AP US Government and Politics (Period 3) Assignments
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- 2015-2016 School Year
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Steps #1-3 on the Congressional Simulation sheet are due (typed, 1.5 line spacing, 10-12 pt font) next period(Thursday/Friday).
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You have a Ch.11 Exam which will be FRQ only. The rubric for the practice FRQ that was assigned in class is attached for your reference.
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Your research/presentation on an interest group is due next class. The assignment sheet is attached.
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- Read Federalist 10
- In this essay (pg. 648) James Madison writes about “factions”.
- For each paragraph (there are 23) write 1-2 sentences summarizing each one.
- We will use this for another exercise in our next class
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You will have a chapter 9 & 10 Exam on Thursday/Friday. This exam will count towards second semester.
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You will have a vocab quiz on Ch. 9 & 10 on Monday (12/14)
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The FRQs that are due tomorrow are attached. Please answer #2 from 2003 and #3 from 2004.
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Please finish the two FRQs we started in class. Read and outline Ch. 9.
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Please read and outline Ch.8.
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Your demographic infographic is due. The assignment sheet is attached.
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Your demographic infographic is due.
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Read and outline Chapter 6.
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Your Chapter 4 & 5 Exam will be on Monday/Tuesday.
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Please complete your affirmative action essay. Here is a link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/27/should-affirmative-action-be-based-on-income/race-based-affirmative-action-is-still-needed
The question packet and prompt is attached.
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Write a 150 word precis on the Gideon v. Wainwright reading that was passed out in class.
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Read and outline Ch.4 for Monday's class.
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Please remember that your first Unit exam is this Tuesday/Wednesday. It will cover the material from Chapters 1-3. Please bring your iPads fully charged as we will be taking the multiple choice portion using Illuminate.
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Complete your research on federal grants.
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Please create an infographic to explain the following features of federalism:
10th Amendment
Exclusive and shared powers of the federal and state governments (Venn Diagram and Images)
Dual/Layer Cake Federalism, Cooperative/Marble Cake Federalism, Devolution (Image, Description, and Example)
Judicial Expansion of Federal Power
McCulloch v. Maryland (Image, case description, how it expanded power)
Gibbons v. Ogden (Image, case description, how it expanded power)Due:
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Read Chapter 3, take notes, and complete your vocabulary. The vocab for the whole year is attached.
For those of you still having issues with this here is the vocab: Chapter 3: Federalism
supremacy clause-
enumerated powers-
implied powers-
elastic clause-
Full Faith and Credit clause-
extradition-
dual federalism-
"layer cake" federalism-
Cooperative federalism-
"marble cake" federalism-
fiscal federalism-
categorical grants-
block grants-
project grants-
formula grants
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Please complete your Amendments worksheet.
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Please read this article and respond on a separate sheet of paper: Does solitary confinement violate the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment? Why or why not?
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Please read the Time magazine article and answer the accompanying questions. You will have a vocab quiz next class.
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Please read Federalist 51 (page 651) and write a 200 word precis on it. As you read please keep in mind the main features of a Madisonian model of government to help frame your summary.
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Finish annotating your Constitution using the attached guide.
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Please read and takes notes on Ch. 2. The vocab for the chapter is attached.
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Please make a policy chart, for a policy that is real or hypothetical using the diagram found on page 11 of your books.
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Please read and take notes on Chapter 1. You are also responsible for knowing the attached vocab terms. There will be a reading quiz on Monday.
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Complete your 150 word precis of Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government. It must be typed. I will update this with a pdf of the writing later this evening.
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If you did not submit your summer reading assignment please do so today. The assignment sheet is attached.