AP COMP GOV'T: Week 16-18 (April 28-May 16)

Week #16

Monday, April 28 - Argo Iran Introduction, HW: Iran: Sovereignty Authority and Power and Political and Economic Change

Tuesday, April 29 - Iranian History: Anatomy of a Revolution Videos, HW: Citizens, Society and State

Wednesday, April 30 - Iran: Legacy of a Revolution Videos, HW: Iranian Linkage Institutions

Thursday, May 1 - Iranian Linkage Institutions, HW: Iranian Political Institutions and Iranian Public Policy

Friday, May 2 - Iranian Political Institutions and Public Policy

Week #17

Monday, May 5 - Iranian M.C. Test and CIA World  Factbook Due Date

Tuesday, May 6 - China and Iran Essay Test

Wednesday, May 7 - China and Iran Identification Test, Senior Book Check In

Thursday, May 8 - Test Makeup Day, Handout Final Project PPT to students and go over it with them

Friday, May 9 - Project Work Day

Week #18

Monday thru Friday, May 11-16 - Project Work time, Tests returned sometime this week

Week #19 

Finals Day - Building a Dictatorship Project

Iran: Legacy of a Revolution Videos

Legacy of a Revolution Pt.1

Legacy of a Revolution Pt.2

Legacy of a Revolution Pt.3

Iran: Anatomy of Revolution Videos

Anatomy of a Revolution Pt.1

Anatomy of a Revolution Pt.2

Anatomy of a Revolution Pt.3

Anatomy of a Revolution Pt.4

PPT Links for Iran and China

China PTT Links:

Sovereignty. Authority and Power

Political and Economic Change

Citizens, Society and State

Political Institutions

Iran PPT Links:

Sovereignty. Authority and Power

Political and Economic Change

Citizens, Society and State

Political Institutions

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK 15 (April 21-25)

April 21 - No School

April 22 - In class activities on China: (Citizens, Society and State) and (Linkage Institutions)
HW: Read 298-314

April 23 - Block Schedule: Per.7 China: Institutions of Government Mapping Exercise and Policymaking

April 24 - Block Schedule: Per.2 China: Institutions of Government Mapping Exercise and Policymaking

April 25 - China: M.C. Test and CIA World Factbook Iran

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK 14 (April 14-18)

In Class Activities and Homework:

Monday, April 14 - CIA World Fact Book China 

HW: Read China: Sovereignty, Authority and Power pg.258-268

Tuesday, April 15 - China: Sovereignty, Authority and Power Discussion 

HW: Read China: Political and Economic Change pg 268-275

Wednesday, April 16 - China: Political and Economic Change Discussion

HW: Read China: Citizens, Society and State pg.275-284

Thursday, April 17 - China: Citizens, Society and State Discussion

HW: Read China: Political Institutions pg.284-298

Friday, April 18 - No School

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK 13 (April 7-11)

Russia/Nigeria Essay Questions

Monday, April 7 - Nigeria: Public Policy

Tuesday, April 8 - 7th Hour Study Block

Wednesday, April 9 - 2nd Hour Study Block

Thursday, April 10 - Russia/Nigeria Essay Test

Friday, April 11 - Russia/Nigeria Identification Test

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK 12 (March 31- April 4)

Monday, March 31 - Nigeria Geography Work, Discuss Nigeria: Sovereignty, Authority and Power
HW: Read Nigeria: Political and Economic Change and Nigeria's Democratic Generals Article

Tuesday, April 1 - Prebendalism and Sharia Law, Era since Independence (1960 to Present)
HW: Read Nigeria: Citizens, Society and State

Wednesday, April 2 - Nigeria: Citizens, Society and State
HW: Read Nigeria: Linkage Institutions pg. 491-499

Thursday, April 3 - Nigeria: Linkage Institutions
HW: Read Nigeria: Political Institutions pg. 499-506

Friday, April 4 - Political Institutions
HW: Read Nigeria: Public Policy pg. 506-514
Boko Haram Reading

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #11 (March 24-28)

Monday, March 24 - Review Political and Economic Change Concepts (Glasnost, Perestroika, Shock Therapy, Oligarchs), Citizens, Society and State (Nashi Youth and Chechnya)  HW: Watch the rest of the video on the Putin System and read 219-231

Tuesday, March 25 - Linkage Institutions HW: Read Russia Political Institutions

Wednesday, March 26 - Political Institutions Pt.1 

Thursday, March 27 - Political Institutions Pt.2 HW: Read Russia Public Policy

Friday, March 28 - Public Policy and Russia 

Multiple Choice Post Test

Some recent editorials on Russia, Putin and Ukraine

Putin's Dream of Empire Article

The Hitler Model

Export Natural Gas Editorial

NATO Concerned about Russian Military Buildup

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #10 (March 17-21)

                 

Monday, March 17th - No school

Tuesday, March 18th - Russia Pretest, Marxism vs. Marxist-Leninist Ideology Read 190-207

Wednesday, March 19th - Vocabulary Focus and Finish Marxism vs. Marxist-Leninist Ideology

Thursday, March 20th - Russia: Sovereignty, Authority and Power; Russia: Political and Economic Change

Friday, March 21st - Putin Documentary Read 207-218
                                                              Putin Music Video

The Putin System: Putin Documentary

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #9 (March 3-7)

Monday, March 3 - Study review for UK/Mexico Test

Tuesday, March 4 - Essay Test for UK/Mexico (Essay Questions Link)

Wednesday, March 5 - Identification Test for UK/Mexico

Thursday, March 6 - Invictus

Friday, March 7 - Invictus

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #8 (February 24-28)

UK Mexico Essay Questions

Drug War Sites

TED Talk on Drug Cartels


February 24 - Mexico: Political and Economic Change
HW: Citizens, Society and the State p.351-357

February 25 - Mexico: Citizens, Society and State
HW: Political Institutions (Linkage Institutions) p.357-370

February 26 - Mexico: Political Institutions (Linkage Institutions)
HW: Political Institutions (Government) p.370-378

February 27 - Mexico: Political Institutions (Government)
HW: Policies and Issues p. 378-390

February 28- Mexico: Policy and Issues
HW: Begin studying for Test on March 3 and 4

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #7 (February 17-21)

February 17 - No School

February 18 - E.U. Activity Travel Activity

February 19 - E.U. PPT and Post Test

February 20 - Mexico Picture Quiz, Mexico Pre-Test
HW: Read Mexico: Sovereignty, Authority and Power pg 337-343

February 21 -  Mexico: Sovereignty, Authority and Power
HW: Read Mexico: Political and Economic Change

A.P. COMP GOV'T: WEEK #6 (February 10-14)

                                                 

Feb.10 - Political Institutions (Linkage Institutions) HW: Read 133-142

Feb.11 -Institutions of Government (House of Commons, House of Lords, Monarch and Judiciary)  HW: Northern Ireland PPT, Read 142-150

Feb.12 - Discuss Northern Ireland, Show Videos, HW: Read Rosemary Lawlor Chapter

Feb.13 -Book Discussion - Post Test over Great Britain

Feb.14 - No School
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work

AP COMP GOV'T: WK #5 (February 3-7)

                                               

Feb.3 - CIA World Factbook and G.B. Picture Quiz, HW: Read pg. 91-104 Sovereignty, Authority and Power Great Britain

Feb.4 - Sovereignty. Authority and Power for G.B., HW: Read pg. 104-110 Political and Economic Change

Feb.5 - Political and Economic Change for G.B., HW: Read pg. 110-119 Citizens, Society and State

Feb.6 - Citizens, Society and State for G.B., HW: Read pg. 119-133 Political Institutions (Linkage Institutions)

Feb.7 - Political Institutions (Linkage Institutions) for G.B. HW: Read pg. 133- 142 Institutions of National Government

U.S. Race Ethnic Makeup
BBC Elections

Honors American Government, January 30-31, 2014

 Honors American Government Students Lesson Plans for Thursday and Friday, January 30 and 31st

Thursday, January 30th

During class, break into discussion groups and do the following:

1. Go through Chapter 3 together and write down any questions your group has over the chapter.
2. After each group is done with this, share any questions you have with the whole class.  See if you can help each other understand the material better.  
3. Finally, the substitute will also be available for you to ask if needed.
4. At home or in class on your devices, please watch the following short videos:

Constitution Formation

George Washington's Importance

Constitutional Convention Video - Pretty Good Review, except the House of Representation reference. 

These videos should help you prepare for the test on Friday.  Don't forget that your Cornell Notes are also due on Friday.

Friday, January 31st

Ch.3 Test and Cornell Notes are due, study time after all tests are finished.

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #4 (January 27-31)

Afghanistan Corruption Article

The other side of outsourcing video by Thomas Friedman

January 27 - Finish discussion over Revolution 2.0 and Rev 2.0 Test

January 28 - What is Globalization? Block Schedule due to NESA W

January 29 - " " Block Schedule due to NESA W

January 30 - Challenges to Globalization

January 31 - Challenges to Globalization

AP COMP GOV'T: WEEK #3 (January 20-24)

Class Activities and Reading Schedule:

January 20 -  Teacher Inservice

January 21 -  Book Club Discussion over Ch.2 and Ch.3, HW: Read Ch.6 "January 25, 2011", student developed questions.

January 22 -  Book Club Discussion over Ch.6, HW: Read Ch.7 "My name is 41", student developed questions.

January 23 -  Book Club Discussion over Ch.7, HW: Read Ch.8 "The Dungeon", student developed questions.

January 24 -  Book Club Discussion over Ch.8, HW: Read Ch.9 "A Pharaoh Falls" and "Epilogue", student developed questions.

AP COMP GOVT: WEEK #2 (January 13-17)

Class Activities and Reading Schedule:

January 13 - Discussion-Topic 5: Political Institutions, HW: Read Topic 6: Public Policy p.73-77

January 14 - Discussion-Topic 6: Public Policy, Formative Multiple Choice Introduction Test

January 15 - Democratization Matrix Project

January 16 - In-Class: Arab Spring and Revolution 2.0 Prologue, HW: Read Ch.1 Regime of Fear, student developed questions.

January 17 - Book Club Discussion over Ch.1, HW: Read Ch.2 Searching for a Savior, student developed questions.