1. AP Government February 8, 2005 1. Warm up—What is politics? 2. Books 3. Course purpose 4. What is politics continued (discussion, notes)

2. AP Government February 10, 2005 1. Warm up—Examine the politics of your household. 2. Guidelines 3. The story of politics/recognizing bias 4. Power, authority, legitimacy 5. Democracy 6. Four theories of who governs (in groups with diagrams)

3. AP Government February 11, 2005 1. Warm up—Examine the flaws of representative democracy. 2. Four theories of who governs continued 3. The Constitution

4. AP Government February 14, 2005 1. Warm up—How does Marx’s theory of who governs different from that of Weber’s? 2. Analyzing the current administration. 3. The Constitution

5. AP Government February 15, 2005 1. Warm up—What was the Great Compromise? 2. Quick review 3. Was the American Revolution a revolution? 4. The Constitution: a grand achievement or an accident waiting to happen?

6. AP Government February 17, 2005 1. Warm up—List the flaws of the Articles of Confederation. 2. Debating the debate: persuasion or an exchange of views? 3. A closer look at the Constitution 4. Which would you prefer? 5. More and more and more

7. AP Government February 18, 2005 1. Warm up—What is nullification? 2. More Constitution 3. Federalism explored (or at least a quick glance) 4. 4 questions

8. AP Government February 22, 2005 1. Warm up—Compare and contrast Wilson’s ideas of political culture (ch4) and political ideology (ch5). 2. Political culture discussed

9. AP Government February 24, 2005 1. Warm up—How does Wilson explain the low voter turnout in American politics? 2. Political culture v. Political Ideology continued 3. Examples in groups 4. Political participation

10. AP Government February 25, 2005 1. Warm up—Explain the value of individual responsibility as a part of political culture. Does it conflict with any of the other values? 2. Affirmative action materials 3. Political Participation

11. AP Government February 28, 2005 1. Warm up—What advantages and disadvantages are there to strict voter registration? 2. Chapter 6 discussed.

12. AP Government March 1, 2005 1. Warm up—what is a political party? 2. In the news???? 3. Political parties

13. AP Government March 3, 2005 1. Warm up—Outline the basic characteristics of the Democratic and Republican parties. 1 paragraph each. 2. Discussion 3. Debate format 4. Political Parties

14. Debate format 1. 4 topics: 1) Resolving the Israeli- Palestinian conflict; 2) Globalization and the expansion of free trade; 3) Answering Iran and North Korea’s nuclear question; 4) Immigration and U.S.-Mexico relations. 2. 3 member teams chosen by teacher. 3. 5 minute prepared statement and rebuttal for each team. Questions for clarification by the mediator. 4. Evaluation by class and mediator to determine grade.

15. AP Government March 4, 2005 1. Warm up—Explain the terms conservative and liberal in the context of American politics. 2. Republicans

16. AP Government March 7, 2005 1. Warm up—According to Wilson, elections have to crucial phases. What are they? How are they different? 2. Organizing your debate team 3. Elections

17. AP Government March 8, 2005 1. Warm up—Construct an argument against the death penalty that will have the widest appeal. 2. Arguments or opinions? 3. More debate

18. AP Government March 10, 2005 1. Warm up—If you didn’t do this warm up on Monday, do it today; if you did, you’re done! According to Wilson, elections have to crucial phases. What are they? How are they different? 2. Debates

19. AP Government March 11, 2005 1. Warm up—Explain the following: a)equal time rule; b) right-of-reply rule; c) political-editorializing rule. 2. Debates concluded

20. AP Government March 18, 2005 1. Warm up—Explain the advantages and disadvantages of our bicameral system? 2. Ketchup 3. Congress examined.

21. AP Government March 28, 2005 1. Warm up—Examine the differences between the Senate and the House. 2. In the news 3. Congress 4. The Presidency

22. AP Government March 29, 2005 1. Warm up—Examine the greatest strength of the electoral college system for selecting the president. 2. The electoral college 3. Building consensus

23. AP Government March 31, 2005 1. Warm up—In what way does the Constitution contribute to press leaks? 2. EXAM 3. Building consensus activity