AP+GOV+2012+Class+Log

Monday, May 14th

 * CSPAN - 2012 CRAM FOR THE EXAM - AP Review Program
 * Final Questions

= TUESDAY, MAY 15th =
 * = AP EXAM =

Monday, May 7th

 * Final Multiple Choice Practice Exam

Tuesday, May 8th

 * Paper Return
 * FRQ's from 2008-2009
 * FRQ answers for the above (Check out and see how well you did!)

Wednesday, May 9th

 * GAME DAY

Thursday, May 10th (//Founders Day Mass//)

 * LAB 106 Review Day
 * [|Look on PowerGrade and let Mr. Litecky know what Practice Exam score you would like removed from your Semester II Grade on this link]

Monday, April 30th

 * Multiple Choice Practice Exam #3

Tuesday, May 1st

 * Return Practice Exams #2 & #3 - go over correct answers
 * FRQ Prep

Wednesday, May 2nd

 * FRQ #2 (Graded)

Thursday, May 3rd

 * Practice Exam #4 (Solo)

Friday, May 4th

 * Paper Return
 * View [|2011 CSPAN CRAM FOR THE EXAM]

=Monday, April 23rd=
 * Federalism wrap up

Tuesday, April 24th

 * Practice Exam #1

Wednesday, April 25th (//late start//)

 * Return Practice Exam #1
 * FRQ Green Sheets Distributed

Thursday, April 26th

 * FRQ #1

Friday, April 27th (//Grandparents Day Mass//)

 * Practice Exam #2

Monday, April 16th - Tuesday, April 17th - Wednesday, April 18th

 * Examining CIVIL RIGHTS
 * Complete YELLOW BOOK pages 13-18 for Monday, April 23rd

**Thursday, April 19 - Friday, April 20**

 * Examining FEDERALISM

Tuesday, April 10th:

 * Presentation wrap up

Wednesday, April 11th:

 * Presentation wrap up

Thursday, April 12th:

 * L/N Civil Rights
 * Judicial Quiz prep (quiz will be Friday, April 13)

Friday, April 13th:

 * Judicial Branch Quiz

Monday, March 26 & Tuesday, March 27:
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 * SUPREME COURT CASE PRESENTATIONS prep

Wednesday, March 28:

 * Judicial Branch Exam
 * Lottery to determine order of presentations

Thursday, March 29 - April 11th (or sooner)

 * LANDMARK CASES PRESENTATIONS

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Monday, March 12 - Tuesday, March 13:

 * View [|SHOUTING FIRE] & complete viewing guide


 * Wednesday, March 14:**
 * **Civil Liberties Exercise**

Thursday, March 15 & Friday, March 16:

 * SUPREME COURT CASE PRESENTATIONS - choose cases & prep

= __FRIDAY, MARCH 16th__ =
 * =For those poor souls who are still in school today I would prefer that you work on your presentations =
 * =[|The Oyez Project]is the site that you should be examining the most for your information.=
 * =[|Landmark Cases] - Here is a great link containing "case briefs" for several important cases.=
 * =It sounds less than glamourous, but printing off information about your cases, and reading a little while you work on your tan in Florida, Arizona, Costa Rica, Paris, New Zealand, Shoreview, whatever... would not be a terrible idea!=


 * = BUT I understand if that is not happening with Spring Break on the horizon... At the very least pretend to do something related to our class.=
 * =This is the FINAL "iCivics" game/simulation of the year - it deals with running for President of the United States (we should have done this 2 units ago). Here is [|WIN THE WHITE HOUSE]=

Monday, March 5:

 * Yellow Book Quiz 100-102

Tuesday, March 6:

 * Mock Trial Case Assigned ([|YouTube Sample Case])
 * Moot Court Case Assigned ([|YoteTube Sample Case])
 * Check out some REAL Supreme Court Cases here, and listen to some actual oral arguments on [|The Oyez Project]

Wednesday, March 7:

 * Trail/Court Prep

Thursday, March 8:

 * Trial/Case Simulation

Friday, March 9:

 * Wrap up trial
 * Majority/Minority opinions
 * Complete JURY ACTIVITY
 * Complete LANDMARK CASES chart

Monday, Feb 27:

 * Yellow Book Quiz pages 97-99

**Tuesday, Feb 28:**

 * L/N "Article III"

**Wednesday, Feb 29:**

 * SNOW DAY - NO CLASS!

**Thursday, March 1:**

 * [|Oops]...
 * Check out [|Presidential Purses]- and former ones worth, and where does that wealth come from?
 * JURY ACTIVITY

**Friday, March 2:**

 * L/N "Article II... wrap up"
 * read & complete pages 100-102 in Yellow Book for a Quiz Monday, March 5th

Tuesday, Feb 21:

 * Mini-Presentations - Departments, Agencies, etc...
 * Text reading & yellow book pages 97-99 (Quiz MONDAY)

Wednesday, Feb 22:

 * Federal Bureaucracy wrap up presentations/quiz
 * [|Vocab "Flash cards" from the Federal Bureaucracy]

Thursday, Feb 23:

 * L/N "[|IRON TRIANGLE]"

Friday, Feb 24:

 * Judicial Branch Intro & Simulation
 * "Yellow Book" Quiz #3 (pages 97-99) will be MONDAY, FEB 27th

=Monday, Feb 13:=
 * Change Google Presentation (Facebook) settings to "share with anyone at Totino-Grace"
 * check out the following link on how to do this (this was a instruction link for Global Studies - but it gives a step by step how to change your privacy settings)
 * Introduction to THE BUREAUCRACY

=Tuesday, Feb 14:= = = =Wednesday, Feb 15:=
 * Bring your books & yellow study packets to class - complete pages 89-94 in yellow packet
 * Recognizing the BUREAUCRACY in action

=Thursday, Feb 16:=
 * L/N Multiple Levels of Government & IRON TRIANGLES (What you need to know)

=Friday, Feb 17:= = =
 * FULLY AUTOMATIC AMERICA - current events & writing response

=Monday, Feb 6:= = = =Tuesday, Feb 7 & Wednesday, Feb 9:= = = =Thursday, Feb 9:=
 * GOP Presidential Candidates "Breakdown" on Minnesota Caucus Eve 2012
 * Completed the following PDFs using [|tinyurl.com/gop12][[file:2012 GOP Presidential Candidates.pdf]][[file:CANDIDATE chart.pdf]]
 * Looking to get your CAUCUS on tonight? Use the [|MINNESOTA ELECTION CAUCUS FINDER] to find your location where to attend
 * GOP Candidate FB Page assignment
 * Ex. Branch wrap up/review

=Friday, Feb 10:=
 * Executive Branch Exam (multiple choice - TEXTBOOK reading based test)

Monday, January 30:

 * The 7 (8) Roles of the President
 * Finish reading the EXECUTIVE BRANCH chapter in your text
 * complete pages 81-85 in your Yellow Book

Tuesday, January 31

 * Identifying the "Roles" assignment
 * Quiz #1 return

Wednesday, Feb 1

 * "[|All the Presidents Men (and Women)]" Examine the following link. These are some of the people that filled President Obama's staff when he FIRST became President. Many of these people are no longer associated with the Obama administration - but this is an AWSOME link showing the variety people (and their backgrounds) that comprised the EOP & the Cabinet.
 * COMPLETE Identifying the "Roles" assignment

Thursday, Feb 2

 * Vetos, Succession, Foreign Policy, //Random,// Executive Priv and other nuggets associated with the POTUS

Friday, Feb 3

 * Quiz #2

Tuesday, January 24:

 * Semester Two Intro
 * Presidential Simulation
 * Homework: Complete Yellow Book pages 77-80 for Friday
 * Homework: Create a [|TWITTER] account & follow litecky111

Wednesday, January 25:

 * State of the Union - in review & analysis

Thursday, January 26:

 * Presidential Character - Reading & Chart

Friday, January 27:

 * Week #1 Quiz
 * Complete State of the Union - must be posted by Sunday at 6pm