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AP Government / Economics  -  Summer Work

 

The summer course work encompasses six chapters from the Economics: Principles in Action textbook. We will also have ONE review meeting during the course of summer school for an exam that is mandatory.

 

Due Dates: Always on Friday, due by midnight.  Email or share with  [email protected]

June 15 - chapter 1

June 22 - chapter 2

June 29 - chapter 3

JULY 2nd Meeting: 3 - 4:30 PM

July 13 - chapter 4

July 20 - chapter 5

July 27 - chapter 6

Summer work is due weekly. Failure to complete these assignments in a timely manner may result in removal from the course.

 

Directions:  Write an analysis of each chapter section that addresses the 'Section Focus' of each section. You should use the section key terms and Objectives found on the first page of each section.  Requirements:

  • Identification & Explanation (1 Econ Standard) - Did you accurately identify all key terms and elaborate on the significant points of the chapter?
  • Personal Reaction (1 Writing Standard) – Synthesize: Identify how one of the chapter’s key concepts (or more) relate to decision-making in your personal life?
Pro Tip:  Use the “Objectives” in particular as a guide to form a well-constructed analysis of each chapter. You will need to give your personal thoughts, as well, but avoid using direct quotes from the text; interpret the concept in your own words.
 
Format Specifications
  • You must place the chapter AND section title at the top of the first page of each chapter's section analysis.
  • Limit each analysis to 2 pages or less. Your objective is to be brief but also be descriptive!

Questions?   Call or text Mr. H at 310-508-6137

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HW Due: 5/14 - Preliminary College Budget
 
 
Articles about college financing that may be of interest to you:
 
5/14 - Paying for School - IN CLASS WORK
1. Check your school's tuition and rooming costs (yes, that includes community college); separate these into different categories.
2. Check your financial aid awards, not including loans.
3. Subtract these awards from school and boarding costs. This is the money you and your family must come up with. 
4. Consider your loan offers now. Which should you take? Criteria?
5. How much income do you need to survive?
 
 
 
 
Due by end of period:  Prelim Individual College Budget + Questions above
 
 
5/25 - JOBS
              W4 Form
              Paycheck calculator
 
Having trouble finding jobs?  Try snagajob.com,  craigslist, or even edjoin.org (this is for educational work - but you can easily find part-time assistant work there.
 
5/25 - BANKS
5/25 - HOUSING
5/30 - Transportation / Insurance
 
 
 
 
6/4 - Completed 'rough draft' Budget on Excel Spreadsheet
 
6/6 -  Final Review

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MAKE SURE YOU'RE BUDGET PROJECT IS COMPLETE TODAY.
 
Additional Assignment due by the end of class:  “True Cost of Car Ownership”
The sub should have given you a handout with the title above.
 
Use the following website primarily to answer the questions there. You will need to research two cars: one new, and one used. Pick any car, but make sure you used the same model for both the new and used searches:
 
 
Here is also a useful vehicle maintenance checklist for those that are interested in knowing more about what parts of your car need servicing, and how often:

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RETURN YOUR TEXTBOOKS!!!!

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2 PM
 

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Exam Review Calendar
 
 
March 22 - April 2: Spring Break 
 
April 5th - DIAGNOSTIC EXAM IN CLASS
 
 
Please follow the Ethel Woods Review: See it here
 
April 9 - 12:  THE FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT & FEDERALISM
 
 
April 16 - 19: POLITICAL OPINIONS, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS + POLITICAL PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA
 
      HW Due 4/16
                              Do Now 4/16
 
April 23 - 26: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY PROCESSES OF GOVERNMENT + Public Policy
 
 
April 30 - May 3:  CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS  [Court Cases]
April 7 Mock Exam during first period
 
 
AP Gov Test is Thursday May 10, 2018  at  8:00 AM
 
Links:
A great site for practice questions and notes  HERE
 
 
Crashcourse US Govt and Politics (Caution: Not really designed for AP exam) 
 

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Class Work Today
 
 
Do Now - Watch this Paul Sargent video, and then respond to this prompt in the google form:
 
Define the Federal Bureacracy. Explain its parts, objectives, and challenges.
 
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After reviewing your exam, write up your self-analysis in the Google Form.
 
Find the scoring guidelines for the FRQ attached here.
 
Don't ignore the extra credit opportunity at the end of the Google Form! You can finish it up till Thursday.

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Read the attached document. Answer the following to be turned in Thursday:
 

Some argue that – without some pressure from the President via a line-item veto – Congress will never independently reduce pork barrel spending. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. Is the line-item veto the only effective way to address pork barrel spending? Can you think of other ones that can perhaps be viewed as less disruptive of the balance of powers between the executive and the legislative branches?

 

Station 1

Directions: Using the graphic organizer, identify the current information about the Executive Cabinet and their jobs. Ignore the suggestion for the Whitehouse.gov website, as it is not very helpful under the new administration. Instead use the following links:

Trump's Cabinet Wiki

Atlantic Magazine's Cabinet Tracker

Current Events:  Trump's considering fire more Cabinet members

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Ch 15: The Bureacracy note due
 

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Ch. 11 - Interest Groups
 
Notes Due

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Due: Chapter 9 and 10 - Nominations and Elections
 
Read and take notes for all of chapter 9.
Only read and take notes from the next chapter's pages 287 - 298.
 
 
 
 
Researching Campaign Finance:
 
 
 

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Analyzing Types of Media and Media Bias

Unit 4: Linkage Institutions- Media

Part I: Your task is to choose a single news story that deals with a domestic political issue that is currently in the media and analyze it on two levels.

A. Analyze your chosen news story from three different newspapers- a liberal, centrist, and conservative newspaper. Compare and contrast the following elements:
  • Length of article (amount of lines dedicated to article)
  • Depth of article (how much detail, background information, evidence is provided)
  • What facts are the same in each article; what facts are different. (what is omitted)
  • Tone and language use (what phrases are used to create bias)
  • Other observations
  • Include a MLA citation for the articles read
B. Then, choose 1 bias and compare the coverage of the newspaper story to two other mediums. See list of mediums and publications below.( i.e if you choose the liberal article- then find a liberal magazine and radio/blog equivalent.)
  • How does the medium impact the message? Use the questions listed above in part A as a guide to write a coherent answer.

Part II:  Watch one TV evening news broadcast. (ABC with David Muir, NBC with Lester Holt or CBS with Scott Pelley)  Complete the following:

  • State the Date and channel watched
  • Make a list of the stories chosen and how much time each story is given
  • Use of “experts” to discuss stories - bias/message of story.
  • Depth of information provided.

Part III: Social Media Analysis. Choose the social media platform you use the most (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram) and posts related to your chosen news story. Complete the following:

  • Get an approximate number of total posts that came back on the search.
  • For each post, determine if it is non-political, liberal or conservative in its content. (include posts from friends i.e. “Tricky Hillary… I can’t believe Trump…., Memes, sponsored articles etc. in your analysis. List out your counts. 50 non-political, 25 liberal 40 conservative….
  • Write a paragraph that addresses the following prompt. Increasingly, experts talk about how we are live in information “bubbles,” and increasingly only see and hear information that fits with our confirmation bias. After analyzing your social media feed, to what extent do you think this claim is true? How do you think your result influences your thinking about politics?

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Read and take notes from Chapter 6 in your AP Gov book.

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Review these by tomorrow:
 

Ch 5 – Court Cases

 

Plessy v. Ferguson

 

 

Brown v. Board of Education

 

 

 

 

Civil Rights Act of 1964

 

 

 

 

Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections

 

Hernandez v. Texas

 

 

 

Reed v. Reed

 

Title IX of the Education Act of 1972

 

Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

 

 

 

Affirmative Action

 

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

 

United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO v. Weber

Adarand Constructors v. Pena

 

Gratz v. Bollinger

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READ and take hand-written notes for textbook chapters 4 and 5. I will be checking notes, and you will need them for exams when you return.