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2011 - 2012 AP Gov./Econ. Syllabi:

     AP Gov./Econ. Syllabi

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2008 - 2009 Quarter by Quarter Syllabi:

     1st Quarter (August - October) American Government CP

     2nd Quarter (November - January) American Government CP

     3rd Quarter (February - March) American Government CP

     4th Quarter (April - June) American Government CP

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Older Syllabi Designed for Semester Schedules:

Fall Syllabus - Unit I: Legislation and Systems of Government

Fall Syllabus - Unit II: Economic Systems, Branches and Levels of Government; A History of Democratic Traditions and the Declaration of Independence

Fall Syllabus - Unit III: 1984

Fall Syllabus - Unit IV: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

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Spring Syllabus - Unit I: Legislation and Systems of Government

Spring Syllabus - Unit I: HONORS - Systems of Government

Spring Syllabus - Unit II: Economic Systems, Branches and Levels of Government; A History of Democratic Traditions and the Declaration of Independence

Spring Syllabus - Unit II: HONORS - Democracy and Modern Nations Project; the Declaration of Independence

Spring Syllabus - Unit III COLLEGE PREP. - Media Issues

Spring Syllabus - Unit III HONORS - The Federalist Papers

Spring Syllabus - Unit IV - The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

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Overview/Outline of the Course:

Class Rules, School Rules, and District Guidelines

 Introduction
 Forced-Choice Exercise
 The Legislative Process (Constituents and Legislators)
 Amendment 2 and Proposition 187
 Homework and Grades
 Search, Seizure, and Publications
 Harassment and Discrimination
 Discussion and Revision of Legislation
 Voting and Passing Legislation

Political Systems of Government

 Anarchy and Dictatorship
 Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Oligarchy
 Direct Democracy, Republic, Democratic Republic
 Parliamentary Democracy, Corporatocracy, Theocracy
 Totalitarianism (North Korea) Systems of Government

Economic Systems of Government:

 Capitalism vs. Communism
 Socialism, Mercantilism, Feudalism, Fascism

Branches and Levels of Government

History of Democratic Traditions of the US (Timeline)

The Declaration of Independence

The Federalist Papers (optional, extra-credit)

The Constitution (Main Body - Articles I - VII): Topics to be Covered -

 Article I - sections 1 - 4 + Amendment XVII
 Article I - sections 5 - 7
 Article I - section 8
 Article I - sections 9 - 10
 Article II + Amendments XII
 Article III
 Articles IV - VI

The Bill of Rights (Amendments I - X): Topics to be Covered -

 Amendment I - Freedom of Religion
 Amendment I - Freedom of Speech
 Amendment I - Freedom of Press
 Amendment I - Freedom of Assembly
 Amendment II - The Right to a Well-Regulated Militia
 Amendments III and IV - Quartering/Search and Seizure
 Amendments V - VIII - Rights of the Accused
 Amendments IX - X - Other Rights/Powers of the States

 Further Amendments (XI - XXVII): Topics to be Covered -

 Amendments XIII, XV, and XXIV - Suffrage: Race and Class
 Amendment XIV - Nationalizing the Bill of Rights/Due Process
 Amendment XVIII/XXI - Prohibition and Repeal
 Amendment XIX and XXVI - Suffrage: Gender and Age
 Miscellaneous Amendments - Succession, Income and Revenue

Court Cases

George Orwell's 1984 - Political Theory and Political Reality

 Book 1: Chapters I and II
 Book 1: Chapters III and IV
 Book 1: V and Appendix - The Principles of Newspeak
 Book 1: VI to VIII
 Book 2: I to IV
 Book 2: V to VIII
 Book 2: IX and "Chapter 3: War is Peace"
 Book 2: IX cont. and "Chapter 1: Ignorance is Strength"
 Book 2: X through Book 3: I
 Book 3: II
 Book 3: III to VI (end)

Review and Final Exam

California State Framework and Guidelines - Grade 12