Mr. Fox's Course Webpage
2020-2021 School Year
AP US Government & Politics
Unit Page
Unit 1: Constitutional Underpinnings
Assigned Textbook Readings (by date):
9/1: Lineberry Ch. 1
Reading Notes due 9/11-12
9/11-12: Lineberry Ch. 2
Reading Notes due 9/22
Lesson Materials (by date):
8/22-24: Political Divisiveness Discussion (pdf)
Political Divisiveness Discussion Sheet (pdf)
8/25: Fall 2017-18 AP Government Goals & Priorities Google Form
8/28-31: Intro to US Government & Political Culture (pdf)
New York Times "The End of Identity Liberalism"
9/4-15: Forging a Nation-State (pdf)
Declaration of Independence (pdf)
9/18-25: Madisonian Model & Constitution Building (pdf)
Federalist Paper #10 & 51 (pdf)
10/4-6: NYT Tyranny of the Minority (pdf)
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Additional Assignments/Readings (by date):
8/22: The Atlantic; "How American Politics Went
Article/Speech Comp. & Eval. Form (pdf)
Reading & Form due 8/25
Unit 4: Political Parties, Mass Media & Interest Groups
Assigned Readings (by date):
1/8-9: Lineberry Ch. 8
Reading Notes due 1/16-17
1/16-17: Lineberry Ch. 7
Reading Notes due 1/22-23
1/22-23: Lineberry Ch. 10
Reading Notes due 1/31-2/1
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Lesson Materials (by date):
1/8-19: American Political Party System (pdf)
1/10-12: Party Polarization FRQ Practice (pdf)
1/22-2/2: Mass Media (pdf)
2/5-13: Interest Groups (pdf)
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Additional Assignments/Readings (by date):
1/18-19: NBC House GOP confident it can avert shutdown; Senate far from sure
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NBC House Republicans pass spending bill to avoid shutdown, prospects dim in senate
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2/23: New York Magazine: Change Depends on Young People Like Emma Gonzalez
Unit 2: Federalism, Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
Unit 5: Congress & Federal Budget
Assigned Readings (by date):
9/29: Lineberry Ch. 3
Reading Notes due 10/12-13
10/12-13: Lineberry Ch. 4 & 5
Reading Notes due 10/30-31
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Lesson Materials (by date):
10/4-6: NYT Tyranny of the Minority (pdf)
10/12-13: FRQ 1 Sample Response A (pdf)
10/16-20: Federalism Media Literacy Exercise (pdf)
SPLC: Active Antigovernment Groups
10/23-25: Fiscal Federalism (pdf)
10/27-11/8: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties & Constitution (pdf)
Court Case Survival Guide (pdf)
11/9-11/13: FRQ 2 Sample Response A (pdf)
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Additional Assignments/Readings (by date):
Unit 5: Congress & Federal Budget
Assigned Readings (by date):
2/22: Lineberry Ch. 11
Reading Notes due 3/2
3/2: Lineberry Ch. 13
Reading Notes due 3/16
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Lesson Materials (by date):
3/2: The Status of Black History in US Schools & Society
3/5-13: Introduction to Congress (pdf)
Understanding the 115th Congress (pdf)
3/14-22: Congressional Powers & Committees (pdf)
4/3-6: The Federal Budget (pdf)
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Unit 3: Political Participation, Public Opinion & Campaigns
Assigned Textbook Readings (by date):
11/17: Lineberry Ch. 6
Reading Notes due 11/27-28
11/27: Lineberry Ch. 9
Reading Notes due 12/11-12
Lesson Materials (by date):
11/27-30: Political Action, Demographics & Public Opinion (pdf)
Voter Demographic Analysis (pdf)
12/4-8: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
P. 5 Political Compass Results
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Unit 6: President, Bureaucracy & the Federal Courts
Assigned Readings (by date):
4/3: Lineberry Ch. 12 & 14
Reading Notes due 4/18-19
4/18-19: Lineberry Ch. 15
Reading Notes due 4/27
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Lesson Materials (by date):
4/9-24: The Presidency (pdf)
Presidential Roles & Legacies (pdf)
4/30-5/4: The Bureaucracy (pdf)
5/4-9: The Federal Courts (pdf)
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AP Exam Review Materials
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