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High School AP United States Government and Politics

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Suggested Prerequisites

United States History

Description

In this course, you will learn the political concepts, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. You will examine core principles, theories, and processes through direct study of U.S. foundational documents and Supreme Court opinions. You will also participate in a civic project where you will research, study, and compile data on a political science topic and create a presentation that exhibits your findings and experiences.The AP U.S. Government and Politics course is structured around five big ideas outlined within the College Board Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Course Framework. Each big idea is aligned to enduring understanding statements and learning objectives that focus on key concepts and essential knowledge about foundations of American democracy, civil liberties and civil rights, interactions among branches of government, American political participation, ideologies, and beliefs.

Module One: Constitutional Democracy

-Founding documents

-Purposes of government

-Founding principles

-The Constitution

-Federalists and Anti-Federalists

-Separation of powers

-Federalism

-Modern debates in federalism


Module Two: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights

-The Bill of Rights

-The First Amendment

-Security versus free expression

-Liberty versus safety

-Rights of those accused of crimes

-Due process

-Equal protection of the laws


Module Three: Interaction Among Branches

-Congress

-Congressional behavior

-The presidency

-Executive power

-The Supreme Court

-The bureaucracy

-Checks and balances

-Accountability


Module Four: American Political Ideologies

-Political socialization

-Ideology

-Public opinion


Module Five: Political Participation

-Voters

-Elections

-Campaigns

-Political parties

-Interest groups

-The media

This is a one-segment course.