AP Gov/H Econ/International Relations Assignments
- Instructor
- Danielle Aucoin
- Term
- Spring 2020
- Department
- Social Studies Department
- Description
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AP US Government and Politics is taught as a year-long course for seniors who wish to examine the history, institutions, and processes and behaviors of American government. Students will use current events to analyze the concepts taught in this course. Upon completion, students will be able to explain and describe basic facts, concepts, theories, data, and patterns in the American political system. The focus is on analysis and application of knowledge, which is assessed in a variety of ways. Throughout this course, students will further examine economic policy at both the macro and micro-economic level.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Oral Arguments
Per. 4 9AM
Docket:
9:10AM June Medical (Isabel + Bella and Sharlene + Kayla)
9:40AM Babb v. Wilkie (Carley + Brianna and Jaden + Laila)
10:10AM Seila Law (Christine + Chelsea and Patrick + Paul)
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Oral Argument Prep
Period 3-4: How to prepare for oral arguments - Zoom at 11:00AM for both periods
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Assignment
Gov EXAM! 1:00PM
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CB Videos Due
Submit your final CB Unit 3 Review notes today
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Unit 3 Argumentative and Content Review
Zoom
See Schoology for FRQ links
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Unit 3 Argumentative and Content Review
Zoom
See Schoology for FRQ links
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Unit 3
Zoom (recurring meeting link)
Period 3 - 12:30PM
Period 4 - 9:00AM
Agenda:
1. CB updates
2. Feedback on CA and Argumentative
3. Unit 3 Content review
4. in-class CA
HW: Carey LaManna Unit 3 notes due today (4/27 Per 3; 4/28 per 4) to Schoology
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Unit 3
Zoom (recurring meeting link)
Period 3 - 12:30PM
Period 4 - 9:00AM
Agenda:
1. CB updates
2. Feedback on CA and Argumentative
3. Unit 3 Content review
4. in-class CA
HW: Carey LaManna Unit 3 notes due today (4/27 Per 3; 4/28 per 4) to Schoology
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Assignment
DUE:
A. CB Video notes (selected topics) - due Friday, April 24
B. Cases Graphic Organizer - due Friday, April 24
HW: Watch Unit 3 Video Review (Carey LaManna)
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK
Zoom - 9:00-9:50AM (Unit 2 - Institutions Review)
Meeting Agenda:
1. Feedback on Concept Application (10 minutes)
2. Concept Application #2 (15 minutes - on Zoom)
3. Argumentative FRQ #2 (25 minutes - on Zoom)
HW:
A. CB Video notes (selected topics) - due Friday, April 24
B. Cases Graphic Organizer - due Friday, April 24
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK
Zoom - 12:30-1:20PM (Unit 2 - Institutions Review)
Meeting Agenda:
1. Feedback on Concept Application (10 minutes)
2. Concept Application #2 (15 minutes - on Zoom)
3. Argumentative FRQ #2 (25 minutes - on Zoom)
HW:
A. CB Video notes (selected topics) - due Friday, April 24
B. Cases Graphic Organizer - due Friday, April 24
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK
Zoom - 9:00-9:45AM (Foundational Docs Quiz + Unit 2 - Institutions Review)
Meeting Agenda:
1. Foundational Docs QUIZ A (1st 15 minutes of Zoom - no makeups)
2. Explain revised weekly agenda (5 minutes)
3. Feedback on Argumentative (10 minutes)
4. Concept Application #1 (15 minutes - on Zoom)
HW:
A. Carey LaManna Unit 2 Review video + notes DUE TUESDAY 4/21 (18 minutes)
B. CB Video notes (selected topics) - due Friday, April 24
C. Cases Graphic Organizer - due Friday, April 24
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK
Zoom - 12:30-1:15PM (Foundational Docs Quiz + Unit 2 - Institutions Review)
Meeting Agenda:
1. Foundational Docs QUIZ A (1st 15 minutes of Zoom - no makeups)
2. Explain revised weekly agenda (5 minutes)
3. Feedback on Argumentative (10 minutes)
4. Concept Application #1 (15 minutes - on Zoom)
HW:
A. Carey LaManna Unit 2 Review video + notes DUE MONDAY 4/20 (18 minutes)
B. CB Video notes (selected topics) - due Friday, April 24
C. Cases Graphic Organizer - due Friday, April 24
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Assignment
Last Unit 1 Review - Federalism
J. Hitchcock Module 1.7-1.8: Federalism (last Unit 1 video modules)
Foundational Docs Graphic Organizer (due Monday morning to Schoology) - DOCS QUIZ on MONDAY (during Zoom)
DUE: All Unit 1 Review Module notes (to Schoology)
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK: Practice Argumentative FRQ
Zoom - 9:00-10:30AM (Unit 1: Foundations Review)
Review: Unit 1 (Foundations of American Democracy)
Watch: J. Hitchcock Module No. 10: 1.6: Principles of Am. Gov. (combine with earlier modules and submit notes to Schoology by Friday)
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK: Practice Argumentative FRQ
Zoom - 12:30-2PM (Unit 1: Foundations Review)
Review: Unit 1 (Foundations of American Democracy)
Watch: J. Hitchcock Module No. 10: 1.6: Principles of Am. Gov. (combine with earlier modules and submit notes to Schoology by Friday)
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK
Zoom - 9:00-10:30AM (exam updates, review)
Review: Unit 1 (Foundations of American Democracy)
Watch: J. Hitchcock Module No. 9: 1.2-1.3: Democracy, Gov, Power, Individual Rts. (combine with notes for all Unit 1 modules and submit by Friday to Schoology)
Briefs due
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK
Zoom - 12:30-2PM (exam updates, review)
Review: Unit 1 (Foundations of American Democracy)
Watch: J. Hitchcock Module No. 9: 1.2-1.3: Democracy, Gov, Power, Individual Rts. (combine with notes for all Unit 1 modules and submit by Friday to Schoology)
Briefs due
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK
Optional Zoom 9:00-9:30AM for brief writing support/questions
SCOTUS Work Day - Summary of Argument
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK
Optional Zoom 12:30-1:00PM for Brief writing support/questions
SCOTUS Work Day - Summary of Argument
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Assignment
PERIOD 4 BLOCK DAY
SCOTUS Work day
1. Statement of Case
2. Statement of Facts
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Assignment
PERIOD 3 BLOCK DAY
SCOTUS Work day
1. Statement of Case
2. Statement of Facts
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Assignment
Pupil-Free Day (per District)
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Assignment
Review: Linkage Institutions 5.2 (today) and 5.3 (Friday)
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Assignment
College Board live review (link forthcoming)
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Assignment
Review Unit 3 (Civil Liberties and Civil Rights)
PLAY: iCivics Do I Have a Right? It works better on Full Screen view and better in Chrome than Safari (FYI)
Screenshot your end data - how big is your law firm? What level did you reach?
Have fun!
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Assignment
SCOTUS Brief Work Day -
Create a google doc with your co-counsel to share with me (then I can see the collaboration of each person)
Share the link with me and I'll upload all the links on Schoology so briefs can be shared with Justices and Opposing Counsel
TODAY:
1. Question Presented
2. Table of Authorities
3. Procedural History
JUSTICES - Please continue listening and taking notes on your assigned cases as counselors work on their briefs.
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Assignment
Updated assignment: Listen to your case oral arguments and take notes (submit to Schoology)
Justices - listen to your "assigned" cases, take notes, and upload (justices have additional time as they have 2-3 cases each)
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PENDING COLLEGE BOARD UPDATES:
Writing the Argumentative FRQ
AP Classroom (prompt unlocked - FRQ is timed 40 min.)
PERIOD 3: YOUR WINDOW TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT STARTS AT 10:00AM AND CLOSES AT 11:30AM - It's a 40 minute FRQ
PERIOD 4: YOUR WINDOW TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT STARTS AT 11:30AM AND CLOSES AT 1:00PM - It's a 40 minute FRQ
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Assignment
Learning the Argumentative FRQ - 20 min. video
WATCH and submit notes (Schoology): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgvbE_hkVMs
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Assignment
Review the key elements of the required foundational documents
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Assignment
WATCH: Video on how to write the SCOTUS comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PU4y9FhbGY
WRITE: SCOTUS Comparison FRQ (AP Classroom)
This is TIMED (23 min. - an extra few minutes to get used to the system)
THE AP CLASSROOM WINDOW IS ONLY OPEN TO SUBMIT FROM 10:30AM-12:30PM
NOTE: YOU MUST INSTALL "LOCKDOWN BROWSER" BEFORE TAKING ANY ONLINE ASSESSMENTS - AP CLASSROOM WILL NOT LET YOU TAKE AN ASSESSMENT WITHOUT THIS SOFTWARE.
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Assignment
SCOTUS one-pager case review
WATCH 16 min. video on all required cases and TAKE NOTES (submit notes to Schoology): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9fGKwkPjo
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Assignment
Min. Day
SCOTUS Comparison (for this one know Tinker, Roe, US v Lopez)
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Assignment
10-week EC DUE
Pop QUIZ? KNOW YOUR CASES!
LGBTQ Rights
Equal Rights - Other Groups
SCOTUS Comparison - scoring practice
Argumentative writing guidelines
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Assignment
Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment)
The Rights of Women
Cases: Roe, Planned Parenthood v Casey
Legislation: CRA, Title IX
Court tests: Rational Basis, Strict Scrutiny, Heightened/Intermediate Scrutiny
Affirmative Action
HW: CE upload (for those who missed last week)
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Assignment
Ch. 5: Civil Rights
Unit Vocab QUIZ
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Struggle for Equal Rights
Due:
Assignment
Death Penalty - 8th Amendment
SCOTUS Brief Writing
SCOTUS Comparison (How to)
Start Ch. 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Cases: Plessy, Brown, Shelby County
Legislation: Civil Rights Act, 1964 (Title II, Title VII); Voting Rights Act, 1965
Due:
Assignment
Rights of the Accused 5th Amendment
Eminent Domain
6th Amendment
Cases: Miranda, Gideon, Escobedo, Furman, Gregg, Atkins
Resources due 3/12
Civics 101:
The Death Penalty (19 min.)
Equal Rights Amendment (18 min.)
IRL1: Free Speech in Schools (24 min.)
The Death Penalty (19 min.)
Equal Rights Amendment (18 min.)
IRL1: Free Speech in Schools (24 min.)
More Perfect Podcast:
2nd half of The Imperfect Plaintiffs (start at 32 min.) - Fisher v TX
Cruel and Unusual - Death Penalty (40m in.)
Object Anyway - race-based jury selection (48 min.)
Sex Appeal - RBG and gender equality (56 min.)
2nd half of The Imperfect Plaintiffs (start at 32 min.) - Fisher v TX
Cruel and Unusual - Death Penalty (40m in.)
Object Anyway - race-based jury selection (48 min.)
Sex Appeal - RBG and gender equality (56 min.)
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Assignment
Due Process of Law - 4th Amendment
Exclusionary Rule
Cases: Riley v CA, Mapp
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Assignment
PDD
Primary Election Day!
Establishment clause cases
Free Exercise Clause
Due:
Assignment
Ch. 4 RQ & Vocabulary DUE
Freedom of Expression: Press, Assembly, Petition
Freedom of Religion: Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause
Establishment Cases: Engel, Lemon, Zelman
Free Exercise Cases: Oregon v Smith, Hobby Lobby, Wisconsin v Yoder
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Assignment
Freedom of Expression - 1st Amendment - Free speech
Cases: Schenck, NYT v Sullivan, NYT v. US, Citizens United, Tinker, TX v. Johnson, Miller
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Assignment
The 9th Amendment
Podcast - Lawrence v. Texas, 2003 (Imperfect Plaintiffs)
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Assignment
Ch. 4: Civil Liberties (vs. Civil Rights)
The Bill of Rights and Selective Incorporation
Cases to know: Barron, Palko, Gitlow
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Assignment
Institutions Exam (all chapters of Institutions Unit - Congress, President + Bureaucracy, Judiciary) + FRQ - CA
Mock SCOTUS Assignments
HW: Start Ch. 4 Civil Liberties
Unit III: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (15-20% of AP Exam)
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Assignment
Yalof - Pursuit of Justices
Judicial Nominations
Zone of Death
Institutions Exam (all chapters of Institutions Unit - Congress, President + Bureaucracy, Judiciary) + FRQ (QA)
Due:
Assignment
Yalof: In Pursuit of Justices
Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist Courts
Judicial Activism vs Judicial Restraint
Brennan vs. Rehnquist
Scalia interview
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Assignment
SCOTUS at work
Power and Checks on Judiciary
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Assignment
Ch. 15 RQ
Ch. Institutions Vocab Quiz (Congress, Executive, Judicial)
Federal Attorneys
Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
Getting to Court
Judicial Nominations, Part 2
Due:
Assignment
PDD
Fed 78 + Brutus 15 DUE
Vocab DUE
EC DUE
Judicial Nominations
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Assignment
Federal Judges, Federal Attorneys
Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
HW:
Weekly extra credit due 2/18
Episode 8 - Federal Courts (13 min.)
Episode 9 - Overturning a Supreme Court Ruling (12 min.)
Episode 27 - How a Case Gets to the Supreme Court (13 min.)
Episode 53 - Judges (18 min)
Starter Kit - Judicial Branch (20 min.)
Federalist 78 + Brutus 15 Reading Guide Due
Ch. 15 Judiciary Vocab cards due
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Assignment
Development and Structure of the Federal Courts
The Judiciary: Federalist 78 - Foundational Document + Brutus 15
HW Due Tuesday 2/18:
Federalist 78 + Brutus 15 Reading Guide Due
Unit Vocabulary)
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Assignment
Social Welfare Entitlements
Foreign Policy
Trade and Regulatory Policy
HW: CE tonight!
Start Ch. 15: The Federal Courts (Nature and Structure) p 441-449
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Assignment
Mandatory and Discretionary Spending
Social Safety Nets
Last 5-week Resources DUE:
Civics 101:
1. Welfare (17 min.)
2. The Federal Reserve (16 min.)
3. Budget Basics (14 min.)
4. National Debt & the Deficit (14 min.)
Khan Academy:
3. Discretionary and Mandatory spending (6 min.)
4. FICA (7 min.)
5. Social Security (6 min.)
6. Monetary and Fiscal Policy (9 min.)
3. Discretionary and Mandatory spending (6 min.)
4. FICA (7 min.)
5. Social Security (6 min.)
6. Monetary and Fiscal Policy (9 min.)
Due:
Assignment
Government Spending
Mandatory vs Discretionary Spending
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Assignment
Reagan Debrief
The Budget
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Assignment
Reagan Field Trip
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Assignment
Books Due
Story Time!
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Assignment
PDD
Reagan Trip Prep
The Fed
HW: SOTU Bingo
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Assignment
Reagan Role Sheets and SOTU Bingo due
Economic Theory
The Fed
The Budget
Due:
Assignment
Fiscal vs Monetary Policy
Debt vs Deficit
Economic Policy Making
Reagan Role Assignments
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Assignment
Finish Bureaucracy
Fiscal vs Monetary Policy
Debt vs Deficit
Due:
Assignment
Bureaucracy + Policy Vocabulary DUE
Resources DUE
Growth and Influences of the Bureaucracy
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Assignment
Children's Book work day
Due:
Assignment
IEA, IRC, Gov Corp
Book assignments
Growth of the Bureaucracy
Checks on the Bureaucracy
EC: Civics 101 (due Wednesday 1/29)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
Due:
Assignment
The Federal Bureaucracy
HW: Vocab due Monday
EC: Civics 101 (due Monday 1/27)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
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Assignment
CE - CA turned in
Ch. 14: The Executive Branch Agencies: Who are bureaucrats? How is Bureaucracy organized?
Types of Bureaucracies
Children's Book Assignments
HW: Read and take notes on Schoology handout on Executive Agencies
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Assignment
The Imperial President
The VP
HW: Federalist 70 - Foundational Document on the Unitary Executive
READ Ch. 14: The Federal Bureaucracy
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Assignment
PDD
The Power to Persuade
Congress vs the President
Imperial President Questions Due
EC: Civics 101 (due Monday 1/27)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
Starter Kit: Executive Branch (20 min.)
Episode 111: The DOJ (17 min.)
Episode 106: Dept of State and Defense (16 min.)
Episode 88: DHS (19 min.)
Episode 81: HUD (17 min.)
Episode 77: USPS (15 min.)
Episode 66: The EPA (17 min.)
Episode 65: The Secretary of Ed (16 min.)
Episode 61: The Attorney General (18 min.)
Episode 57: Commander-in-Chief (14 min.)
Episode 26: The Cabinet (14 min.)
Episode 6: The NSC (14 min.)
Episode 1: Chief of Staff (13 min.)
Due:
Assignment
Notes:
The EOP and Cabinet
HW: Schlesinger's Imperial President + Congress Responds to the Imperial Presidency
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Assignment
Current Events hard copies due
Notes: Growth of Presidential Power; Overview & Powers
"Hail to the Chiefs" debrief
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Assignment
RQ - Ch. 12
Notes: Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Roles
HW: CURRENT EVENTS UPLOAD TONIGHT: analysis shift - concept application
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Assignment
PDD
Presidency Vocab DUE
Notes: Constitutional & Non-Constitutional Roles of the Presidency; President & Prime Minister
Divided Government; Evolution of Presidency to Emergence of President
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Assignment
Presidential Paper Dolls DUE
Institutions Unit: (continued) THE PRESIDENCY
Paradoxes of the American Presidency
Reagan Field Trip Paperwork
HW:
READ Daniel Stone's "Hail to the Chiefs" (on Schoology)