AP US Govt & Politics - Welcome Back Class of 2020

AP U.S Government & Politics August/Summer Assignment Fall 2019 – Cox 

THE U.S.CONSTITUTION STUDY GUIDE   

Available at: www.constitutioncenter.org

https://constitutionus.com/     https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution

Welcome to AP U.S. Government & Politics. This is the 2^nd 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 1^st 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:

https://4.files.edl.io/e32a/06/12/18/210918-6e28a2c6-02a7-4805-a592-1aa3913d37a1.pdf

Assignment #1: U.S History + U.S. Constitution (Review) = US Government & Politics.

This assignment will be your 2^nd 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.