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Unit 1 – Foundations of American Democracy

1 Ideals of DEMOCRACY

2 TYPES of DEMOCRACY

3 The Declaration of Independence, EXPLAINED

4 Federalist 10, EXPLAINED

5 Brutus no.1, EXPLAINED

6 Government POWER and Individual RIGHTS

7 Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

8 The ARTICLES of CONFEDERATION, EXPLAINED

9 RATIFICATION of the Constitution

10 The U.S. Constitution, EXPLAINED

11 Principles of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

12 Federalist 51, EXPLAINED

13 FEDERALISM: The Relationship Between STATES and FEDERAL Government

14 McCulloch v Maryland, EXPLAINED

15 The United States v. Lopez, EXPLAINED

16 Constitutional Interpretations of FEDERALISM

17 FEDERALISM in ACTION

18 AP Government UNIT 1 REVIEW

Unit 2 – Interactions Among Branches of Government

1 CONGRESS: The Senate and the House of Representatives

2 Structures, Powers, and Functions of CONGRESS

3 Congressional BEHAVIOR

4 Baker v. Carr, EXPLAINED

5 Shaw v. Reno, EXPLAINED

6 The ROLES and POWERS of the President

7 CHECKS on the PRESIDENCY

8 Expansion of FEDERAL POWER

9 Federalist 70, EXPLAINED

10 Presidential Communication

11 The JUDICIAL Branch

12 Federalist 78, EXPLAINED

13 Marbury v. Madison, EXPLAINED

14 Legitimacy of the JUDICIAL BRANCH

15 The Supreme Court in Action & How It Can Be CHECKED

16 The Federal BUREAUCRACY

17 BUREAUCRACY: Discretionary & Rule Making Authority

18 Holding the BUREAUCRACY Accountable

19 AP Government UNIT 2 REVIEW

Unit 3 – Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

1 The BILL of RIGHTS

2 The FIRST Amendment: Freedom of RELIGION

3 Engel v. Vitale, EXPLAINED

4 Wisconsin v. Yoder, EXPLAINED

5 The FIRST Amendment: Freedom of SPEECH

6 Schenck v. the United States, EXPLAINED

7 FREEDOM of the PRESS FIRST Amendment

8 The SECOND Amendment: The Right to BEAR ARMS

9 New York Times v. United States, EXPLAINED

10 Individual FREEDOM vs. PUBLIC SAFETY: 2nd, 4th, 8th Amendments

11 McDonald v. Chicago, EXPLAINED

12 Selective Incorporation

13 Due Process and the RIGHTS of the ACCUSED

14 Gideon v. Wainwright, EXPLAINED

15 DUE PROCESS and the Right to PRIVACY

16 Roe v. Wade, EXPLAINED

17 Social Movements and EQUAL Protection

18 Letter from a BIRMINGHAM JAIL, EXPLAINED

19 Balancing MAJORITY and MINORITY Right

20 Brown v. Board of Education, EXPLAINED

21 AFFIRMATIVE Action

Unit 4 – American Political Ideologies and Beliefs

1 American ATTITUDES About Government & Politics

2 Political SOCIALIZATION

3 The Influence of POLITICAL EVENTS on IDEOLOGY

4 CHANGES in IDEOLOGY

5 Measuring PUBLIC OPINION

6 Evaluating PUBLIC OPINION Data

7 IDEOLOGIES of Political Parties

8 Ideology and POLICY MAKING

9 Ideology and ECONOMIC POLICY

10 Ideology and SOCIAL POLICY

Unit 5 – Political Participation

1 Voting RIGHTS and Models of Voting Behavior

2 Voter TURNOUT

3 Political Parties

4 How and Why Political Parties CHANGE

5 Third Party Politics

6 INTEREST GROUPS Influencing Policy Making

7 Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes

8 Electing the PRESIDENT

9 Congressional ELECTIONS

10 Modern Political CAMPAIGNS

11 Campaign FINANCE

12 Citizens United v. FEC, EXPLAINED

13 The MEDIA

14 Changing Media

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