👩🏾‍⚖️AP US Government
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👩🏾‍⚖️AP US Government
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Unit 1 – Foundations of American Democracy

1.1 Ideals of Democracy

1.2 Types of Democracy

1.3 Federalist No. 10 & Brutus 1 Summary

1.4 Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

1.5 Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

1.6 Principles of American Government

1.7 Relationship Between States and the Federal Government

1.8 Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism

1.9 Federalism in Action

Unit 2 – Branches of Government

2.1 Congress

2.10 The Court in Action

2.11 Checks on the Judicial Branch

2.12 The Bureaucracy

2.13 Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority

2.14 Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable

2.15 Policy and the Branches of Government

2.2 Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress

2.3 Congressional Behavior

2.4 Roles and Power of the President

2.5 Checks on the Presidency

2.6 Expansion of Presidential Power

2.7 Presidential Communication

2.8 The Judicial Branch

2.9 Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch

Unit 3 – Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

3.1 The Bill of Rights

3.10 Social Movements and Equal Protection

3.11 Government Responses to Social Movements

3.12 Balancing Minority and Majority Rights

3.13 Affirmative Action

3.2 First Amendment

3.3 First Amendment

3.4 First Amendment

3.5 Second Amendment

3.6 Amendments

3.7 Selective Incorporation & the 14th Amendment

3.8 Amendments

3.9 Amendments

Unit 4 – American Political Ideologies and Beliefs

4.10 Ideology and Social Policy

4.1 American Attitudes about Government and Politics

4.2 Political Socialization

4.3 Changes in Ideology

4.4 Influence of Political Events on Ideology

4.5 Measuring Public Opinion

4.6 Evaluating Public Opinion Data

4.7 Ideologies of Political Parties

4.8 Ideology and Policy Making

4.9 Ideology and Economic Policy

Unit 5 – Political Participation

5.10 Modern Campaigns

5.1 Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behaviour

5.11 Campaign Finance

5.12 The Media

5.13 Changing Media

5.2 Voter Turnout

5.3 Political Parties

5.4 How and Why Political Parties Change

5.5 Third-Party Politics

5.6 Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making

5.7 Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes

5.8 Electing a President

5.9 Congressional Elections

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