1. Welcome to AP American Government! - Mr. Baldwin Grab a syllabus and find a seat.

2. Meet Mr. Baldwin 21 st year @ BHS Coach football and track IWU (’92) and ISU (’99) alum Cub fan (they stunk last year) Bears fan (they stink too, not a Cutler fan) Chris, my wife, teaches kindergarten at Stevenson 3 children Traveling, reading, yelling at football players Dave Matthews Band, Jimmy Buffet, Zac Brown Band Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Peaky Blinders, History Channel. Democrat (but I did vote for Dan Brady)

3. AP Government Class website http://staff.district87.org/baldwinr/AP%20Government/AP %20Government%20homepage.htmhttp://staff.district87.org/baldwinr/AP%20Government/AP %20Government%20homepage.htm

4. Why do 48% of Americans disapprove of President Obama

5. Shouldn’t his popularity be increasing? 2009 October unemployment rate – 10%. Jan. 20 th (the day Obama took office) Dow Jones Rate – 7,949. 150,000 American troops in Iraq. 34,400 American troops in Afghanistan. Today Unemployment rate – 5.8%. Jan. 2 nd Dow Jones Rate – 17,832. 3,000 American troops in Iraq (most advisors in ISIS fight). 9,800 American troops in Afghanistan.