AP Gov Update for January 21-24

It's a new semester!  The AP Gov Exam is on May 5th!  We need to get cranking!  I was pleased with most of the FRQs from the semester exam.  We are going to have a lot more practice with them over the next few months.

Here is the agenda for the week:

Tuesday:  Semester exams if you need to take them.

Wednesday:  Present your Justice Projects to the class and Current Event schedules will be distributed.

Thursday:  Chapter 5 Vocabulary.   We are going to break down the Bill of Rights and how it applies to Civil Liberties.  Read pages 94-100 for Thursday.

Friday:  Section 5-1:  The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties.  Read pages 100 to 107 for Monday. 

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