curriculum note
This video was recorded during the 2020 AP exam cycle, when the exam was shortened to essays only (no multiple choice) due to COVID-19. The current AP US Government exam includes both multiple choice and free-response sections, so references to exam format may be outdated.
covered in this stream
Introduction to Cram Session
Weekly Stream Calendar
Upcoming Reviews
Tonight's Topics Overview
Bicameral Legislature
17th Amendment
House and Senate Qualifications
Apportionment and Reapportionment
Powers of Congress
Enumerated Powers Examples
Regulating Commerce
Foreign and Military Powers
War Powers Act
Implied Powers and Elastic Clause
House and Senate Differing Powers
Policymaking Structures
Leadership in Congress
Committee Responsibilities
Filibuster Rules
Legislative Process
Riders and Amendments
Veto Override
Gridlock and Bipartisanship
Redistricting and Gerrymandering
Article 3 Judicial Branch
Federal Judges and Jurisdiction
Treason Definition
US District Courts
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Precedent and Stare Decisis
Judicial Activism vs Restraint
Cases Reaching Supreme Court
Interactions with Other Branches
Session Wrap-Up

3:00:18
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2024 · Daniella Vega, Sandra Ochoa Warden, and Amara Ogbu

1:11:42
AP US Government CRAM – Congress, Presidency & Judiciary
2021 · Katelynn Soong

1:24:52
AP US Government - Unit 2 Review: Branches of Government
2020 · Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan

30:24
AP US Government - Q&A: Branches & Exam Strategies
2020 · Fatima Raja

51:48
AP US Government - FRQ Practice: Institutions & Cases
2020 · Allison Powell

3:00:18
AP US Government CRAM – Unit 2: Branches of Government
2024 · Daniella Vega, Demi Egunjobi, and Amara Ogbu

25:52
AP US Government - Current Events: COVID-19 & 2020 Election
2020 · Fatima Raja & Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan

1:00:16
AP US Government CRAM – Foundational Documents
2020

1:02:12
AP US Government CRAM – Federalism
2020

59:22
AP US Government CRAM – Foundations of American Democracy
2020

55:17
AP US Government - Polling & Public Opinion
2019 · Nicole Johnston

1:11:20
AP US Government CRAM – Supreme Court Cases
2019 · Nicole Johnston

1:00:58
AP US Government CRAM – Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
2019 · Nicole Johnston

1:00:46
AP US Government - Voting & Voter Behavior
2019 · Nicole Johnston

36:49
AP US Government - Declaration of Independence
2019 · Nicole Johnston