Advanced Placement
United State Government & Politics
2012-2013

 

This assignment is designed to help get you ready for Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics. You will be reading, writing, thinking and interacting in a political context so that when the course begins, you will feel comfortable with the content and the process of a rigorous government class. Completion of this work is due on the 1st class upon the return to school. We will have a QUEST & numerous quizzes on the material in September.

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There are 4 major parts to this summer assignment:

• READ CHAPTER 1 – You must sign out a book!
• Key Terms & Concepts
• Constitution – Articles & Amendments
• ALL PARTS (EXCEPT THE OUTLINE) SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON FLASHCARDS!
• Watch the news & keep up to date on current events – attempt to watch CNN, FOXNews &/or MSNBC as often as possible. 

Chapter 1 

Read and outline Chapter 1 of our textbook. Prepare for a QUEST on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. It will be a multiple choice only QUEST.

Chapter 1 Terms (flashcards): 

1. Power
2. Authority
3. Legitimacy
4. Democracy
5. Direct Democracy
6. Representative Democracy
7. Elite
8. Marxist View
9. Power Elite View
10. Bureaucratic View
11. Pluralist View

Key Terms & Concepts

 Below is a list of key terms & concepts that will be of significance during your learning this year. You are to define and/or identify the following terms on FLASHCARDS. Please purchase index cards FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR and be prepared to define between 300-400 terms between now and June 2013. Keeping the definitions on flashcards will provide you with a great tool to review for both class exams & the AP U.S. Government exam. (You can go to the Dollar Store or Job Lot and find a package for a buck! Be frugal!) Put the term on one side of the card & the definition on the other side.

 

Other Terms (use the index in the back of the book):

 Political Party

1. Conservative
2. Liberal
3. Public Policy
4. Strict Constructionist
5. Loose Constructionist
6. Linkage Institution
7. Political Socialization
8. Federalism
9. Constituent
10. Census
11. Federalist
12. Anti-Federalist
13. Selective Incorporation
14. Bill of Rights
15. Declaration of Independence
16. Constitution
17. Bicameral Legislature
18. Unicameral Legislature

Articles of the Constitution

 

Read the United States Constitution (it can be found in your book & at www.constitutioncenter.org). Summarize the purpose of each of the Articles in one or two sentences. THIS GRID IS JUST A GUIDE. This part SHOULD ALSO BE DONE ON FLASHCARDS. Put the Article # on one side & a brief explanation of the back.

Articles

Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII

 

Amendments

Outline the general purpose for each of the 27 Amendments to the Constitution. THIS GRID IS JUST A GUIDE. THE AMENDMENTS SHOULD ALSO BE DONE ON FLASHCARDS. Put the Amendment # on one side & a brief explanation on the back.

Amendment 1
Amendment 2
Amendment 3
Amendment 4
Amendment 5
Amendment 6
Amendment 7
Amendment 8
Amendment 9
Amendment 10
Amendment 11
Amendment 12
Amendment 13
Amendment 14
Amendment 15
Amendment 16
Amendment 17
Amendment 18
Amendment 19
Amendment 20
Amendment 21
Amendment 22
Amendment 23
Amendment 24
Amendment 25
Amendment 26
Amendment 27