. 9-12) Chapter 12 vocabulary Due

Test #3 14 11/6- M Federal Expenditures Chapter 13 section 11/10 1-2 T FRQ Writing FRQ Practice W The Budgetary Process Chapter 13 section 3-4 T Federal Bureaucracy Chapter 14 section 1-2 F Bureaucracy Chapter 14 section Chapter 13 Vocabulary Due Organization 3 15 11/13- M Bureaucratic Process Chapter 14 section 11/17 4-5 T Understanding Chapter 14 section Bureaucracies 6 W Federal Courts Chapter 15 section 1-2 T Judicial Selection Chapter 15 section 3-4 F Court Policymakers Chapter 15 section Chapter 14 Vocabulary Due 5 16 11/20- M Historical Courts Chapter 15 section 11/24 6 T Understanding the Court Chapter 15 section 7 W T Thanksgiving Break F 17 11/27- M Economic Policymaking Chapter 16 section Chapter 15 Vocabulary Due 12/1 1-2 T Public Policymaking Chapter 16 section 3-4 W Social Welfare Chapter 16 section 5-7 T Student Work Day F Test #4 (Ch. 13-16) Test # 4

Chapter 16 Vocabulary Due 18 12/4- M Health Care Policy Chapter 17 section 12/8 1 T Environmental Policy Chapter 17 section 2 W Energy Policy Chapter 17 section 3-4 T American Foreign Policy Chapter 18 section 1-2 F Defense Policy Chapter 18 section Chapter 17 Vocabulary Due 3-4 19 12/11- M National Security Agenda Chapter 18 section 12/15 5-6 T Make Up Day W Make Up Day T Make Up Day F Student Work Day Chapter 18 Vocabulary Due 20 12/18- M Student Work Day 12/22 T Government Final Government Final Exam W T Christmas Break F

Important Websites

The Anti-Federalist Papers http://www.thisnation.com/library/antifederalist/

Cornell Law School Supreme Court Case Collection http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/name.htm

The Federalist Papers www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm. League of Women Voters http://lwv.org

No Child Left Behind Act www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=pb

Women’s Election Watch 2000. The Feminist Majority Foundation. www.feminist.org/Election2000/gendergap_president.asp

Gallup Polling Organization www.gallup.com

Larson, Krista. American Voting Process Influenced Turnout Levels. Medill News Service. www.yvoteonline.org/noshows2000_st_foreign.shtml

Bill of Rights Institute www.billofrightsinstitute.org

United States Constitution http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html