ap government february 8, 2005 1. warm up—what is politics? 2. books 3. course purpose 4. what is...

AP GovernmentFebruary 8, 2005

1. Warm up—What is politics?

2. Books

3. Course purpose

4. What is politics continued (discussion, notes)


1. Warm up—Examine the politics of your household.

2. Guidelines3. The story of politics/recognizing bias4. Power, authority, legitimacy 5. Democracy6. Four theories of who governs (in

groups with diagrams)


1. Warm up—Examine the flaws of representative democracy.

2. Four theories of who governs continued

3. The Constitution


1. Warm up—How does Marx’s theory of who governs different from that of Weber’s?

2. Analyzing the current administration.

3. The Constitution


1. Warm up—What was the Great Compromise?

2. Quick review3. Was the American Revolution a

revolution? 4. The Constitution: a grand

achievement or an accident waiting to happen?


1. Warm up—List the flaws of the Articles of Confederation.

2. Debating the debate: persuasion or an exchange of views?

3. A closer look at the Constitution

4. Which would you prefer?

5. More and more and more


1. Warm up—What is nullification?

2. More Constitution3. Federalism explored (or at

least a quick glance)4. 4 questions


1. Warm up—Compare and contrast Wilson’s ideas of political culture (ch4) and political ideology (ch5).

2. Political culture discussed


1. Warm up—How does Wilson explain the low voter turnout in American politics?

2. Political culture v. Political Ideology continued

3. Examples in groups4. Political participation


1. Warm up—Explain the value of individual responsibility as a part of political culture. Does it conflict with any of the other values?

2. Affirmative action materials

3. Political Participation


1. Warm up—What advantages and disadvantages are there to strict voter registration?

2. Chapter 6 discussed.

AP GovernmentMarch 1, 2005

1. Warm up—what is a political party?

2. In the news????

3. Political parties


1. Warm up—Outline the basic characteristics of the Democratic and Republican parties. 1 paragraph each.

2. Discussion

3. Debate format

4. Political Parties

Debate format1. 4 topics: 1) Resolving the Israeli-

Palestinian conflict; 2) Globalization and the expansion of free trade; 3) Answering Iran and North Korea’s nuclear question; 4) Immigration and U.S.-Mexico relations.

2. 3 member teams chosen by teacher. 3. 5 minute prepared statement and rebuttal

for each team. Questions for clarification by the mediator.

4. Evaluation by class and mediator to determine grade.


1. Warm up—Explain the terms conservative and liberal in the context of American politics.

2. Republicans


1. Warm up—According to Wilson, elections have to crucial phases. What are they? How are they different?

2. Organizing your debate team

3. Elections


1. Warm up—Construct an argument against the death penalty that will have the widest appeal.

2. Arguments or opinions?

3. More debate


1. Warm up—If you didn’t do this warm up on Monday, do it today; if you did, you’re done! According to Wilson, elections have to crucial phases. What are they? How are they different?

2. Debates


1. Warm up—Explain the following: a)equal time rule; b) right-of-reply rule; c) political-editorializing rule.

2. Debates concluded


1. Warm up—Explain the advantages and disadvantages of our bicameral system?

2. Ketchup

3. Congress examined.


1. Warm up—Examine the differences between the Senate and the House.

2. In the news3. Congress4. The Presidency


1. Warm up—Examine the greatest strength of the electoral college system for selecting the president.

2. The electoral college

3. Building consensus


1. Warm up—In what way does the Constitution contribute to press leaks?

2. EXAM

3. Building consensus activity

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