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Welcome / Introduction Discuss Summer Assignment and expectations Discuss Textbooks / Supplemental(s) Briefly discuss the course zolnakapgov@gmail.com
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No, I am not a monster, promise. I like to talk about the my family (Wife= Stephanie, Daughter = Scarlett, Baby Z =on his way late fall) I like to talk about the University of Pittsburgh I like to talk about politics
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3 parts If it has a due date, it is to be completed by the due date.! Expectations: Try your best and expect to revise your work. Grades should matter to you, they do not matter to me. I am not Santa Clause, I do not give grades, you will earn your grade. Questions????
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You will have 2 textbooks One text per semester (semester = August to December; December to beginning of May).
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Consider by College Board to be one of the most difficult APs that they offer, so expect to work hard. You could earn 6 college credits Two separate AP exams 45 minutes 60 multiple choice Qs 100 minutes 4 free response questions
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U.S. Government and Politics History, Structure, Political Culture, Public Policy, etc. We will learn to write in a concise manner. We will learn to interpret data. We will learn to become critical thinkers. Issues: Political polarization domestically and globally. Economic instability.
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How do we objectively compare different countries? Why should we compare other countries? 6 Case Studies Mexico, Nigeria, Great Britain, Iran, Russia, and China
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President: Felipe Calderon Hinojosa Major issue: Drug Cartels and the flow of weapons into the country from the United States of America
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President: Goodluck Jonathan Issues: Religious Divide (50% Muslim, 40% Christian, and 10% Indigenous beliefs) Top 12 Oil producer in the world. Liberation groups want international influences removed from the country.
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Head of Government: Prime Minister David Cameron Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II Issues: Former colonial / global power that was decimated by two World Wars. Growing number of immigrates from Africa (mainly Muslims that seek religious / political freedom within the boundaries of the United Kingdom)
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Head of State: Ali Khamenei Head of Government: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad World’s only theocracy Issues: Youth in country born after 1979 want democratic reforms. Proxy war with the United States.
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Head of State: President Dmitrii Medvedev Head of Government: Vladimir Putin Issues: Ethnic division, Struggle to reform after the fall of communism. Pseudo Democracy, seeks to undermine the United States in global politics.
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Head of Party and State: Hu Jintao Head of Government: Wen Jiabao Issues: Political legitimacy in the world. Introducing reformed capitalism. Seeking to become global super-power.
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