AP U.S Government
& Politics August/Summer Assignment Fall 2019 – Cox
THE U.S.CONSTITUTION
STUDY GUIDE
Available at: www.constitutioncenter.org
Welcome to AP U.S. Government
& Politics. This is the 2nd year this AP
course will go through the redesign curriculum set by College Board. In
New Mexico this is a semester course. The AP exam for this course will be administered
in May of 2020. I believe every student has a chance to pass the AP U.S.
Government exam, but it will take commitment, self-‐ discipline, and hard work throughout your senior year. The
AP U.S Government and Politics class
heavily focuses on American
historical foundations, vocabulary, analysis of current events, application and
analysis of major concepts and political themes, and debate on significant and
political issues that affect many Americans. Academic honesty is required;
evidence of dishonesty will be dealt with accordingly.
You will be required to have a BINDER for this
course which you will turn in for Notebook Checks. Be sure to store all your
assignments in your binder after grading. An organizational ‘Table of Contents’
guideline will be provided shortly before a Notebook Check is due.
In the
meantime please organize your binder as follows: (this will be your 1st
grade)
(1) DO
NOWS (2) VOCABULARY, (3) NOTES, (4) CLASS/HOMEWORK,
(5) SUPPLEMENTAL
The assignments will be passed out the 1st day of class can also be found at the following:
Assignment #1: U.S History + U.S. Constitution (Review) = US Government & Politics.
This assignment
will be your 2nd grade, put under NOTES when graded.
DIRECTIONS: Complete the following U.S. History quesitons in complete sentences,
either handwritten or typed. This will serve as a brief introduction for the AP
course.
Assignment #2: U.S History + U.S. Constitution (Review) = US Government & Politics.
There
will be an EXAM on the following sections of this assignment near our first
holiday, Labor Day: Read the U.S. Constitution and complete.
1.
SEVEN ARTICLES OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
2. ALL TWENTY-‐SEVEN
(27) AMENDMENTS of the U.S. Constitution
Assignment #3: Clauses, Concepts,
Vocabulary & Supreme Court Cases (Quiz and/or assessment tba)
3. CERTAIN
CLAUSES & CONCEPTS/VOCABULARY THAT THE U.S. GOVT FOLLOWS
4.
Legal case outline of 15 U.S.
Supreme Court Cases required by AP College Board for this course.
Be sure to read,
understand, and analyze ALL sections of the U.S. Constitution, legal concepts,
vocabulary & cases in these assignments.
