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Date |
Topic/Activity |
Reading/Assignment ( |
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T |
Sept. 2 |
Course Intro; Syllabus; Book Checkout |
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W |
Sept. 3 |
Questions for Me |
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TH |
Sept. 4 |
The AP Test & Multiple Choice Questions |
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F |
Sept. 5 |
Politics Matter; The Policymaking System |
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M |
Sept. 8 |
Democracy & the Scope of Government |
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T |
Sept. 9 |
The Revolution; Origins of the Constitution; The Articles of Confederation |
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W |
Sept. 10 |
The Founders & The Constitutional Convention |
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TH |
Sept. 11 |
No Class |
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F |
Sept. 12 |
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M |
Sept. 15 |
More on Checks & Balances; Ratification Politics; Amending the Constitution |
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T |
Sept. 16 |
Federalism & the Constitution: Division of Power & Establishing National Supremacy |
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W |
Sept. 17 |
Federalism Today |
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TH |
Sept. 18 |
No Class |
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F |
Sept. 19 |
Understanding Federalism |
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M |
Sept. 22 |
FR writing guide, grading rubric & FR examples; handout vocab list |
“American Federalism: Half Full or Half Empty?” due 9/28 |
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T |
Sept. 23 |
No Child Left Behind FR & Discussion |
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W |
Sept. 24 (ER) |
Unit 1 Jeopardy |
Review Unit One notes |
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TH |
Sept. 25 |
No Class |
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F |
Sept. 26 |
Vocab Quiz ( Hand out practice MC exam & study guide |
“American Federalism” due |
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M |
Sept. 29 |
Go over practice MC exam; review |
Practice MC exam due |
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T |
Sept. 30 |
Unit 1 Exam |
STUDY!! |
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W |
Oct. 1 |
Go over exam; (hand out FR correction assignment) |
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TH |
Oct. 2 |
No Class |
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F |
Oct. 3 |
No School (LID
Inservice) |
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M |
Oct. 6 |
American Demographics, Political Socialization; American Political Culture |
FR correction due; |
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T |
Oct. 7 |
Polls & Political Ideology Survey |
Ch. 6; 188-196: Reading on polling |
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W |
Oct. 8 |
Political Ideologies & Participation |
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TH |
Oct. 9 |
No Class |
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F |
Oct. 10 |
Elections American Style |
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M |
Oct. 13 |
Voting & Voting Behavior |
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T |
Oct. 14 |
The Electoral College Electoral College FR & Discussion |
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W |
Oct. 15 |
The Nomination Game |
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TH |
Oct. 16 |
No Class |
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F |
Oct. 17 |
Campaigns & Campaign Finance |
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M |
Oct. 20 |
Campaign Finance, cont.; FR practice on campaign finance |
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T |
Oct. 21 |
“Surprise” FR practice; The War Room |
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W |
Oct. 22 |
Unit 2 Jeopardy |
STUDY!! |
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TH |
Oct. 23 |
No Class |
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F |
Oct. 24 |
Vocab Quiz ( |
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M |
Oct. 27 |
Mr. Shockley; Political Party intro & organization |
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T |
Oct. 28 |
Unit 2 Test |
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W |
Oct. 29 (ER) |
(Return & go over test) Political Party Eras; Third Parties & Understanding the Role of Parties; |
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TH |
Oct. 30 |
No Class |
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F |
Oct. 31 |
Role & Theories of Interest Groups; What makes a group successful? (Assign Interest Group reports) |
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M |
Nov. 3 |
How Interest Groups shape policy; |
Handout “Lobbyists—Why the Bad Rap?” |
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T |
Nov. 4 |
Types of Interest Groups; Interest Group Presentations |
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W |
Nov. 5 |
Federalist #10; Interest Group presentations |
Federalist # 10 |
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TH |
Nov. 6 |
No Class |
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F |
Nov. 7 |
Watch “The Unelected: Lobbies” segment; Political Action Committees; 527s; Interest Group Presentations |
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M |
Nov. 10 |
Discussion of lobbyists; Media & Politics |
“Lobbyists—Why the Bad Rap?” due |
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T |
Nov. 11 |
Veteran’s Day |
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W |
Nov. 12 |
Reporting the News; Watch “The Unelected: Media” segment |
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TH |
Nov. 13 |
No Class |
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F |
Nov. 14 |
The News & Public Opinion; Free Response practice;
handout practice MC test |
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M |
Nov. 17 |
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T |
Nov. 18 |
Jeopardy Review |
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W |
Nov. 19 (ER) |
Vocab Quiz ( Unit 3 Exam after school |
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TH |
Nov. 20 |
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F |
Nov. 21 |
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M |
Nov. 24 |
No School (parent
conferences) Go over exam; (handout FR correction) |
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T |
Nov. 25 |
(55 min classes) An Overview of Congress; Congressional Elections; Incumbency Advantage; Watch “Congress: The Constant Campaign” |
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W |
Nov. 26 |
(30 min classes)
Organization of Congress |
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TH |
Nov. 27 |
Thanksgiving |
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F |
Nov. 28 |
Thanksgiving How a Bill Becomes a Law & Powers of Congress overview; Handout Mock Congress bills |
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M |
Dec. 1 |
“Congress: Power in Congress”; Go over Mock Congress |
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T |
Dec. 2 |
Mock Congress: Present bills |
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W |
Dec. 3 |
Mock Congress |
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TH |
Dec. 4 |
No Class |
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F |
Dec. 5 |
Mock Congress |
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M |
Dec. 8 |
Mock Congress |
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T |
Dec. 9 |
Mock Congress |
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W |
Dec. 10 |
Mock Congress |
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TH |
Dec. 11 |
No Class |
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F |
Dec. 12 |
Mock Congress |
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M |
Dec. 15 |
Assessing Congress |
Handout Congress |
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T |
Dec. 16 |
Review |
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W |
Dec. 17 |
Review (handout Midterm review) |
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TH |
Dec. 18 |
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F |
Dec. 19 |
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Dec. 22-Jan. 2 |
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M |
Jan. 5 |
Review Quiz; Review of Lawmaking Process |
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T |
Jan. 6 |
Review Quiz; Constitution Power Grab |
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W |
Jan. 7 |
Vocab Quiz |
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TH |
Jan. 8 |
Overview of the Presidency; Evolution of the Presidency |
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F |
Jan. 9 |
Midterm Exam (Units 1-3 ½) |