AP US Government & Politics Welcome Class of 2015!

Introduction of Course Discuss weekly schedule. Please complete the student survey honestly. No one will see these but me. Discuss syllabus & website. Reasons to take this class: College credit/readiness GPA Booster Exposure to college-level work “In it for the trip” THINK AGAIN!!

Thanks for taking the AP challenge!

Summer Work Collect in this order & discuss each: “We the People” notes Handed back Thursday: These are not graded but checked for thoroughness and completion May use on timed MC portion of next Tuesday’s test Must turn in again after test Discuss the summer blog assignment!

Textbooks Grab paper textbook. Go to library to check it out. May purchase your own to mark in from Amazon, Half.com or other sites if you want to mark it up. Get the correct edition (Thirteenth Edition)!

Political Power

What is it?

Who has power over you?

Why do they have power over you?

Who gave them this authority?

Is their authority legitimate?

What & Who determines who will have power in our country?

Why should you care?

Assignment Read pp. 2-10 top in your Wilson textbook & direct democracy handout. Take notes on key facts, names, vocabulary, etc. Answer questions. Remember: There is no wrong way to take notes in this class …whatever works for you!