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AP Gov Update week of April 1-5

AP Pre-Administration will take place in the library at 8:00 on Monday.  You will need to bring the remainder of your fees to pay for the AP exam. No use of phones in class.  If you need to use a device, use the class iPads. Current Events for the second half of the alphabet are due on Monday.  This will be Grading Period 6, CR#1. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: New Preamble Current Events Turn in chapter 5 packet Chapter 5 test Chapter 14 Vocabulary Tuesday: Preamble We will talk about a couple of topics such as religious freedom and fiscal federalism. We will begin the Bureaucracy chapter with a Crash Course Video. Read pages 472 to 480 for Wednesday. Wednesday: Preamble How is food regulated? Crash Couse video on types of bureaucracies EQ Notes 14-1 Read pages 480 to 483 for Thursday Thursday: Preamble Third Crash Course video EQ Nortes 14-2:  How the Federal bureaucracy is organized Read pages 4...

AP Gov Update for March 25-29

Current Events - The first half of the alphabet will turn in their Current Events on Monday.  This is Grading Period 5, CE#3. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: New Preamble Read pages 165 to 169 and 175-179 EQ Notes 5-3:  What issues do other minority groups deal with?   Topic covered:   American Indian Movement, Henderson v.  Texas,  Korematsu  v. U.S., ADA, Stonewall Riots,  Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975  Tuesday: Preamble Revisit topics from Monday Read pages 170-175 for Wednesday Wednesday: Preamble EQ Notes 5-4:   What civil rights have women in the U.S. dealt with?    Complete Chapter 5 Study Guide Thursday (Early Dismissal Schedule): Preamble New Current Events Schedule Chapter 5 Essential Question Quiz Vocabulary Quiz Friday: Preamble - turn in Chapter 5 Test Chapter 14 Vocabulary

AP Gov Update for March 18-22

We've had a bit of excitement the past couple weeks at GHS.  We are going to get back on regular schedule this week with our activities. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: Preamble Bring AMSCO Books Review FRQs from last week Introduce Civil Rights and complete to Civil Liberties Read pages 152 to 157 for Tuesday (yellow books) Tuesday: Preamble Chapter 5 study guide will be distributed EQ Notes 5-1:  What has America done to achieve equality? Wednesday: Preamble We will complete an activity about Civil Rights history/discussion (this will be recorded) Read pages 158 to 165 for Thursday Thursday: Preamble EQ Notes 5-2:  What was the treatment of African-Americans in American history? Bring AMSCO books for Friday.  Read pages 300 to 319. Friday:  Preamble - Turn in Civil rights discussion from AMSCO book – 13 th , 14 th , 15 th Amendments, Plessy v. Ferguson, NAACP, Brown v. Board of Education, Policy and ...

AP Gov Update for March 11-15

Go Bearcats! Bring your AMSCO books Monday and Tuesday. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: New Preamble paper Current Events - first half of the alphabet.  Grading Period 5, CE#2 Review materials from last Friday Multiple-choice Questions from the Judiciary Chapter Tuesday: Preamble Recording the lesson on the Free-Response Questions for the Judiciary Chapter Wednesday: Preamble Chapter 15 test Thursday: No Preamble Enjoy the Game Friday:  Preamble PIPS Quiz Citizenship test

AP Gov update for March 4-8

The second half of the alphabet will turn in Currents on Monday.  This will be Grading Period 5, Current Events #2. Bring your regular textbook this week and bring the AMSCO book for Friday. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: New Preamble paper Read pages 525 to 532 for Monday EQ Notes 15-4:  The Court as Policymakers Read pages 532 to 536 for Tuesday Tuesday: Preamble Discussion of pages 532-536 (Historical Review of Courts and Public Policy) Wednesday: Preamble EQ Notes 15-5:  Historical Review of Courts and Public Policy Thursday:         Preamble     Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint activity     AMSCO Book – Read pages 189 to 200 for Friday Friday: Turn in Preamble Federalist 78 Marbury v. Madison Read AMSCO 201 to 212 for Monday