2020-21

Thirteen Days Assessment

Thirteen Days Video Log Table  

Key Court Cases

27 Amendments Quizlet

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Sunday News Watch Blogs

AIR PRACTICE TEST SAMPLE

Gitlow Quiz

Gitlow Table

Scalia/Ginsburg Friendship

Judicial Branch Quizlet

Federalist 78 Activity including a link to the actual #78.

Whip It Around

Everything You Need to Know About Appointing a Supreme Court Justice

Bureaucracy Vocabulary Quizlet

Bureaucracy Study Guide

Executive Branch Quizlet Vocabulary

Executive Branch

Qualities That Bear On Presidential Performance

NWOi3 From Maumee

Religious Make Up of the 116th Congress

Gender Make Up of the 116th Congress

2018-19 Bureaucracy Quiz

2018 AIR Scoring Key

A Second Gilded Age?

History of the Filibuster

U.S. House of Representatives Daily Schedule for Feb. 13, 2019

U.S. House of Representatives Weekly Schedule Feb. 11-15, 2019

How a Bill Becomes a Law Simulation (ICivics)

Agricultural Act of 2014

116th Congress

Gerrymandering Explained

Wix

Sunday Morning News/Politics Watch

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Enumerated Powers

Implied Powers

U.S. Political Parties

Study Guide - Group Effort

First Semester 2018-19 Exam Schedule

Study Session - Monday January 14 - 7-8:00 PM

National Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Podcasts

Lobbying Project 2018-19

Next Door Strangers (episode 2)

Tribalism Table

27 Amendments Quizlet

Thesis Builder 2

Federalist #10 - Activity

The Grand Giving List

The Giving List - AP Gov't

A Conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts

The United States Constitution - Article III

Federalist #78

Federalist #78 Group Activity

Judicial Branch Vocabulary

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy

Government of the United States Structure

Bureaucracy Quizlet

The American President Video Viewing Log Table

Federalism Terms Part 1 - Bubba Brain - Enter Teacher #`1766

Federalism Terms Part 2 - Bubba Brain - Enter Teacher #1766

Check Up - 9/12/2017

60 Second Civics (2993, 2994, 2997, 2998, 3001)

Federalist #51

Sunrise at Philadelphia

Constitutional Underpinnings

Government Types - Quizlet

Pew Research Center

Unit 1 - Constitutional Underpinnings Quizlet

Power Elites

Political Polarization in the American Public

Political Spectrum Assignment

Join our class Quizlet here

2016-17

Lincoln and What I Have Learned in Room 325

The Unofficial Teachers Guide to Spielberg's Lincoln

2017 Exam Study Session Schedule 

The United States Constitution

27 Amendments Study Stack

115th Congress

Article 4 of the Constitution Quiz

Gallup

2017 AP Gov't and Politics Released FRQs

AP Government Key Supreme Court Cases

2002 Released Exam Scoring Chart

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?

I-Civics: The People's Pie

The Federal Budget Challenge

Public Policy Quizlet

60 Second Civics - Judiciary Assignment

Linking Page for Piktochart

Lecture Notes for How does the Supreme Court Work

Piktochart

Check Up

Federalist #78

Sovereign Citizen

Everything you need to know about appointing a Supreme Court Justice

2015-16 Archive

Influences on Members of Congress

Incumbency, Structure, and Leadership

Gerrymandering Excercise

Legislative Branch Quizlet

115th Congress

Iron Triangle Activity

Bureaucracy Reading #1

Bureaucracy Reading #2

Bureaucracy Quizlet

AP Government - The Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy Template - Table

Exam Quizlet

Lobbying Project 2016-17

Effects of the Media on Politics

Your Text Online

More of Your Text Online

Semester Exam Schedule

Exam study session Mon. Dec. 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Political Beliefs and Behaviors Practice Questions

Political Polling Assignment

Election 2016

Gallup on 2016 Election

Americanism 2016

Federalist #51 Reading Guide

Constitutional Underpinnings Info-Graphic Assignment

60 Seconds Civics - short audio clips

Political Alignment

Rules to Help You Along in Room 325

BRING HEADPHONES/EAR BUDS EVERY CLASS PERIOD

Diagrams

Bill of Rights Institute Lesson Plans

10/9/15 Warm Up 

Kahoot 1  

2002 Scoring Table

2015 Released FRQ's

Ohio Zip Codes Map

NW Ohio School District Map

Review Site

Washington Post Newsletters and  Alerts

Current News Links

Gallup

The Daily 202

PollingReport.com

PewResearch.com

Roster Builder 

2015-16 Class Links

2016 - NATIONAL EXAM - STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE

Political Economy

How Public Policy is Made in the U.S.

Quizlet - 27 Amendmdents

Quizlet - Key Supreme Court Cases

Quizlet - Judicial Branch - Federal Courts

Overview of the Supreme Court's 2015 Term

Today's 202 for 3/23/2016

Join Class Quizlet Group

Today's 202 for 3/9/2016

Value of Bureaucratic Agencies - 2013 Gov't Shutdown

Executive Office of the President

Executive Branch Quizlet Vocabulary

January 25, 2016

AP Gov't Congress Quizlet

Tournament

January 21, 2016 - Daily Agenda

January 8, 2016 Quiz

Membership of the 114th Congress

Compensation of Congress

History of the Filibuster

The Lobbying Project 2015-16

Current Events Template

Class Quizlet

The Lobbying Project 2015-16

First Semester Exam Study Session Information

Jeb Bush’s super PAC burning through money with little to show for it - Washington Post

Class Quizlet

Special Interest Group Quizlet

Political Interest Groups

opensecrets.org

Federal Election Commission

Electoral College Stay or Go?

Racial climate at MU: A timeline of incidents this fall

The History and Meaning of Veterans Day

The Great War 1914-1918

Images of Flanders Field

Letters

12 Things to Know About Veterans Day

2015 Americanism Test Review Guide

Federalism Diagram

Structure of American Federalism

PollingReport.com

PewResearch.com

Roster Builder

Sunrise At Philadelphia

What Hillary's Sinking Polling Numbers Mean

Justice Department sues Texas over voter ID law

Appeals court questions proof-of-citizenship rules

8/24/15 Powerpoint

Political Spectrum Quiz

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html

2014-15 Class Links

2014-15 Daily Schedule

Past Free Response Questions (with sample answers and rubrics)

AP Gov't Review Sites

Five Things To Know About The Baltimore Riots

Washington Post Headlines for April 28, 2015

John Roberts Confirmation Hearing Video Clip (YouTube)

Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings

The U.S. Supreme Court Lecture Notes

Class Quizlet

4/24/15: YouTube is 10 years old. Here’s how it has changed politics forever.

Incumbency Advantages and Other Factors That Influence Congressional Elections

Republicans Prepare for the Iowa Caucuses

2/4/15

Article 1

U.S. House of Representatives Daily Schedule for Jan. 20, 2015

U.S. House of Representatives Weekly Schedule for Jan. 19-23, 2015

A Great Legislative Branch Vocabulary List

What is Congress?

How a Bill Becomes a Law Simulation  (ICivics)

Agricultural Act of 2014

Where News Audiences Fit on the Political Spectrum

Political Polarization & Media Habits

• Quizlet Vocabulary Review - November 3, 2014

• Lecture Notes on Congressional Elections

• Changes to Six Senate Seats Anticipated

• http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

• Wood County Board of Elections - Where you can get the latest on voting in Wood County

• Ohio Voter Registration Form

• Real Clear Politics: Polling

• Gallup.com

• How to Read a Political Poll

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Iron Triangle Examples

U.S. Public Policy

2013-14 Class Links

• Political Beliefs/Political Behaviors Review

• Politcal Parties / Interest Groups / Media Review Sites

• Constitutional Underpinnings Quiz - Review

• Farmington High School AP Government Midterm Review

• Ap Government Midterm Questions

• Midterm Review and Quizzes

• Citizen U -  A blog......  Great stuff..... Fundamentals on every topic covered in the class

• AP Gov't Year Review Flash Cards --- Excellent Resource

• Quia - Practice AP Government Questions

• Mrs. Wood's Review Page -- Princeton High School -- Princeton, NJ

• Constitution Flash Cards -- from the StudyStack.com website

• Judicial Branch Flash Cards - From the StudyStack.com website

• The Social Studies Help Center

• Practice Quizzes - Mr. Lawrence -- Meridian School District -- Bellingham, WA

(updated at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 15, 2013)

Our semester exam study session for Sunday Dec. 15, 2013 has been MOVED to My Big Campus Group Chat.  It will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. 

We are not meeting at school due to weather related problems and some slippery roads, parking lots, and sidewalks.  

Be prepared to use Google Drive as part of our study session.  We will start on My Big Campus, and if it gets too crowded we will move to Google Drive via a document shared with you called Semester Review Session Dec. 15

updated at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 15, 2013

Links for Class on Dec. 5, 2013

Banks Come Under Fire For Filling In The Payday Loan Gap

Upset Over Divisive Political Culture? Blame Burke And Paine

 Look Here !! ----->Notes on Third Parties

Links for Class on Dec. 3, 2013

1. Party Affliation: What it is and What it is not.

2. Trends in Party Affiliation

3. Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years.

Washington Post Politics News and Analysis - October 24, 2013

Definition of Pork Barrel Spending

Pig Book

The 10 most absurd Pork Barrel Spending Items of 2010

Specific Examples of Pork Barrel Legislation

• How the Electoral college works

• There trouble with the electoral College

2012-13 Class Links

Review Sites

• Citizen U -  A blog......  Great stuff..... Fundamentals on every topic covered in the class

• AP Gov't Year Review Flash Cards --- Excellent Resource

• Quia - Practice AP Government Questions

• Mrs. Wood's Review Page -- Princeton High School -- Princeton, NJ

• Constitution Flash Cards -- from the StudyStack.com website

• Judicial Branch Flash Cards - From the StudyStack.com website

• The Social Studies Help Center

• Practice Quizzes - Mr. Lawrence -- Meridian School District -- Bellingham, WA

 

Notes to be ready for Class on Wednesday April 24, 2013

Health Care Policy

Makers of Foreign Policy

Influences on Foreign Policy

For Class on Monday April 22, 2013

National Budget Simulation

For Class on Monday March 4, 2013

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy

2/22/2013 - There will be a test on the Executive Branch during our next class meeting.  Please post any questions you may have on the class Edmodo site, so that we can better utilize our time for the test.

The Constitution: That Delicate Balance

Executive Privilege and Delegation of Powers

Watch episode 1 and summarize the basic arguments of each side in 150-200 words. This response should be typed.

*** This assignment will be collected at our next class meeting on or as close as possible to Tuesday 2/26/2013.***

Notes Due for class on Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013

Only Handwritten Notes Will Be Accepted

Presidential Support Staff

Growth of Presidential Power

Executive Branch Notes and the Imperial Presidency

Key Vocabulary for Test on the Legislative Branch

For Class on Jan. 24, 2013 -   2001 - Free Response Prompts.  We did#2

Notes Due 1/22/13

Overview of Congress (we left off at Section V)

The Incumbency Advantage

The Structure and Powers of Congress

Leadership in Congress

Remember that you are to hand write these notes into your notebooks for our next class. You should also be prepared to be quizzed on the material in the notes and from the reading.

Complete the following assignment for the first day back for class of the second semester.  If you should have questions about the assignment, please post them on Edmodo.

Legislative Branch Vocabulary and Check Up Questions Assignment

Review Sites

• Citizen U -  A blog......  Great stuff..... Fundamentals on every topic covered in the class

• AP Gov't Year Review Flash Cards --- Excellent Resource

• Review Notes compliments of St. Ignatius Prep School - San Francisco, CA

• Quia - Practice AP Government Questions

• Mrs. Newmark's Review Quizzes -- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mrs. Wood's Review Page -- Princeton High School -- Princeton, NJ

• Mrs. Newmark's Key Laws to Know-- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mr. Checchin's  Review -- St. Ignatius College Prep. High School -- San Francisco, CA

• Constitution Flash Cards -- from the StudyStack.com website

• Judicial Branch Flash Cards - From the StudyStack.com website

• The Social Studies Help Center

• Practice Quizzes - Mr. Lawrence -- Meridian School District -- Bellingham, WA

James Surowiecki: When social media became news - Ted Talks (12/12/12)

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work - Ted Talks (11/29/12)

Wood County Board of Elections

Prediction for Election 2012

Class Notes Due: 10/17/12

Voter Turn Out

Factors Affecting Voter Behavior

David Cameron: The Next Age of Government

2011-12 Class Links

Supreme Court Cases You Must Know

AP Gov't Free Response Questions 1988-2006

Quizlet - AP Government Review Terms

Review Sites

• Citizen U -  A blog......  Great stuff..... Fundamentals on every topic covered in the class

• AP Gov't Year Review Flash Cards --- Excellent Resource

• Review Notes compliments of St. Ignatius Prep School - San Francisco, CA

• Quia - Practice AP Government Questions

• Mrs. Newmark's Review Quizzes -- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mrs. Wood's Review Page -- Princeton High School -- Princeton, NJ

• Mrs. Newmark's Key Laws to Know-- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mr. Checchin's  Review -- St. Ignatius College Prep. High School -- San Francisco, CA

• Constitution Flash Cards -- from the StudyStack.com website

• Judicial Branch Flash Cards - From the StudyStack.com website

• The Social Studies Help Center

• Practice Quizzes - Mr. Lawrence -- Meridian School District -- Bellingham, WA

Hippo Campus - An excellent review site.

20th Century Capitalism and Regulation in the United States - Kahn Academy

Fiscal and Monetary Policy - Kahn Academy

When Capitalism is Great and Not-so-great - Kahn Academy

Quizlet - Tax Review

The Federal Dollar: Where it Comes From and Where it Goes

Democracy In America - choose program #9

Federal Court System

Supreme Court of the United States

Structure of the Bureaucracy - web page

Controlling the Bureaucracy - Power Point

Evaluation of the Bureaucracy - Power Point

Sorting Out the Bureaucracy Assignment

Imperial Presidency / Executive Office of the President

Test on Monday March 12, 2012 over Legislative and Executive Branches

U.S. Debt Clock

The White House Blog: Letters to the President

Letters to the President - View and be prepared to comment on March 1, 2012

Growth of Presidential Power Notes

Roles of the President Notes

Presidential Support Staff Notes

Feb. 10 - Order of Presentation of Committees of the Senate

Committees of the Senate - Mini Project - Due Feb. 10, 2012

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Washington Post: Iowa Caucus Results: Romney edges Santorum

The Living Room Candidate

Social Media : Politics

Clay Shirky: Impact of Social Media on Politics

Michael Ignatieff on the impact of social media on politics

Lobbying Notes for Class on 12/5/11

Special Interest Group Assignment

http://www.quantcast.com/  - demographic information on special interest groups

http://usgovteducatorsblog.blogspot.com/

Path to the Presidency Powerpoint

Political Ideology Survey

 Frustration Over Jobs Unites 'Occupiers' In Boston

Gallup

Political Ideology Survey

Sunrise at Philadelphia

Center for Civic Education

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2010-11 Class Links

Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified Documents

List of United States federal agencies

 

Review Sites

• Citizen U -  A blog......  Great stuff..... Fundamentals on every topic covered in the class

• AP Gov't Year Review Flash Cards --- Excellent Resource

• Review Notes compliments of St. Ignatius Prep School - San Francisco, CA

• Quia - Practice AP Government Questions

• Mrs. Newmark's Review Quizzes -- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mrs. Wood's Review Page -- Princeton High School -- Princeton, NJ

• Mrs. Newmark's Key Laws to Know-- Raleigh Charter High School -- Raleigh, NC

• Mr. Checchin's  Review -- St. Ignatius College Prep. High School -- San Francisco, CA

• Constitution Flash Cards -- from the StudyStack.com website

• Judicial Branch Flash Cards - From the StudyStack.com website

• The Social Studies Help Center

• Practice Quizzes - Mr. Lawrence -- Meridian School District -- Bellingham, WA

Federalist #78

American Presidents: Life Portraits

Executive Branch Notes - For Test on Friday Feb. 18, 2011

The Imperial Presidency and the Founding.

State Of The Union Address 2010: Time Of Speech, When It May End, Where To Watch Online (VIDEO)

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Congressional Demographics

Congressional Directory

http://www.gallup.com/poll/127181/tea-partiers-fairly-mainstream-demographics.aspx

Megan Hirzel's Interest Group Report

Andrew Pena's Interest Group Report

The Caucus - For Wednesday November 17, 2010

Wood County Election Results

November 2, 2010

November 1, 2010 - 4:45 p.m.

We will be covering Campaign Finance in class on Wednesday November 3.  We will then test over the material listed as day 23 on Friday November 5.  Specifically the test will cover:

• Unit Exam on Political Beliefs / Political Behaviors

  • – 60 multiple choice questions and choice between two Free Response Questions

Washington Post - Key Races in the 50 States

Washington Post - Midterm Election Primer

7 Min Review of Midterm Election 2010

Presidential Elections

Federal Election Commission  Frequently Asked Questions

Washington Post - October 14, 2010

Political Polling <-----Click on the Political Polling Link to the left.  Follow directions and prepare the questions for a grade on Wednesday October 6,2010

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/congpowers.htm

http://pod08.prospero.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=WBBM_school

Assignments:  Start Reviewing....

Cram for the Exam Blog