Welcome to AP Government

Books

•Text – Gov’t in America, 10th ed. – Lineberry, et al.

•Supplement – American Gov’t, Readings and Cases, 15th ed.; edited by Peter Woll

Course Requirements

•Reading – absolutely imperative!!!!

•Reading pairs – read and teach

•Research – 1 group project – major grades; finding current events

Class Grades•50% major, 50% daily•Major grades include tests, FRQ’s, and the 1 project

•Tests – 45-50 question MC•FRQ’s – timed (25 min.); 3-4 will combine for 1 major grade

More Grades

•Daily – chapter quizzes, test corrections, dialectical journals

•Pop quizzes – from Woll articles

•Semester avg. – each 9 wk. grade = 40%; Final = 20%

Expectations

•Take notes! Do the reading!•Be ready to begin when bell rings!

•Be here, on time!•Make arrangements for make-up work when absent!

Supplies

•Dialectical journals – spiral or folder where you will take notes over the Woll articles

•Bring Woll reader to class w/ you when we’re discussing an article

•#2 pencil for exam days

Academic Integrity

•It is expected that each of you will adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity at all times!

•This includes plagiarism!

Syllabus

•Unit I – Intro. (4 days)•Unit II – The Constitution and

Federalism (9 days)•Unit III – Ideology, Parties,

Interest Groups (12 days)•Unit IV – Voting, Campaigns,

Elections, the Media (12 days)

Syllabus•Unit V – Congress (11 days)•Unit VI – The Executive Branch (11 days)

•Unit VII –Unit VIII – The Judicial Branch, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (12 days)

Other important stuff

•Tentative Due Dates -- Policy Project – Tuesday, Jan. 8

•Conference period – 7th (1:35 – 2:30)

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