Advanced Placement Government and Politics of the United States
Course Overview:
This is an Advanced Placement course designed by the College Board Corporation. Its goal is to introduce the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. We will be approaching this material similar to how an entry level political science course would. As such there will be an emphasis on analyzing data, case studies and analysis of source material. Our primary goal is to understand the how the government of the United States actually functions. This a NON PARTISAN course that focuses on how and why the government of the United States developed as it has based upon a series of foundational documents and Supreme Court cases. The Major units we will be examining are the foundations of American democracy, interactions among branches of government, civil liberties and rights, political ideologies and beliefs, political participation.
This is an Advanced Placement course designed by the College Board Corporation. Its goal is to introduce the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. We will be approaching this material similar to how an entry level political science course would. As such there will be an emphasis on analyzing data, case studies and analysis of source material. Our primary goal is to understand the how the government of the United States actually functions. This a NON PARTISAN course that focuses on how and why the government of the United States developed as it has based upon a series of foundational documents and Supreme Court cases. The Major units we will be examining are the foundations of American democracy, interactions among branches of government, civil liberties and rights, political ideologies and beliefs, political participation.