Lesson Plans

AP Government with

Mrs Schoene

A2243rd & 5th period

AgendaHW check pg 1., return unit

5 FRQ’s

• Timed AP Test*• Complete Article I

W.S.•Review and sign up•Legislative Unit Vocab.•Number your notebook 1-100 by Friday.

FYI: you have a vocab. Quiz Monday Friday..Welcome back.

1/6-7 13-14 pg 2

Were you surprised by the AP score your college

required?

OBJ: Students will Analyze their preparedness

For the AP test

AP TEST COSTS2011-12

MATH AND SCIENCE – $44 F/R- $29ALL OTHER TESTS - $87FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH(F/R) - $57 Students will be reimbursed by the district for AP testing. Students will need to make the initial payment when signing up with the cashier and reimbursements will be mailed out approximately 6-8 weeks after all testing is completed.

Students need to be signed up and payment made by March 15th.

There will be 6 vocabulary (ch 11) Quiz, consisting of 5 words from this list, given once per week

Incumbent Gerrymandering Standing Committee

Oversight power caucus Select Committee

constituency Veto Joint Committee

Pork barrel projects Speaker of the House Congressional jurisdiction

logrolling House majority leader Bill

Open seat election House minority leader cloture

redistricting President pro tempore filibuster

reapportionment Senate Majority leader rider

AgendaDiscuss Article 1 W.S.* TAKE ADDITIONAL NOTES DURING DISCUSSION!*

• Election Research project• Create a campaign

poster/brochure for your congressperson

• Include: what a voter should know!!!! Leadership, influence/ power, committees, voting record

• Be Prepared to present this information next class

• Vocab quiz NEXT CLASS.

Obj; Students will investigate the benefits of having a

spending plan

1/15-16 Pg 411. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government?

a. Reorganization of the federal bureaucracy

b. Conflicts between states

c. Delays in confirmation of federal court nominees

d. Conflicts between national government and states

e. Elimination of the seniority rule in Congress.

Who will your congressperson be?7

Speaker of the House- J’DahHouse Majority leader- ClaytonHouse Majority whip- ElexisHouse Minority leader- DericaHouse Minority whip- KimHouse Rules Committee -Katie

President pro tempore- EbonySenate Majority Leader - ErikaSenate Majority whip- HarmonySenate Minority Leader- AutumnSenate Minority whip-Collette

Leader of the Congressional Black Caucus- ImaniLeader of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – KendrickLeader of the Congressional Women's Caucus – Alondria

Who will your congressperson be?3

Speaker of the House- AlaynaHouse Majority leader- BrianHouse Majority whip- MohammadHouse Minority leader- MercyHouse Minority whip- HeavenHouse Rules Committee Rachel MDevinAnthony

President pro tempore- T.J.Senate Majority Leader- AmarisSenate Majority whip- JonnaeSenate Minority Leader- SydneeSenate Minority whip- Antonio

Leader of the Congressional Black Caucus- NilaLeader of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – Rachel H. Leader of the Congressional Women's Caucus – Chau

Agenda- vocab quiz

Campaign presentations!

• Take notes on pg 7• FRQ practice 6.1 (pg 6)

Obj; Students will investigate the benefits of having a

spending plan

1/17 Pg 6

After researching your

congressperson, Would you vote for

him/her?

Why or Why not?

Congressperson Notes: pg 7Name Leadership Role Job as that role Your vote?

John Boehner

Eric Cantor

Nancy Pelosi

Kevin McCarthy

Steny Hoyer

Patrick Leahy

Harry Reid

Mitch McConnellDick Durbin

Jon Cornyn

Extra Credit

Congressperson Notes: pg 7Name Leadership Role Job as that role Your vote?

Extra Credit

Agenda- finish presentationsVocabulary quiz 6.1• Notes: How a bill (pg 8

& 9)• How a bill becomes a

law• PoliCentral style w/ handout(on pg 10-11)

• HW: FRQ 6.1( put on pg 10 after I return it to you)

Obj; Students will prepare for Life simulation

1/21-22 pg 8

What are the 3 functions of the

policymaking role of Congress?

Use your book to find the answer

• PoliCentral http://policentral.mcgraw-hill.com/policentral/html/home.html-How Gov’t works-How a bill becomes a law

1/23-24 24-27 Pg 12What is the

most important factor in

choosing a congressperson?Obj; Students will research

Possible careers and narrow theirCollege choices

Agenda return FRQ

•How to get elected!• Complete the PoliCentral

Simulation• Unpopular Incumbent &

Popular Incumbent• Take notes on your choices and the

results in a chart format on pg.13• Take notes on what you are learning

from this on pg. 13• Write comparison & reflection of this

activity on page 12 IN PARAGRAPH FORM!

• Prepare for Socratic on Pork(yum). Next class

State of the union address 1/28 9est.

Extra credit? Or assignment?

PoliCentral http://policentral.mcgraw-hill.com/policentral/html/home.htmlSimulationsElection: Running for Congress

Running for congress! PG 13

STEP YOUR CHOICE

THE EFFECT YOUR CHOICE THE EFFECT

Scenario X X

Party affiliation

Campaign tone

Fund raising

Advertising strategy

Managing Media

Voter registrationCampaign stops

Campaign platform

Debate challengeElection day

Un popular Incumbent

Popular Incumbent

1/27-28 28-29 Pg 14What is your personal opinion of Pork (not the other white meat)

Obj; Students will discuss and Further understand the use of

Ear-marks in Congress

• Big announcement! AP booklets, Review FRQ

• Socratic Seminar :• Is PORK/EARMARKING good for the government?

• Reflection (pg 15)• HW: Chapter 11

notes- from pages 308-315 on pg 16-17

• Study for TEST NEXT WEEK & prepare notebook to turn in!

Is pork good for the government?1. What are the positive and negatives of Pork?

this should be an extensive answer.

2. How has the concept of ‘Pork’ changed over the years?

3. Where does the term ‘pork’ come from?4. Why is earmark/pork reform so hard for

congress to accomplish?5. How are pork/earmarks and power connected?

Agenda• Notes: Voting Rights act (pg

18)• Notes sheet:redistricting

/gerrymandering.(pg 19)• Can YOU fix it?

• The Redistricting Game (pg 19)

• Review for TEST NEXT CLASS! & notebooks are due

Obj; Students will attempt to Fix the district?

1/30-31 pg 18Explain this cartoon

Voting rights Act of 1965

• outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans

• prohibits states from imposing any "voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure ... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.

• intended to outlaw the practice of requiring otherwise qualified voters to pass literacy test in order to register to vote

• The Act has been renewed and amended by Congress four times.

• the most recent being a 25-year extension signed in 2006 by George Bush.

• During the debate over the 2006 extension, some Republican members of Congress objected to renewing the preclearance requirement because it represents an overreach of federal power and places unwarranted bureaucratic demands on Southern

• Conservative legislators also opposed requiring states with large Spanish-speaking populations to provide bilingual ballots.

How has the Voting Rights Act changed voting in the United States?

Can you make it ‘FAIR’?

http://redistrictinggame.org

Extra credit : town hall meeting

The Hazelwood School District is hosting a Town Hall meeting for current High School and Eighth Grade Students on February 5th at 6:00 pm.  This is a great opportunity for High School and Eighth Grade students from the district to help shape the high school education they will receive.  Students will have a chance to participate in activities and have their voice heard, creating a personal attachment and possible change to education they will receive in high school.We would love for your child to participate in this meeting.  The event will be held on February 5th at 6:00 pm in the commons at Hazelwood Central High School.  Please reply to the following email address if you have any questions or to let us know your child will be able to participate! rwaltersam@hazelwoodschools.org. • Proof that your were there• ½ page summary of the meeting• ½ page that connects the meeting to what you have learned in government

2/3-4 pg 20

No journalStudy for 5

min.

•Unit 6 MCTEST TODAY

• Independent Working Choices: • Work on Notebook-due

today!• Post test activities• Study for Part II of the test!• Cover page,ch 12-13 (pg

21)• Unit 7 Vocabulary (quiz

NEXT WEEK)• Hw- Executive 101 W.S. (pg

20) Obj. Students will evaluateTheir knowledge of

The Career Unit

2/3-4 pg 20

No journalStudy for 5

min.

Collect Review Cards• Unit 6 TEST• Independent Working

Choices: • Work on Notebook-due

today!• Cover page,ch 12-13 (pg

21)• Unit 7 Vocabulary (quiz

Friday)• Hw- Executive 101 W.S. (pg

20)Obj. Students will evaluate

Their knowledge ofThe Career Unit

There will be a Unit 7 (ch 12 & 13)vocabulary Quiz, consisting of 5 words from this list, given every week

Commander in Chief

Chief Executive Chief Diplomat Legislative leader

Party Convention

Open Party caucuses

Primary election Electoral College

NSC Presidents Cabinet

WHO OMB

War Powers Act Impeach Foreign policy Domestic policy

Bureaucracy Independent Agencies

Spoils system Executive Agencies

Sunset law Regulatory Agencies

Taft-Harley Act (1974)

Clientele group

Agenda t

• Discuss Executive 101 (pg 20)

• Day in the life of the president.• A comparison over time.(pg 22)

• Notes: Commander in Chief (pg. 23)

• HW: 1st Article Read, Highlight & Annotate(RHA) & ?’s (pg 24- 25),

• study for Vocab. quiz next class

Obj; Students will investigate the benefits of having a

spending plan

2/11 Pg 22

Is the president doing his

job?

War powers, international alliances, the president and congress

Of all the decisions government makes, none had a greater impact than the decision to enter armed conflict. a)Discuss a way in which the War Powers

Resolution might limit foreign wars. b)Identify why the legislative veto aspect of the

resolution might jeopardize the legality of the resolution.

c) Identify one advantage the president has over Congress and identify one advantage Congress has over the president in war making.

d)Discuss how unilateral and multilateral approaches to war making illustrate presidential discretion in war powers.

Questions President Roosevelt1933 -1945

PresidentJohnson

1963 -1969

President Bush

1989-1993

What observations can you make about the president's schedule?Based on this daily diary what are some of the president's roles and responsibilities?What qualities do you think this president needs to fulfill these roles?

Mr. President

How has the presidency changed over the past 60 years?

2/12 pg 26

Who should have the

most military power in

the governmen

t?

AGENDA vocab quiz/ Hw discussion.

• Notes: Chief Executive & Legislative Leader (pg 27….)

• Day in the life of the president.• A comparison over time.(pg 22)

•Notes: Chief Diplomat (p…29)

• Domestic(Economy) • Foreign

•HW: RHA & Write the perfect FRQ scoring guide.for Article #2 (pg30-31 )

Obj; Students will examine the roleOf the modern president

2/14 pg 32 Is the

modern President

too powerful?

AGENDA :

Chart: President’s EOP hand out(pg 33), Notes: Taxes…….(pg 34-35)• Independent notes : Election

strategy and process (pg 34-35) text book pg 329-336}• Election strategy chart• Play the election game

• Notes from game (pg33)

• HW: RHA Article #3 & FRQ?’s (pg 36-37) & study for vocab quiz next class

Obj; Students will examine and The rise in power of the Office of the President

2/19 pg 38

AGENDAUnit 7 vocab. Quiz 2 ,Article 3 FRQ discussion.

Notes: Bureaucracy V Democracy(pg 39-40)

• Organizational Graphic Organizer(pg 41)

• HW: Bureaucracy Scavenger Hunt-Due February 26th (pg ?)

• RHA Article # 4 & complete FRQ(pg 42-43) LAST ONE

OBJ: Students will Be able to distinguish the

Set up and types of bureaucracy Explain this cartoon

Using the information from your notes and Ch 13, Draw the spoke diagram below in your notebook. Fill in each circle with a type of Bureaucratic Agency. Connect 1 explanation of their purpose to each Agency& 2 examples of Agencies in that category. Then connect a summary of the examples job in government.

The BUREAUCR

ACY

Regulatory

Cabinet

Obj; Students will understand The history that has created our

Current bureaucracy.

2/21-24 pg 44

AgendAShare and discuss reading #4

• Notes: Who and History of the Bureaucracy (pg 46-47)• Which is best?

• Team FRQ tourney(pg 45)

• HW:Read Ch 13. To study for test NEXT WEEK!.

• Bureaucracy Scavenger Hunt-Due February 26th

2/25-26 pg 48

What are 3 items you have questions

about in unit 7

Obj; Students will investigate The accountability for the Bureaucracy

AGENDA

•Bureaucracy Accountability(pg 49)

•Review for TEST•Scavenger Hunt-Due February 26th

•FYI: Unit 7 M.C.test/ notebook next class.

•FRQ & flashcards, next week

2/ 27-28 pg 50

No journalStudy for 5

min.

Collect Notebooks

• Unit 7 M.C. TEST• Independent Working

Choices: • Work on Notebook-due

today!• STUDY for FRQ test

• Review old frq’s• Read ch 12-13• Research old AP frq’s and

answers• Review notes• Study flash cards

Obj. Students will evaluateTheir knowledge of

The executive branch

3/3-4 pg 50b

No journalStudy for 5

min.

Collect Review Cards

• Unit 7 FRQ. TEST• Independent Working

Choices: • Unit 8 Vocabulary (quiz

next week)• Unit 8 cover page( pg 51) • Hw- Judicial 101 W.S. (pg 52)• Begin LAW SCHOOL : due

March …..

Obj. Students will evaluateTheir knowledge of

The executive branch

So many Snow days 2/21-2/22

Cancel CBR

Unit 8, Ch 14, 4, 5 Vocabulary

There will be a vocabulary Quiz, consisting of 5 words from this list, given every week

Civil Law Writ of Certiorari Civil liberties

Original Jurisdiction Civil Rights Affirmative action

Appellate Jurisdiction Establishment clause De facto segregation

Judicial Review Incorporation (14th amendment)

Capital punishment

Precedent Bill of Rights Double jeopardy

• Discuss Judicial 101 (pg 52)

• Notes: Article III- Constitutional Provisions and State Courts(pg 53-54)

• Introduce Supreme Court Movie Poster assignment

• HW: FRQ 1 (pg 55 when it is returned).

• Study for vocab quiz next week

Obj; Students will investigate the benefits of having a

spending plan

3/5 Pg 52

Why do we have

a Supreme Court?

3/10 Pg 56

Explain this political cartoon.

‘Collect’ HW (FRQ1),

Notes: Supreme Court System- Structure (pg 57-59)

• Supreme Court Movie Poster assignment

• FRQ 2 (pg 56 when it is returned)

• Law school long term assignment due 3/19-20

• studying for vocab quiz next class

Obj; Students Will understand theStructure & purpose of the

Supreme Court.

Collect HW (FRQ2), & vocab quiz

• Notes: Supreme Court Appointments(pg 61)

• MOVIE POSTER WORK DAY (PG 59 if needed) -P.P. must be e-mailed to Schoene at end of class period and again when you have your final copy

• HW: finish presentations

• Law school long term assignment due 3/19-20

Obj; Students will investigate The effect of political beliefs on

Political action

3/12 Pg 60

*FRQ Prep*Describe the

process through which the Court grants a writ of

Certiorari. OMG

3rd quarter is OVER!

• PRESENT Supreme Court Movie poster/amendment PROJECTS.

• TAKE NOTES ON PAGES 63-65.

• Law school long term assignment due 3/19-20…NEXT CLASS!

• Begin studying for Unit TEST April 3rd & 4th ****

• w/o ch.5 Information• Begin on EOC review (7th

period)Obj; Students will investigate

The effect of political beliefs on Political action

3/17

Pg 62

No journal,Prep for

presentations

• PS happy b day Cam

Presentation Notes begin on page 63-65

Include: • Amendment # • Amendment

Explanation• Important terms

• Supreme Court Case Name

• How it is related to and/or changed the Amendment

• Law school long term assignment due TODAY!!!!!!

• Continue PRESENT Supreme Court Movie poster/amendment PROJECTS.• TAKE NOTES ON PAGES 63-

65 Award the Oscars• Begin studying for Unit TEST

April 3rd & RHA the reading, we will socratic on MONDAY/TUESDAY

• Begin on EOC review• Historical Overview : the Fourteenth

Amendments and the Selective Incorporation of the Bill of Rights Obj; Students will investigate

The effect of political beliefs on Political action

Do not copy this in your notebook

No journal,Prep for

presentationsHAVE A

WONDERFUL& safe, SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

Spring Break :P)

• Notes: Amending the Constitution (pg 67)

• Socratic reading• Wrap up any

notes.• Study for TEST!

• Lets vote…..• Studying for Unit

TEST March April 3/4 * Ch. 14 & 4 only Obj; Students will investigate

The effect of political beliefs on Political action

3/31 Pg 66

Set 4th quarter goals. Wait

for Schoene’s instruction

Evaluate your current 3rd Q. grade. Make a Goal for your 2nd semester grade and list 3 actions you will take to achieve this

goal.

On page 66, include your grade equation

and this

Quarter Grade Equation

Semester Goal –3rd quarter Grade = X

92-88=4Semester Goal+ X=

92+4=96the grade you need 4th quarter to

meet your goal

Tips: Your goal may be unrealistic……. *if your 4th Q grade is over 100

*if your 4th Q grade is more than 20 points higher than your 3rd Q grade

4/3 pg 66

No journalStudy for 5

min.

Collect Notebooks• Unit 8 M.C. TEST• Independent Working

Choices: • Work on Notebook &

flashcards-due today!• DO not STUDY for FRQ

test BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MOVED!

• Review old frq’s• Read ch 14 & 4 • Research old AP frq’s and

answers• Review notes• Study flash cards Obj. Students will evaluate

Their knowledge ofThe judicial branch

4/2 & 4/7 pg 68The process and structure of public policy-making, “iron triangles” refer to the

A. Bargaining and negotiating process between the President and Congress about the direction of domestic policyB. Dominance of corporate power in setting the national policy agenda for economic expansionC. Interrelationship amount federal, state, and local levels of government in the policy processD. Networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process E. Group of presidential advisers who formulate the president’s foreign policy agenda

• Notes: 14th Amendment (pg 68-71)

• Read, highlight and Annotate AP prep.(pg 85)• Historical Overview : the Fourteenth

Amendments and the Selective Incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

• FYI: All FRQ test next week! w/ some M.C.

• NO NOTEBOOK COLLECTION.

• Happy easter

4-8-9 pg 72Agenda• Suffrage Chart

• Review for Test next class

FYI: All FRQ test(Ch 4,5,& 14) + 20 question M.C. (ch. 5) next Class.

FRQ Prep

Which of the following is an example of the president’s inherent powers?

A. George H.W. Bush’s appointment of Clarence Thomas

B. Bill Clinton’s line item veto of some congressionally authorized funds to the states.

C. Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase

D. Woodrow Wilson’s signing of the Treaty of Versailles

E. Dwight Eisenhower’s deployment of troops to Arkansas

Obj; Students will understandThe struggles associated with

Earning the right to vote.

Research how each of following groups earned the right to vote and be prepared to teach your team. -White Males-Women-African Americans-American Indians-18 year oldsMake sure you include the YEAR suffrage was extended & what act/amendment granted them that right.

You have 10 min to

complete your research

Notes should go on page

73

4/10-11 pg 74

No journalStudy for 5

min.

• Unit 8b TEST• Independent Working

Choices: • NO Notebook or

notecards-due today!• Cover Page Unit 9, Ch

15-19(pg 75)• unit 9 vocabulary (quiz

4/24-25)

• EOC ARE you working on it??? Bring it to every class starting MONDAY!

Obj. Students will evaluateTheir knowledge of

The executive branch

Unit 9, Chapters 15-17 & 18 VocabularyThere will be a vocabulary Quiz, consisting of 6 words from this list, given

every other day (2 in total)

The Federal Reserve

Medicare Social insurance

TANF Laissez-faire economics Deterrence policy

NCLB regulation Economic globalization

EITC externalities isolationist

NAFTA Fiscal policy Preemptive war doctrine

Referendum Entitlement programs Multilateralism

Recall Poverty line unilateralism

4-14/15 pg 76

DO YOU HAVE YOUR EOC

PACKET?????? GO GET IT!

Agenda •Notes: The Public Policy steps(pg 77)  

EOC REVIEW

Obj; Students will investigate The best way to run public policy

4/16-17 pg 78

How much power should the federal government have over the economy?

AGENDA•Notes: Economic Policy (pg 79-83)

•Extra Credit: On line: NYT Budget Puzzle.(due next class)

• EOC REVIEW • EOC REVIEW pg 7-8• Vocab Quiz next week!!!•HAPPY EASTER

Obj; Students will understand The struggle of creating a national

budget

New York Times, Budget Puzzle pg 83

1. What is the predicted budget shortfall in 2015? In 2030?( how old will you be then?)

2. List 3 spending cuts you made & why you chose to cut each. How much money did you save in 2015? In 2030?

3. List 3 Tax increases you made and why you chose each. How much money did you make in 2015? In 2030?

4. Did you focus more on Spending Cuts or Tax Increases? Why?

5. What implications will your decisions have on life in America in the year 2015 & 2030?

4-22-23 pg 84

Explain this Political cartoon

Agenda E.C. /frq collection

•Notes: Social Welfare (pg 85-87)

•Extra Credit: Death & Taxes poster review. (due next class)

 

• http://tinyurl.com/bdub14

•EOC REVIEW -7-8HW: EOC REVIEW 9-10

Obj; Students will investigate The best way to run public policy

4/24-25 pg 88

Why is drinking and driving just plain stupid?

AGENDAE.C. /frq collection

•Vocab Quiz today

•Notes: Foreign & Defense Policy (pg 89-91) (last notes….ever!!!!)

• EOC REVIEW -9-10• HW: EOC REVIEW 11-

12( last one )•Have a SAFE and wonderful prom!

See you there! Obj; Students will understand The struggle of creating a national

budget

4-28-29 pg 92

Discuss political cartoon

AGENDA-review review

• iCivics : The peoples pie. (PG 93)

• Review for EOC!!!!• Notebook grade sheet is

ready for pick up. • Unit test & notebook

collection….NEXT CLASS at the beginning of the period!

• Turn them in today for 10 pts extra credit!

• EOC after school study session APRIL 30th • RSVP please

Obj; Students will examine and The structure and purpose of the

Federal Reserve

iCivics classroom password

User name: rschoene@hazelwoodschools.orgPassword: SchoeneAPgov

April 30 This does not need

to go in your notebook

What QUESTIONS do you have

about the EOC? (list at least

3)

Agenda• EOC practice test & question analyzation

•REVIEW SESSION INFORMATION: •4/30: after school!!!

• HW- STUDY!!!!!!1 class until you take the EOC…. R U

ready???

WH

AT

EOC Warm Up

Which of these circumstances illustrates a danger of majority rule?

A. A law is ruled unconstitutional by a judge.B. A law is used to oppress a group of people.C. A petition is signed by many people.D. A prisoner is wrongly let out of prison.

EOC Warm Up

Which interest group would most likely oppose eliminating the social security system?A. National Rifle Association (NRA)B. American Federation of Labor (AFL)C. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)D. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

EOC Warm Up

Which of these is an example of popular sovereignty?A. Federal courts overrule laws passed by Congress.B. Some states decided to prohibit slavery by a vote of residents.C. Political parties choose presidential candidates at national conventions.D. Former colonial governments declared independence from British control.

5/1-2Good luck to

everyone taking the EOC. I know you will each do your personal best and be successful!

I believe in you!

Agenda: •EOC DAY!!• Turn in your notebook at the beginning of the period!•HW:none..relax•Make sure you bring 1st and 2nd semester notebook & text book to class next week Objective:

To ROCK the MO E.O.C.

BELOW IS THE LIST OF DATES AND TIMES OF THE AP TESTS THAT WILL BE GIVEN THIS YEAR:MAY 7 –CHEMISTRY – 7:30 AMMAY 8 – SPANISH LANGUAGE – 7:30 AMMAY 9 – CALCULUS – 7:30 AMMAY 10 – ENGLISH LIT – 7:30 AMMAY 11 – US HISTORY – 7:30 AM EUROPEAN HISTORY – 10:30 AMMAY 14 – BIOLOGY – 7:30 AM PHYSICS – 10:30 AMMAY 15 – GOVERNMENT 7:30 AMMAY 16 – STATISTICS – 10:30 AM MAKE SURE YOU BRING SEVERAL # 2 PENCILS WITH ERASERS, PENS WITH BLACK OR DARK BLUE INK, A WATCH, AND ONE OR TWO CALCULATORS (AP CALCULUS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, OR STATS ONLY). NO OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING FOOD, IS ALLOWED IN THE TESTING ROOM.  TIMES FOR TESTING ARE REGULATED BY THE AP COLLEGE BOARD AND CANNOT BE ALTERED. IF A TEST IS MISSED IT CANNOT BE MADE UP AT A LATER DATE. STUDENTS TAKING A TEST IN THE MORNING NEED TO REPORT PROMPTLY TO THEIR FIRST HOUR CLASS FOR ATTENDANCE AND THEN PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE OLD IMC. STUDENTS TAKING THE TEST AT 10:30AM WILL BE RELEASED AT 10:00 FOR LUNCH.

5/5-6 Pg 94What are 3

questions you have about the AP test?

Agenda: PASS OUT FIELDTRIP INFO.!!•EOC reflection•AP review packet.• You have 30 min to

complete your page.• Each student will teach

the class their page. • Present pages 1-5• You will have a short quiz

over pages 1-5 next class• 5 m.c. 1 frq

• FYI: after school study May 7th & 12th session!!!! RSVP for snacks.

Objective: Explore the many jobs of

Judicial branch

3 classes until you take the AP…. R U

ready???

5/7-8 Pg 95

List 5 things you

learned from

pages 1-5 of the

packet

Agenda: •Packet quiz•AP review packet.• Present pages 6-16….•You will have a short quiz over pages 6-10 next class• FYI: time to gather your

flashcards from the whole year!

2 classes until you take the AP…. R U ready??? • FYI: after school study session May 7th &

12th!!!! RSVP for snacks.

AP Review part 1- FRQYou have 25 min to complete the following question

The First Amendment includes two clauses relating to the freedom of religion.

1. Select ONE of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the United

States Supreme Court based its decision:

• Engel v. Vitale (school prayer)

• Lemon v. Kurtzman (state funding for private religious schools)

2. Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in the case that you selected above.

3. Select ONE of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the Supreme

Court based its decision:

• Reynolds v. United States (polygamy)

• Oregon v. Smith (drug use in religious ceremonies)

4. Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in the case that you selected above.

5. Many of these decisions have caused controversy in the United States.  Describe two ways in which

other political institutions might limit the impact of Supreme Court decisions.

5/9-12 Pg 96

Good luck to everyone taking the AP. I know

you will each do your personal best and be successful!

I believe in you & have truly

enjoyed teaching you!!

Agenda: •Packet quiz•AP review packet.

•Present pages 11-21( or as far as you can get)

•You will have a short quiz over pages 14-20 next class• FYI: after school study session!!!! RSVP for snacks.

1 classes until you take the AP…. R U

ready???

AP Review part 1- FRQYou have 25 min to complete the following question

In the United States political system, there are several linkage institutions that can connect citizens to government. Elections constitute one such institution. Because of low voter turnout, elections represent an imperfect method of linking citizens to their government. Even when there is low voter turnout, however, other linkage institutions can connect citizens to government.

(a) Describe how each of the following is related to the likelihood of voting.• Age• Education

(b) Identify one current government electoral requirement that decreases voter turnout. Explain how it decreasesvoter turnout.

(c) Identify one linkage institution other than elections and explain two ways it connects citizens to government.

AP Review part 1- FRQYou have 25 min to complete the following question

1. The power of the federal government relative to the power of the states has

increased since the ratification of the Constitution.

a) Describe two of the following provisions of the Constitution and explain how each

has been used over time to expand federal power.

• The power to tax and spend

• The ‘necessary and proper’ or elastic’ clause

• The commerce Clause

b) Explain how one of the following has increased the power of the federal

government relative to the power of the state governments

• American with Disabilities Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Clean Air Act

May 14th

AP students are taking the AP test. IF some of them return to class. They can watch 13 days.

May 15-16Complete Semester

Evaluation. (wait for

Schoene’s instructions)

Agenda: AP reflection, & turn in

your book, Collect AP review packet

•Constitution TEST- no sweat!

•Discuss Field Trip!!!!

End of the semester questionsComplete and turn in to the tray

1. What is the best part of this class and why?

2. What study technique helped you learn the best? And why?3. What was the worst part of this class? Why?4. What would you change about this class?5. Grade this class, support your answer6. Was there anything on the AP Test that you feel was NOT covered in class7. Give 1 piece of advice to future AP Students8. Anything else you want to say...

May 19TH FIELDTRIP!

*May 20-23*Agenda:• Constitution retake

#1• Complete Fieldtrip

evaluation• Watch ‘?Lincoln?’compare what you learned in class to the Hollywood version of history. Students will compare what they

learned about the executive branch to the movie

May 27-29

KWL:Topic

Missouri

Agenda:

•Discuss Movie Comparison•Complete Missouri PacketFYI: your final will be over the Missouri Unit.

May 23-24th

What questions

do you have about the FINAL?

Agenda: •Finish Missouri Packet•Review for Final (Missouri Constitution)•HW: “Review” for Final

FINALS

Fri./May 24th - 1st & 2nd period

Mon. /May 28th - 8th period

*Tue./May 29th -3rd & 4thperiod

*Wed./May 30th - 5th & 7th period

Happy Summer!!!!

4/8-9 pg 76

AGENDA- FRQ discussion

Notes: How to make a budget? (pg 77-79)•Budget Simulation: Who should get the $$$$$? (pg 80)

• HW: Read and make notations on The National Debt handout( pg 81)

• FYI: Unit 9 test/ notebook check April 18th/19th Obj; Students will investigate

The forced choices used to create the National budget.

Complete the Budget priorities chart.

Wait for schoene’s instructions

4/18-19 pg 92

No journalStudy for 5

min.

Collect Review Cards• Unit 9 TEST ( last unit

test)• Independent Working

Choices: • Work on Notebook-due

today!• Work on EOC review….4

days until your test

Obj. Students will evaluateTheir knowledge of Public Policy

May 13th

What QUESTIONS do you

have about the AP?

Agenda• AP practice test• Online

• HW- STUDY!!!!!!• AP review packet due next week

• Bring your book next week to turn it in.

0 day until you take the AP….

R U ready???

2/20-21 pg 46

List 3 parts of this class that interest you.

Turn in scav hunt & state of the union, turnitin discussion

• Book Critique introduction• Time line (pg 47)• TO THE LIBRARY!!!• Inquiring questions &

Reading (pg 46 )• Due Date:

March 25th/ 26th • HW: Be prepared to

discuss Judicial 101 & vocab quiz next class.

Obj; Students will investigateWhat topics in govt. they want

to further reasearch.

Book Critique Benchmark – EACH BENCHMARK IS WORTH 25pts

Feb. 26/27-1 page summary Due (what you have read to this

date, not the whole book)

Feb. 28/March 1 –Project proposal Due (1 paragraph

explaining the type of project you are doing and WHY it is a good fit for

you)

March 4th /5th – Outline Due (varies according to the type of

project you do)

March 11th /12th - Rough draft due-THIS IS A MUST!!!! NOT

AN OPTION.

March 25th/26th –Final Draft due. 90 pt test grade

www.turnitin.com

Class/section ID: 5754841Enrollment password: SchoeneAPGov

YES it is case sensitive

3/25-26 pg.66

Book critique day!!!!!

Agenda• Extra credit for presenting your

book critique.• BOOK CRITIQUE DAY

• You have 20 to put your finishing touches on before presentations

• Presentations are 1st come 1st serve!!!!

• Losing your Rights Movie/w.s. (pg 67)

• HW: vocab quiz NEXT CLASS.

Obj; Students will examine Their preconceived ideas about

credit