AP Government 2016

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Unit 2: Political Beliefs & Behaviors
Calendar & Learning Objectives (Chapters 6, 9 & 10)

Day #

Date

Tasks

Reading/Assignments

Monday
1/25

Quiz Chapter 6
Return & Review Unit 1 Exam
Intro New Unit 2 / Political Survey

HW: GR Chapter 9 &

Vocabulary

Wednesda
y
1/27

Quiz Chapter 9
Return / Review FRQ Unit 1 Exam
PPt Political Ideology

HW: Why Americans

Dont Vote

Monday
2/1

PPt Political Beliefs & Public Opinion

United Streamings Electing a President

HW: GR Chapter 10 &

Vocabulary

Wednesda
y
2/3

Quiz Chapter 10
Focus on Nominations & Campaigns
Unraveling a Candidate

HW:
Unit
Practice

Friday
2/5

Why We Should Vote (John Green)

Citizens United vs. FEC
Unit Review

HW: Unit 2 Review &

Study for Exam

Monday
2/8

Unit 2 Exam

HW: Unit 3 Worksheets

FRQ

Note: Your instructor reserves the right to amend, add to, subtract from this calendar as
necessary. Please make changes accordingly on this calendar if necessary.

2/4/15 ~ Next year: I handed out so much extra credit on day before the
test, this was a push. Consider extending this unit one more day so that
there is time to show Unraveling a Candidate and discuss, as well as Dan
Dewitts Citizens United v the FEC. And ten more minutes for Hank Green
on why people should vote! Could also have played Jeopardy on final day
AND done a practice FRQ (which we didnt this year.)
Day #

Date

Monday
1/25

Wednesda
y
1/27

Monday]
2/1

Tasks

Wednesda
y

2/3

Friday
2/5

Quiz Chapter 6
Return & Review Unit 1 Exam
Intro Unit 2 / Political Survey
Quiz Chapter 9
Return & Review FRQ for Unit 1 Exam
Focus on Federalist #10

Reading/Assignments
HW: GR Ch 9 and
Vocabulary

HW: Why Americans

Dont Vote

PPt Political Beliefs & Public Opinion

Political Ideology Follow Up (PPt)
United Streaming Electing a President

HW: GR Ch 10 and
Vocabulary

Quiz Chapter 10
Focus on Nominations and Campaigns
Unraveling a Candidate

HW: Unit 1 Review

Study for Test

Unit 2 Test

HW: Unit 3
Worksheets

Note: Your instructor reserves the right to amend, add to, subtract from this calendar as
necessary. Please make changes accordingly on this calendar if necessary.

Learning Objectives for Unit 2: Political Beliefs, Public Opinion & Voting
(Chapters 6, 9 & 10)

Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders
Processes by which citizens learn about politics
The nature, sources and consequences of public opinion
The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life
Factors that influence citizens do differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and
behaviors

Learning Objectives Chapter 6: Public Opinion and Political Action (page 167)
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6

Identify demographic trends and their likely impact on American politics.

Outline how various forms of socialization shape political opinions.
Explain how polls are conducted and what can be learned from them about American public
opinion.
Assess the influence of political ideology on Americans political thinking and behavior
Classify forms of political participation into two broad types.
Analyze how public opinion about the scope of government guides political behavior

Learning Objectives Chapter 9: Nominations and Campaigns (page 253)

9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5

Evaluate the fairness of our current system of presidential primaries and caucuses.
Explain the key objectives of any political campaign
Outline how fund-raising for federal offices is regulated by campaign finance laws.
Determine why campaigns have an important yet limited impact on election outcomes.
Assess the advantages and disadvantages of having a long presidential campaign.

Learning Objectives Chapter 10: Elections and Voting Behavior (page 281)
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6

Distinguish the types of elections in the United States.

Trace the evolution of the American electoral process from 1800 to the present.
Identify the factors that influence whether people vote or not.
Assess the impact of party identification, candidate evaluations, and policy opinions on
voting behavior.
Evaluate the fairness of the Electoral College system for choosing the president.
Assess the extent to which elections make government officials pay attention to what
voters want.