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2006 Exam Review
Click on Exam Review to prepare for the AP
Exam and access the information necessary for this course.
In The News
Assignments!
 | Outline the answers to your assigned questions in a Word document, and
email it to me at boballey@comcast.net
. Each answer should be about a page long and should answer the question
completely. Click on the link below to access the questions.
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| Table of Contents
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Constitutional Underpinnings
Constitutional Democracy
September 6
September 7
September 8
September 9
The Constitution
September 12
| Current Events
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September 13
September 14
September 15
September 16
Federalism
September 19
| Current Events
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September 20
September 21
September 22
September 23
| Constitutional Underpinnings Test |
Political Beliefs and Behaviors
Political Culture and Ideology
February 25
| Read Chapter Four in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Four. |
The American Political Landscape
February 27
| Read Chapter Five in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Five. |
March 1
Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
March 2
| Read Chapter Eight in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Eight. |
March 3
| Read Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory by
Berelson, Lazarsfeld, and McPhee |
| The Candidate |
March 4
| The Candidate |
March 5
| The Candidate |
March 8 - 15
| Spring Break |
March 16
Campaigns and Elections
March 17
| Read Chapter Nine in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Nine. |
March 18
| Read The Responsible Electorate by V.O. Key, Jr. |
| Read Buckley v. Valeo (1976) |
| Read Campaign Finance Reform by Sabato and Simpson |
March 19
| Read Political Parties and Campaign Finance by Frank
J. Sorauf |
| Read Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v.
Federal Election Commission (1996) |
March 22
| Test on Political Beliefs and Behaviors |
March 23
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass
Media
Interest Groups
March 24
| Read Chapter Six in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Six. |
| Read Madison's Dilemma by Jeffrey M. Berry |
March 25
| Read The Governmental Process by David B. Truman |
| Read The End of Liberalism: The Indictment by
Theodore J. Lowi |
March 26
| Read Interest Groups and the American Political System by
Rozell and Wilcox |
| Read The Misplaced Obsession with PACs by Larry J.
Sabato |
March 29
Political Parties
March 30
| Read Chapter Seven in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Seven. |
| Read Federalist 10 by James Madison |
| Read Party Government by E.E. Schattschneider |
March 31
| Read California Democratic Party et. al. v. Jones,
Secretary of State of California, et. al. (2000) |
| Read Toward A More Responsible Two-Party System by
the American Political Science Association |
| Read Perspectives on American Political Parties by
Martin P. Wattenberg |
April 1
| Read Divided We Govern by David B. Mayhew |
| Read A Theory of Critical Elections by V.O. Key |
April 2
| Read Politics by Other Means by Ginsberg and Shefter |
April 5
The Media
April 6
| Read Chapter Ten in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Ten. |
April 7
| Read Feeding the Beast by Kenneth T. Walsh |
| All the President's Men |
April 8
| Read Media Power and Congressional Power by Timothy
E. Cook |
| All the President's Men |
April 13
April 14
| All the President's Men |
April 15
| All the President's Men |
April 16
| Test on Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media |
April 19
Institutions of Government
Congress
January 18
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Multiple Choice Game |
January 19
January 20
| Read The Rise of the Washington Establishment by Morris P. Fiorina. |
| Read Congress: The Electoral Connection by David Mathew. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
January 21
| Read Congress and the Quest for Power by Lawrence Dodd. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
January 24
| Read If, As Ralph Nader Says, Congress Is “The Broken Branch,” How
Come We Love Our Congressmen So Much? by Richard F. Fenno, Jr. |
| Read Congress-Bashing for Beginners by Nelson W. Polsby. |
| Read Home Style and Washington Career by Richard F. Fenno, Jr. |
| Read Speech to the Electors of Bristol by Edmund Burke. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
January 25
| Read Media Power and Congressional Power by Timothy E. Cook. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
| Review for Test |
January 26
| Grading AP Essay Questions with Rubrics |
| Review for Test |
January 27
| Congress and the Media Test |
January 28
| Grading AP Essay Questions with Rubrics |
The Presidency
January 31
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Multiple Choice Game |
February 1
February 2
| Read The Presidency-Focus of Leadership by Clinton Rossiter. |
| Read Presidential Power by Richard Neustadt. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 3
| Read Presidential Paradoxes by Thomas E. Cronin and Michael
A. Genovese. |
| Read The Presidential Character by James David Barber. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 4
| Read American Presidential Elections: The Last One and the Next One by
Nelson W. Polsby. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 7
| Read The Two Presidencies by Aaron Wildavsky. |
| Read The Presidency and Political Parties by Sidney M. Milkis. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
Congressional-Presidential Relations
February 8
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Multiple Choice Game and Discussion of Chapter |
February 9
| Discussion of the Chapter |
The Bureaucracy
February 10
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Multiple Choice Game and Discussion of Chapter |
February 11
| Read Constitutional Democracy and Bureaucratic Power by Peter Woll. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 14
| Read The Rise of the Bureaucratic State by James Q. Wilson. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 15
| Review for Test |
| Grading AP Essay Questions with Rubrics |
February 16
| Review for Test |
| Grading AP Essay Questions with Rubrics |
February 17
| Test on Congress, the Presidency, and the Bureaucracy |
The Judiciary
February 18
| Movie about Judiciary
 | Roe v Wade |
| Flynt v Falwell |
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February 22
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Multiple Choice Game and Discussion of Chapter |
February 23
February 24
| Read Judicial Self-Restraint by John P. Roche. |
| Read How the Supreme Court Arrives at Decisions by William J.
Brennan, Jr. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 25
| Read Bush v Gore (2000) |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
February 28
| Read Roe
v. Wade (1973). |
| Read Constitutional Liberty and the Right to Abortion by Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor. |
| Read Liberty, Privacy, and the Right to Abortion by Chief Justice
William H. Rehnquist. |
| Read Liberty and Abortion: A Strict Constructionist's View by
Justice Antonin Scalia. |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
| Listen to oral arguments in Roe
v. Wade (1973). |
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
First Amendment Rights
March 1
| Inherit
the Wind |
| Read Speech before the House of Representatives Proposing a Bill of
Rights by James Madison |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of reading |
March 2
| Inherit
the Wind |
| Read the First and Fourteenth Amendments. |
| Grading AP Essay Questions with Rubrics |
March 3
March 4
March 14
| Read The Need to Maintain a Free Marketplace of Ideas by Oliver
Wendell Holmes |
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
| Listen to Texas
v. Johnson (1989). |
March 15
| Read Engel v. Vitale (1962) |
| Read Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
March 16
| Read New York Times Co. v. Sullivan |
| Answer Questions |
| Discussion of readings and chapter |
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
March 17
March 18
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Discussion of reading |
Equal Rights Under the Law
March 21
| Watch Eyes on the Prize. |
March 22
| Watch Eyes on the Prize. |
| Multiple Choice Questions Due |
| Discussion of reading |
March 23
March 24
March 29
| Independent Study
| Mock Supreme Court |
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March 30
| Briefs Due |
| Independent Study
| Mock Supreme Court |
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March 31
| Test on The Judiciary and Civil Rights and Liberties |
April 1
| Mock Supreme Court
| Case
 | TBA |
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| Roles
| Nine justices |
| Six lawyers |
| One reporter |
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| Assignments
| Each justice will research all aspects of the case, read briefs, listen to arguments from each side,
ask questions of the lawyers during oral arguments, briefly discuss
the case, and write a formal opinion. |
| Each lawyer will research various aspects of the case, write a
brief supporting his or her position, and argue that position before
the court. |
| The reporter will research all aspects of the case, observe the
oral arguments, and write an article about the case after
the opinions have been written. |
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| Activities and Dates
| March 29 - Research |
| March 30 - Briefs Due and Prep
| Make copies for everyone |
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| April 1 - Oral Arguments
| Fifteen minutes per side |
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| April 4 - Opinions Due
| Make copies for everyone |
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| April 6 - Article Due
| Make copies for everyone |
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April 4
| Opinions Due |
| Watch video of Mock Court |
April 6
| Article Due |
Public Policy
Making Economic and Regulatory Policy
April 20
| Read Chapter Nineteen in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Nineteen. |
Making Social Policy
April 22
| Read Chapter Twenty in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Twenty. |
April 26
Making Foreign and Defense Policy
April 27
| Read Chapter Twenty One in Burns. |
| Review the Learning Objectives, web sites, and Chapter Outline in the Exam
Review section of this site. |
| Take Home Quiz on Chapter Twenty One. |
April 30
| Test on Public Policy |
Exam Review
May 1 - 13
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Review |
May 14
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Exam Date |
Government
Links
I will periodically post relevant class links here. For a more
extensive list, click on the link above.
Government by the
People
First Gov
Political Resources on the Web
This Nation
Polisci.com
American Political Science Association
Chapter One in The
Power Game
Interest
Group Links
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