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AP US Government Cheatsheets
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AP US Government, unit by unit
What each unit's one-page cheatsheet covers. Open a unit to read the start of its sheet.
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
Four Core Democratic Ideals · Three Models of Representative Democracy · Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists · Articles of Confederation: Five Weaknesses · Five Constitutional Compromises · Separation of Powers & Checks · Federalism: Division of Power · Federal Funding & Mandates · Supreme Court & Federalism · Unresolved Constitutional Tensions
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Bill of Rights & Civil Liberties Defined · First Amendment: Religion · First Amendment: Speech & Press · Second Amendment & Public Safety Debate · Procedural Due Process & Rights of the Accused · Substantive Due Process & Right to Privacy · Cruel & Unusual Punishment · Civil Rights & Equal Protection · Minority Rights: Restriction & Protection · Affirmative Action Debate
