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=**__ JB'S ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS __**=


 * Academy for Advanced Academics South (AAA) at Florida International University (FIU) **


 * John Burkowski Jr. **
 * E-mail: jburkj@dadeschools.net **
 * Academy for Advanced Academics Website: http://www.aaafiu.org/ **

__** AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SYLLABUS **__ *revised 8/3/17 Download and print. Read and comprehend.


 * Please be sure to print the last page (Acknowledgment Form), fill out with your parent, sign it along with parent/guardian signature, and return to me (JB) before 9:15am on Friday, August 25, 2017.**

__** AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT COURSE OUTLINE **__ For 2017-2018 (First Semester)

__** AP United States Government and Politics Summer Assignment **__











UNIT 1 PAGE Constitutional Underpinnings of U.S. Government - Unit 1 Identifies, Unit 1 powerpoints, Unit 1 case briefs UNIT 2 PAGE Political Beliefs and Behaviors - Unit 2 Identifies, Unit 2 powerpoints, Unit 2 case briefs UNIT 3 PAGE Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media - Unit 3 Identifies, Unit 3 powerpoints, Unit 3 case briefs UNIT 4 PAGE Institutions of National Government - Unit 4 Identifies, Unit 4 powerpoints, Unit 4 case briefs UNIT 5 PAGE Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Unit 5 Identifies, Unit 5 powerpoints, Unit 5 case briefs
 * __AP U.S. Government Topics__**
 * Public Policy** - Integrated in Constitutional Underpinnings and Institutions of National Government

Follow the instructions on how to complete the Identifies assignments for each Unit chapter.
 * AP U.S. Government How To Do Identifies Guidelines**

Case Brief assignments will be essential for understanding of landmark Supreme Court cases and political fundamentals and interconnections. They will be assigned throughout the course.
 * __CASE BRIEFS__**

All Case Briefs must follow the attached format and be handwritten in black ink.

//Chisolm v. Georgia// (1793) is used as an example for a proper and acceptable Case Brief assignment.


 * Websites to Use for Facts and Summaries**

[|Supreme.Justia] Search the case, It provides the full Opinion, but also an Annotation with a summary of the facts and opinions of the cases.

[|Oyez] Similar to Supreme.Justia and includes media on contemporary cases.

Wikipedia articles can also provide a basic perspective and relevant context.

__** Command Prompts of Used on Free Response Questions (FRQs) **__



Major and Current Government Officials and Institutions Page

__** Reviews **__

Lazy - Legislative Branch (Article I) Elephants - Executive Branch (Article II) Jump - Judicial Branch (Article III) Slowly - States (Article IV) And - Amendment (Article V) Sleep - Supremacy (Article VI) Regularly - Ratification (Article VII)
 * Constitution Articles**


 * A chronological breakdown of American political party systems including coalitions, major issues, and historical developments.**


 * A list of major federal legislation broken down into General Issues, Regulation, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Elections, and Campaign Finance.**


 * A list of major interest groups broken down into the different types, Economic, Ideological, and Public Interest.**


 * A list of major federal bureaucratic agences broken down into the different types, Executive Departments, Independent Executive Agencies, Independent Regulatory Agences, Government Corporations, Congressional, and EOP.**


 * A list of landmark Supreme Court cases broken down into various major concepts, such as Federalism, Checks and Balances, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Elections, and Campaign Finance along with a list of commonly referenced clauses from the Constitution.**


 * General Overview of the GOPO course.**

__THE EXAM__
 * The Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam is made of two sections. Section I is the multiple choice portion and Section II is the essay portion. Each section is worth 50%. The exam lasts 2 hours and 25 minutes (145 minutes).**

__Section I: Multiple Choice__
 * The multiple choice portion of the exam consists of 60 questions. Each question has five options to choose from. It lasts 45 minutes.**

Percentage of Topics Covered on Multiple Choice Portion
 * 5-15% for Constitutional Underpinnings of U.S. Government**
 * 10-20% for Political Beliefs and Behaviors**
 * 10-20% for Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media**
 * 35-45% for Institutions of National Government**
 * 5-15% for Public Policy**
 * 5-15% for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties**


 * There are six major types of multiple choice questions:**
 * Identification: based on knowing the facts, recall information**
 * Analytical: interpret facts to develop relationships**
 * Quotation-Based: choose the best answer related to the quotation which could be a statement, paragraph, etc**
 * Image Interpretation: analyze images (cartoons, pictures, paintings, etc) and apply factual knowledge**
 * Map-Based: read and analyze maps**
 * Chart/Graph Interpretation: use information from charts and/or graphs to choose the best answer**

__Section II: Essays__
 * The essay portion consists of four (4) essay questions. Each essay is scored from 3-9. Each essay is worth 12.5% of the overall exam.**
 * The essay portion lasts 100 minutes. Each essay's suggested writing time is 25 minutes. It is recommended students take 5 minutes for planning for each essay.**

__**RESOURCES**__


 * [|American Government Outlines/Sources] - course-notes.org**


 * Crash Course U.S. Government**


 * MyCitizenU - The Two Teachers**


 * [|POLITICO - Political News Site]**


 * [|Real Politics]**


 * [|Gallup Poll]**


 * [|Political Cartoons Website]**


 * [|Electoral College Map]**

[|I Side With] Take political ideologies and political parties quizzes, review public opinion, and research major political issues.

[|TAKE THE CIVICS LITERACY TEST]
 * Print out your results and bring them into class. Don't be shy.**


 * [|**WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY?**]**
 * Take the World's Smallest Political Quiz. Don't worry. You don't need to share the results.**


 * PODCASTS AND VIDEO CHANNELS**

Subscribe to and bookmark the podcasts and video channels below. You will be required to listen to and watch specific and relevant episodes throughout the course. Other episodes will be recommended listening for further insight and understanding.

[|Civics 101]

[|We The People (National Constitutional Center)] [|Constitution Hall Pass Videos (National Constitutional Center)] [|Your Weekly Constitutional (James Madison's Montpelier)] [|More Perfect] NOTE: Season 2 comes out this year. [|Constitutional] NOTE: This begins July 24 and will regularly post new episodes.