AP United States Government and Politics
28 lessons across 6 topics
1. Course Skills You'll Learn
1Analyzing Data To Find Patterns And Trends And Draw Conclusions2Connecting Political Concepts To Real-life Situations3Developing A Claim Or Thesis And Explaining And Supporting It In An Essay4Explaining The Impact And Implications Of Certain U(dot)s(dot) Supreme Court Decisions5Reading And Analyzing Text And Visual Sources
2. Foundations of American Democracy
6Federalist And Anti-federalist Views On Central Government And Democracy7How Federalism Has Been Interpreted Differently Over Time8Separation Of Powers And Checks And Balances9The Ideals Of Democracy As Shown In The Declaration Of Independence And The Constitution10The Relationship Between The States And The National Government (federalism)
3. Interactions Among Branches of Government
4. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
15How The Due Process And Equal Protection Clauses Of The Fourteenth Amendment Have Motivated Social Movements16Supreme Court Interpretations Of Other Amendments17The First Amendment And How The Supreme Court Has Interpreted It18The Intent Of The Bill Of Rights19The Second Amendment And How The Supreme Court Has Interpreted It