Per. 2 A.P. Government Assignments

Write a 2 (or more) paragraph response and reply to 2-3 other students with insightful and sensitive comments.

Discussion for our Socratic Seminar: write 2-3 paragraphs to address the questions. After many students in your class have responded, reply to at least 2 students with some original and insightful thoughts. Let's have a good discussion online!

1) COMPLETE - "Bureaucracy and Judiciary Quiz" on AP Classroom.
2) ORGANIZE - Unit V of binder. Content list attached!
3) STUDY - Unit V test is on Tuesday. There will be 25 multiple choice questions and 2 FRQs (no essay). Use study guide, Khan Academy videos, other binder materials, textbook and AP Classroom quiz to study/review.

1) COMPLETE - last Unit V Study Guide page: Judicial Activism v. Judicial Restraint. Fill in ideas that you heard in your Socratic Seminar group or those that make sense to you. You can also refer to the Khan Academy video that has lots of good ideas/info on this subject!
2) STUDY - for Unit V vocab quiz!!
3) REMINDER - Unit V test is on TUESDAY, MARCH 10! AP Classroom review quiz and Unit V binder contents will be posted on Friday. Stay tuned!

1) WATCH: A Conversation on the Constitution with Chief Justice John Roberts (40 min)
2) COMPLETE: Set of questions with the video. Take good notes and listen carefully - he knows what he is talking about!
3) READ: Huffpost article entitled "Fourteen Ways to Interpret the Constitution." Think about the ones you like best or make the most sense to you.
4) COMPLETE: The graphic organizer on the article. Pick the 4 approaches to constitutional interpretation that you think are the best and take detailed notes to be able to discuss and defend them in our Socratic Seminar in class on Wed 3/4.
5) COME TUESDAY PER. 7 IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN THE BUREAUCRACY QUIZ OR NEED TO MAKE UP ANY OTHER WORK!!

1) WATCH: Khan Academy videos (a total of 6!) on the Judicial Branch. There is a LOT of important information in these videos, so please do not skip over them or just read the transcript.
1. Article III overview
2. Stare decisis and precedent in the Supreme Court
3. First 4 videos under "Checks on the Judicial Branch"
2) COMPLETE: Judicial Branch study guide (2 pages)

1) STUDY: Quiz on the bureaucracy. Review 2 Study Guide sheets, "The Bureaucracy" PP, "Control of the Bureaucracy" PP (NEW! attached here).
2) READ: Federalist 78 excerpts and answer questions on sheet. Be ready to discuss!

1) WRITE: Executive Summary for your agency.
2) PREPARE: 1-2 minute speech for your agency.
3) REMINDER: LAST DAY FOR TEST CORRECTIONS IS FRIDAY, PER. 7!!

TEST CORRECTIONS:
--Available for ALL STUDENTS (regardless of how many questions you missed - some persuasive students convinced me that this was fair!)
--Must come to the classroom during 7th period on Thursday, 2/13 or 7th period 2/18-2/21.
--Deadline to do test corrections is Friday, 2/21.
--Each questions requires a full analysis. You can earn back 1 (out of 2) points per question :)

1) WATCH: Khan Academy videos (4 total!) on the bureaucracy
2) COMPLETE: Unit V Study Guide on the Bureaucracy (2 sides). It will be stamped!
3) REMEMBER: Unit IV test corrections available Per. 7 until Friday 2/22.

1) AP CLASSROOM: Quiz on the Presidency (25 multiple choice items) - for a quiz grade
2) BINDER: Unit IV Binder will be scored. Please be sure everything is complete and in order!
3) TEST: Unit IV Test: 25 multiple choice questions + 1 Concept Scenario FRQ + 1 argumentative essay
4) STUDY: Study guides and binder contents, Khan Academy videos (Congress and Presidency), review essay samples and guidelines.

1) STUDY: Unit IV vocab quiz in class on Thursday
2) READ: "The Founders' Great Mistake"
3) COMPLETE: Questions for Socratic Seminar (in class on Thursday as well)

After listening to the 2 NPR reports and reading the follow-up article, please write a two paragraph response to the above questions AND respond with insight and respect to at least two other students' responses. All postings are due by class on Friday 1/31.

1) PREPARE your THREE assigned topics (on the sheet of 24) to teach in class on Friday. Make sure that you can EXPLAIN the term, identify what type of power it is, and give a good example.
(IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Pick any 3 items on the chart posted below to complete.)
2) LISTEN to the 2 short podcasts (NPR reports) below and READ the updated article on the new War Powers Resolution making its way through Congress.
3) RESPOND to the discussion questions under "Classwork." Be sure to respond to at least 2 other students' comments as well!

1) STUDY GUIDE: Powers of the President. Use attached PP and watch Khan Academy video called "Formal and Informal Powers of the U.S. President". Remember that you will need to use your pocket Constitution, your own knowledge, or other outside information in order to fill out the "Limitations" items on the sheet. Think hard and try to get them all!
2) PRACTICE ESSAY: Urgent! If you have not turned this in yet, you need to do so ASAP! This is one of our few gradebook grades so far this semester and you don't want it to be a 0. Late passes accepted!

1) MOCK CONGRESS: Make sure your bill for Mock Congress has been submitted. IF NOT - PLEASE SEND IT TO ME ASAP. Make sure your name is on it!
2) STUDY GUIDE: Complete "The U.S. Federal Budget" study guide page if not done in class. Use PP notes and 2 Khan Academy ("Discretionary and Mandatory Outlays..." and "Earmarks, Pork Barrel Projects and Logrolling") videos to get the necessary info. WATCH THESE VIDEOS - they are really helpful and interesting!
3) ESSAY: Unit IV essay practice - 2 typed paragraphs (opening and refutation) due TYPED and PRINTED out on Thursday, 1/23.

1) STUDY GUIDE: Complete the Study Guide sheet of terms/info on the lawmaking process ("The Legislative Process").
2) MOCK CONGRESS BILL: Use the handout and follow the directions closely to write your bill. Remember to bring 2 TYPED, PRINTED OUT copies to class on Tuesday.

1) STUDY GUIDE: Use Congress PP to complete next 3 pages of Unit IV Study Guide ("The Committee System in Congress" PP#30-49 + "The Congressional Process" PP#50-57).
2) MOCK CONGRESS BILL: Refer to handout of instructions. Due 1/21 (2 typed copies of bill).

Study Guide: U.S. Congress

1) BINDER: Make sure your binder is all complete, organized and ready to turn in on the day of the final. The contents list is posted below.
2) STUDY: Unit III vocab. quiz and test (20 vocab items, 25 multiple choice questions and 2 FRQs). Use all binder and class materials, Khan Academy, AP Classroom, etc to review. Study guide is posted below.
3) AP CLASSROOM: Part of your test review is "Unit 5 Progress Check: MCQ". This is for a grade so do it carefully and be sure to check/review any questions that you miss.

***COME TO THE QUIZLET REVIEW SESSIONS! MONDAY AND TUESDAY FROM 3:15 -3:45!!**
1) REVIEW: Make sure you have fully completed and understand all of the ideas and information from class about Interest Groups. Use the PP and the Khan Academy videos to review/assist!
2) STUDY GUIDE: Use the Media PP and the Khan Academy video to complete the media study guide.
3) PREPARE: Look over the Socratic Seminar questions, take notes and prepare for our discussion on Tuesday.
4) WRITE: Remember to complete the SCOTUS sheet for the Citizens United case before the final exam
5) BINDER: Remember that your Unit III binder contents will be graded during the final exam period. A list of everything that should be in the binder is attached below. (Current Events Journals will also be included).

1) AP CLASSROOM: (campaigns and elections quiz) - this is scored and will be recorded as a grade. DUE before class on Friday!
2) ON-LINE DISCUSSION: Impeachment - make sure you have written a response and replied to at least 2 other students (with something insightful/interesting!).
3) HYPERDOC: "The American Two Party System". Assignment is under "Classroom" tab above. Listen to 4 minute podcast and reply to 5 questions. Be sure to submit it before next class!

1) Think about the above questions as you read the attached articles and view the linked videos.
2) Write a response dealing with whichever question(s) you want to discuss. Your response should be detailed, thoughtful and show that you have used these (and possibly other) sources to inform your ideas.
3) Continue the discussion by commenting on other student responses. Aim to deepen the conversation by challenging assertions, pointing out other perspectives, or adding information to further the general understanding. Avoid general comments that do not add substance to the dialogue.
4) You may also edit or add to your response as a way to reply to comments made to you or as you learn more information/deepen your understanding of this process.
**This conversation will be open for 2 weeks, so contribute soon and then check back to see what people are saying and add more insights or comments. Let's make it a real discussion!**

1) STUDY GUIDE: Continue reviewing the Campaign Financing PP to complete the study guide sheet.
2) VIDEOS: Watch 2 Khan Academy videos on campaign finance and the Citizens United case. THESE VIDEOS ARE VERY HELPFUL AND REVIEW/EXPLAIN MATERIAL FROM CLASS!
3) READ: Review the SCOTUS brief on Citizens United. Highlight important info and make sure you understand the case!
4) READ: "Elections, Money and the First Amendment" and complete set of questions.
5) AP CLASSROOM: Complete online quiz on Campaigns and Elections by Friday 12/13. Be sure to answer carefully as the score will count!
6) DISCUSSION: Remember: add your response and comments to the impeachment discussion if you have not already done this! Due by Friday 12/13.

1) WATCH "Unprecedented: The 2000 Election".
2) COMPLETE the viewing questions as you watch. You may want to pause the film to take detailed notes (it goes fast and a lot happens!)
3) BRAINSTORM: After you have watched the film and completed the questions, turn over your question packet and make a brainstorm list of EVERYTHING you can think of that went wrong in the 2000 election. Could any or all of this happen again??

1) READ the article entitled "The Census in U.S. History"
2) ANSWER the sheet of four questions about the article. Please make sure your responses are complete and thorough!

1) STUDY GUIDE: Complete 2 study guide sheets ("Congressional Elections" and "Incumbency Advantage"). Use attached PowerPoint, the Khan Academy video and textbook for assistance.
2) HANDOUT: Read and highlight the Khan Academy handout ("Congressional Elections"), paying attention to specific terms. Be sure to thoroughly answer the 3 questions at the end!

Use the link below to access the Flipgrid site and assignment.

1) STUDY GUIDE: Use 2 handouts from last class ("The Suffrage Amendments" and "Voting Rights Amendments") to complete side 1. Use the attached PowerPoint to complete side 2. Use Khan Academy as need to review.
2) GROUP ACTIVITY: Open the attached document entitled "Barriers to Voting" to get the links or document names for your group. If you do not remember your group, there is a list attached as well. If your group has a non-linked article, it is attached below.
3) READ: Your group's articles and TAKE NOTES on important information so that you will be prepared in class on Thursday to discuss this with your group. Your group will have about 30 minutes to compile a short presentation of the most important info on your topic. BE READY TO CONTRIBUTE!

1) HANDOUT: Read and highlight 2 handouts from class on voting ("Voting rights Amendments" and "The Suffrage Amendments". You will use these for a study guide to be handed out in class.
2) READ: Linked article entitled "Voting" from the Bill of Rights Institute. There are also 2 short videos at the end that you should watch.
3) WRITE: A 2 paragraph response on the article. See assignment under "Classwork".
4) COMMENT: On at least 2 other student responses.

Read the article from the Bill of Rights Institute about voting. Then, compose a 2 paragraph response to the following AND respond briefly to 2 other students on the thread.
**Based on the evidence, do you believe voting is a rational or irrational behavior? Should people who are not well-informed be allowed to vote? What can be done to address the problems discussed in the reading?**

1) AP CLASSROOM - see directions in STREAM!
2) BINDER - Unit II due Monday
3) STUDY - Unit II test

Please follow guidelines on Socratic Seminar handout to prepare for the Unit II Socratic Seminar on Thursday

1) VIDEOS: Watch "Political Ideology and Economics" and "Ideology and Social Policy" on Khan Academy.
2) HANDOUTS: Read and highlight 2 handouts ("Ideology and Economic Policy" and "Ideology and Social Policy"). Be sure to answer the questions at the end of each handout.
3) QUIZ: Review Unit II Key Terms for vocab quiz.
4) HYPERDOC: Complete and submit "My Political Profile" (under "Classwork"). You will each be completing your own document and submitting it here on Classroom.

**If you submitted the "Analyzing Public Opinion Polls" as a comment on the stream, please copy it into a Google Doc, submit it as a Doc for classwork, and then delete your comment!**
1) WATCH: "Generational and Lifecycle Effects on Political Ideology" and "Ideologies of Political Parties in the United States" - Khan Academy videos
2) READ/highlight 2 Khan Academy handouts ("Influences on Ideology" and "Ideologies of Political Parties".) DUE FRIDAY 10/25.
3) WORK ON: "My Political Profile" doc under "Classwork". DUE TUESDAY 10/29.

Part I: How Do Polls Work?
1) Read through this article and refer back to it as you answer the questions
http://blog.countable.us/post/150644587000/qa-how-do-political-polls-work-heres-how-to?fbclid=IwAR1zfQhFDuqR058PLsxGfcsAfJvagoxb8Bjj_xEUFGIKltsRcebBbSGRkks#.V-Bw0cI2an8.twitter
2) Find a recent poll online dealing with a controversial social issue that people have different opinions on (not an election prediction). Note: be sure that you are looking at an original poll, not one that adds up numbers from several different polls (such as Real Clear Politics or 538).
3) Look through the methodology of the poll (usually listed or described at the bottom) and answer the following questions:
1. What is the source of the poll? Is this a credible source? How do you know?
2. Who was contacted and how were they reached?
3. What questions were respondents asked? Do you detect any bias in the questions?
4. What is the margin of error? Do you think that makes the poll reliable or not?
5. Be sure to include a link to the poll

Part II: The 2016 Election
1) Read through at least 2 of the following articles:
https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/502014643/4-possible-reasons-the-polls-got-it-so-wrong-this-year
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/why-2016-election-polls-missed-their-mark/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/upshot/a-2016-review-why-key-state-polls-were-wrong-about-trump.html
2) Answer the following questions:
1. What do you think are the 3 or 4 most logical or probable reasons for why so much of the polling in the 2016 election was wrong?
2. Which of the explanations do you find most convincing? Why?
3. What do you think pollsters can do in 2020 to avoid making the same mistakes again?

1) VIDEOS: Khan Academy ("Measuring Public Opinion," "Scientific Polling Intro," and "Why Policy Decisions May Not Reflect Perceived Public Opinion").
2) POWER POINT: Slides 13-18
3) STUDY GUIDE: 2 sides ("Measuring Public Opinion" and "Scientific Polling")

VIDEOS - Watch "American Attitudes about Government and Politics" and "Political Socialization" videos on Khan Academy (Unit 2).
HANDOUTS - Read 2 handouts from Khan Academy and underline/highlight key info.
QUESTIONS - Answer the 2 questions at the end of each handout.

COMPLETE: STUDY GUIDE on Political Culture and Political Participation (front to back sheet). We are beginning Unit II!

***UNIT I TEST!!*** (25 multiple choice questions and one essay)
1) SUBMIT: AP Classroom unit review ("Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ" - submit by 10/09).
2) REVIEW: all handouts, Unit I study guide sheets, etc.
3) USE: Khan Academy videos and quizzes/unit test to review
4) REVIEW: all 6 DOCUMENTS and 2 SCOTUS cases in unit
5) REVIEW: Ch. 1-3 in textbook
6) COMPILE: Binder Unit I contents
7) BRING: BINDER to class on Wednesday! :)))))

1) AP CLASSROOM: Federalism #2! is posted (20 questions)
2) QUIZ: Unit I Key Terms ( 20 fill-in-the-blank items using the terms in context. A word bank will be provided).

Please reply thoughtfully to the following prompt in 2-3 paragraphs:

The author states, "American racial attitudes have traditionally contradicted American professed ideals of freedom and equality. America’s Constitution has reflected that contradiction and the struggle to reconcile American rhetoric with American reality."
Respond to this statement using at least 2 pieces of evidence from the article and at least one current example that reflects this in our country.

1) READ article about founders and slavery on Newsela.com
2) WRITE your response (assignment is under "classwork" tab)
3) WRITE 3-5 open-ended, thought-provoking questions for our seminar on Wednesday. Please type and print your questions and bring them to class.

1) STUDY GUIDE
2) AP Classroom
3) California v. Trump: article + questions
(See stream for specific assignment)

1) Study guide p. 10-11
2) Constitutional Clauses quiz

1) ESSAY - Unit I Essay - typed, doubled-spaced and printed out for class.
2) STUDY GUIDE - Federalism study guide (2 sided sheet). Use:
Khan Academy videos ("Federalism in the United States" and "Article IV of the Constitution")
Attached PowerPoint
Textbook Ch 3
3) QUIZ - On Thursday 9/26, we will have our Constitutional Clauses quiz. Start reviewing now!

1) ARTICLE and VIDEO: Khan Academy - Article V of the Constitution (the amendment process). Complete 2 sides of study guide sheet (Formal and Informal Amendments).
2) ARTICLE: Go to newsela.com and read "We've tried to amend the Constitution 11,000 times".
3) QUESTIONS: Click on "Questions" on Google Classroom. Write your reply AND respond to at least one other classmate!
4) FINISH any incomplete work on AP Classroom - this is for a grade so don't forget!
5) ESSAY - start working on it now! Due on Tuesday, 9/24.

Please write a 2 paragraph response to the following:
1) What are your favorite ideas of amendments to the Constitution from those discussed in the Newsela article? Do you think any of these have a chance of passing? Why or why not?
2) If you could make any change to the U.S. Constitution by adding an amendment, what would it be? Why? Do you think it would be popular with the American public?

1) Constitutional terms quiz: Review all the terms in the margins of pp. 38-47 in textbook. Quiz will be matching terms to definitions.
2) AP Classroom assignment - go to my ap.collegeboard.com

1) Complete the essay template for Unit I essay
2) Read Federalist #51 (attached below and on Khan Academy) and carefully complete sheet of 4 questions. Remember to be specific and pull quotes from the reading to clarify your responses. Be ready to discuss!

It is time to start mapping out your first Argumentative Essay. You have the question and the template, and now we have studied the documents enough for you to work on how to address the question. The graphic organizer for the essay is due on Monday 9/16. Be sure you fill it out completely and write neatly so I can read it and give you feedback!

Homework (due 9/12):
1) VIDEO: Watch Khan Academy video entitled "Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances".
2) ARTICLE: Read through the Khan Academy handout called "Principles of American Government"
3) ASSIGNMENT: Complete 2 study guide sheets: "Checking Power with Power" and "Checks and Balances of the Three Branches" (2-sided sheet). (last 2 pages in Unit 1 Study Guide under "Classwork").
4) ASSIGNMENT: Follow the directions for "Constitutional Principles in Action." Find an interesting and relevant article to write about - be sure to TYPE and PRINT!