Unit 3: Campaigns & Elections
November 11: Politics & the Brain/Review
Politics + the Brain Assignment (see Canvas)
AP Classroom - Review Modules (log in to AP Classroom and complete Units 1 & 2 MC Practice)
November 13: SIT (topic return, readership, outline and presentation expectations)
November 15: Understanding Impeachment (use this to complete activity below)
Understanding Impeachment Activity (complete on own paper)
November 19: Elections - the Rules of the Game (Chapter 9, pgs 230 - 244)
The Race for the Presidency (PPT) - see videos within
Electoral College Alternatives (see Canvas)
November 21: Congressional Elections
Congressional Elections PPT
Gerrymandering Video (Animal Kingdom)
Play the Redistricting Game - the purpose is to redraw district lines within a state without gerrymandering but meanwhile keeping parties happy and keeping the population per district somewhat equal
Congressional Term Limits, Gerrymandering, etc. Discussion Board Posts (Doc)
November 25: SIT reading day/outline work/citations (all seniors)
December 3: Campaign Finance Reform
Campaign Finance (video)
Campaign Finance (PPT) - for reference
Campaign Finance Timeline (PDF) - for reference
Money + Elections (Doc) - open and complete in your own words on a separate sheet of paper
Campaign Finance Posts (see Canvas)
December 5: Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance FRQ - no notes
Landmark Court Cases: Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Citizens United information via oyez - https://www.oyez.org/cases/2008/08-205
SCOTUS Comparison FRQ Practice - Buckley v. Valeo (1976) & Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
December 9: Mass Media
Mass Media PPT
Media Ownership Activity (DOC)
Biggest Fake News Stories from 2016 (article)
PBS Newshour: Media Conglomerates & Local News video
December 11: Mass Media
Mass Media FRQ
Media Roles (PPT)
TedTalk:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkKXzQDcoo
News Source Analysis (shared doc) - directions
News Source Analysis Sheet (PDF) - 5 copies each (Write the concluding paragraph, explained in the directions, on the back of one of your sheets.)
December 13: Parallel Reading
Semester 1 Exam Review (Units 1 - 3) - updated 12/14 (Please complete on a separate sheet of paper.)
Sample Midterm FRQs (PDF)
How to write the SCOTUS comparison (shared link)
How to write the argumentative essay (shared link)
December 19: Semester 1 Exam (8:10am)
Politics + the Brain Assignment (see Canvas)
AP Classroom - Review Modules (log in to AP Classroom and complete Units 1 & 2 MC Practice)
November 13: SIT (topic return, readership, outline and presentation expectations)
November 15: Understanding Impeachment (use this to complete activity below)
Understanding Impeachment Activity (complete on own paper)
November 19: Elections - the Rules of the Game (Chapter 9, pgs 230 - 244)
The Race for the Presidency (PPT) - see videos within
Electoral College Alternatives (see Canvas)
November 21: Congressional Elections
Congressional Elections PPT
Gerrymandering Video (Animal Kingdom)
Play the Redistricting Game - the purpose is to redraw district lines within a state without gerrymandering but meanwhile keeping parties happy and keeping the population per district somewhat equal
Congressional Term Limits, Gerrymandering, etc. Discussion Board Posts (Doc)
November 25: SIT reading day/outline work/citations (all seniors)
December 3: Campaign Finance Reform
Campaign Finance (video)
Campaign Finance (PPT) - for reference
Campaign Finance Timeline (PDF) - for reference
Money + Elections (Doc) - open and complete in your own words on a separate sheet of paper
Campaign Finance Posts (see Canvas)
December 5: Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance FRQ - no notes
Landmark Court Cases: Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Citizens United information via oyez - https://www.oyez.org/cases/2008/08-205
SCOTUS Comparison FRQ Practice - Buckley v. Valeo (1976) & Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
December 9: Mass Media
Mass Media PPT
Media Ownership Activity (DOC)
Biggest Fake News Stories from 2016 (article)
PBS Newshour: Media Conglomerates & Local News video
December 11: Mass Media
Mass Media FRQ
Media Roles (PPT)
TedTalk:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkKXzQDcoo
News Source Analysis (shared doc) - directions
News Source Analysis Sheet (PDF) - 5 copies each (Write the concluding paragraph, explained in the directions, on the back of one of your sheets.)
December 13: Parallel Reading
Semester 1 Exam Review (Units 1 - 3) - updated 12/14 (Please complete on a separate sheet of paper.)
Sample Midterm FRQs (PDF)
How to write the SCOTUS comparison (shared link)
How to write the argumentative essay (shared link)
December 19: Semester 1 Exam (8:10am)