AP Gov Update for January 15-19

Here is the update for the week:

Monday: No school - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday


Tuesday:

  • Currents Events due for the first half of the alphabet.
  • Chapter 8 vocabulary to be turned in.
  • PIPS Quiz.
  • Read pages 256-263 for Tuesday.  What are the functions of political parties?
  • Read pages 263 to 267 for Wednesday.


Wednesday
  •  Essential Question 8-2:  How are Political Parties organized?
  • Students read pages 267-276 for Thursday

Thursday:
·       Total Recall Question
·       EQ 8-3:  What have been trends in American elections?
·       Review Party Platforms Document
·       Discussion of trends in American elections
Students read pages 276 to 282 for Monday

Friday:
·       Total Recall Question – turn in
FRQ writing activity (Be familiar with these court cases:  Engel v. Vitale, Lemon v. Kurtzman, Reynolds v. U.S., Oregon v. Smith)

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