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US Government

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AP United States Government & Politics

Pamela Jones

pamela.jones@fwisd.org

School phone: 817-814-4000

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Daily Class Schedule (Spring 2012)

(Period 1) US Government

(Period 2) US Government

(Period 3) US Government

(Period 4) Plan

(Period 5) US Government

(Period 6a) US Government

(Period 7) AP US Government & Politics

Advanced Placement US Government & Politics

Each 6 weeks requires project (s)

The 4th 6 wks will require 2 projects. One is specifically required, the other will be what you and your group chooses. You'll have 3 to choose from.

The 5th 6 wks will also require 2 projects. One is specifically required, the other can be chosen from 2 options.

The 6th 6 wks will require 1 project which is specifically required.

See "AP projects Spring 2012" for a list of projects for the semester.

Important information Concerning Assignment Quality

All assignments must be completed ON TIME and at least 80% quality or it will be returned for correction.

Work turned in four or more days late will require tutorials before it will be accepted.

Tutorials

Monday - Friday, 7:15 am - 8:00 am; Monday and Wednesday 3:45 - 4:45 pm. If noone shows by 3:45 pm, then the pm tutorials will be cancelled.

Materials

All students should bring the following materials daily:

Periods 1 -6

1) 3-ring notebook

2) Pocket Constitution

3) Texas Law Book

4) red & blue map pencils

Period 7:

1) Textbook

2) Pocket Constitution

3) Woll and/or Enduring Debate readers according to class schedule

4) 3-ring notebook

Three Branches of Government

US Government

Portal to all national government web sites

Legislative Branch

Link to the US Congress

Executive Branch

Link to the office of the US President

Judicial Branch

Link to the entire Judicial Branch

US Supreme Court

Link to the US Supreme Court

Judicial Branch (circuit/district court map):

Link to the Federal Circuit and District Courts System (Map)

Judicial Branch (federal court system)

Link to information on the federal court system

The Presidency Project

Good site for information on past State of the Union Addresses

Elected Federal Officials representing the North Side area--112th Congress (2011-2013)

Senator John Cornyn (R)

Senator John Cornyn's official website

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's official website

Representative Kay Granger (R)

Representative Kay Granger's (District 12) official website

US Debt Clock

Liberal v Conservative

Excellent student website that provides a thorough comparison between the two ideologies.

Congressional Job Ratings

Weekly information about voter satisfaction/disatisfaction of Congress; several different polling venues are listed.

Roll Call Politics

Politics in brief

GOP Delegate Calculator

Class Calendar

<	February, 2012					>
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
29	30 Per 1-6 - chapter 4 AP-Ch 4	31 Per 1-6 - chapter 4 AP-Ch 4	1 Per 1-6 - chapter 4 AP-Ch 4	2 Per 1-6 - Chapter 4 due; notebook chk Per 1-6 - chapter 4 AP--Group names for Project B due AP-Ch 5	3 All classes - no class today	4
5	6 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 5	7 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 5	8 AP - Project A due Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP - Unit II FRQ practice and notebook check	9 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	10 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	11
12	13 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	14 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	15 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	16 Per 1-6 - chapter 5 AP-Ch 12	17 Per 1-6 - Chapter 5 due; notebook chk AP-Ch 12	18
19	20 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP - Unit III FRQ practice and notebook check	21 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	22 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	23 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	24 AP - Project B due Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	25
26	27 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	28 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 13	29 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP - Speaker AP-Ch 13	1 Per 1-6 - Chapter 6 AP-Ch 15	2 All classes - End of 4th 6-wks Per 1-6 - chapter 6 due; notebook check AP-Ch 15	3