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| Unit 4: Institutions "Congress" | Unit 4: Institutions "Presidency" | Unit 4: Institutions "Bureaucracy" | Unit 4: Institutions "Federal Courts" | Unit 5: Public Policy | Unit 6: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties |
AP Government Syllabus |
| Unit
1: Constitutional Underpinnings Week 1: Aug.30-Sept.3 Unit 1/Lectures 1,2 --Chapter 1 Week 2: Sept. 7-Sept.10 Unit 1/Lectures 3,4 --Chapter 2 Week 3: Sept. 13-Sept.17 Unit 1/Lectures 5,6,7 --Chapter 3 Week 4: Sept20-Sept.21 Unit 1/Lectures 8,9 --Fed. Papers #10+51 Week 4: Sept.22/24 Exam: Constitutional Underpinnings Unit 2: Political Beliefs and Behaviors Week 5: Sept. 27-Oct.1 Unit 2/Lectures 1,2 --Chapter 7 Week 6: Oct.4- Oct. 8 Unit 2/Lectures 3,4,5 --Chapter 10 Week 7: Oct. 11-Oct. 15 Unit 2/Lectures 6,7,8 --Chapter 10+12 Week 8: Oct. 18-Oct. 19 Unit 2/Lecture 9 --Chapter 10 Week 8: Oct. 20/22 Exam: Political Beliefs and Behaviors Unit 3: Political Parties, Interest Groups, and the Media Week 9: Oct. 25- Oct. 29 Unit 3/Lectures 1,2,3 --Chapter 8 Week 10: Nov.1-Nov.5 Unit 3/Lectures 4,5,6 --Chapter 9 Week 11: Nov. 8-Nov.9 Unit 3/So you want to buy...- Chapter 9 Week 12: Nov. 15-Nov.19 Unit 3/ Lectures 5,6 --Chapter 11 Week 13: Nov.29- Nov.30 Unit 3/ Lectures 7,8,9 --Chapter 11 Week 14: Dec. 6-Dec.7 Unit 3/Lecture 10 Week 14: Dec. 8 Exam: Political Parties, Interest Groups, Media Week 15: Dec. 13- Dec.17 Work on Presidential Candidate Projects Unit 4: Institutions: Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts Week 16: Jan.3- Jan.7 Unit 4/Lectures 1,2 ---Chapter 12 Week 17: Jan. 10-Jan. 14 Midterm Review-- Chapters 1,2,3,7-12 Week 18: Jan. 17-Jan. 18 Midterm Review ---Supplemental Week 18: Jan.19 Midterm/ A.P. Practice Test |