By the Way...

Tomorrow's Sabato quiz is posted in the Workspace of the website. Happy hunting...

For Monday

Class. Please make sure you cover pages 173-181 in Sabato for tomorrow's quiz. We will be covering the First Amendment. See you tomorrow.

For Tomorrow

Class, please read Sabato pages 164-173. There will be a quiz tomorrow covering those pages. The handouts today, I should have provided you with more explanation. You received the actual vocabulary test that will be given to you at the end of the unit. Study the vocabulary words and the test questions. You will all get 100% if you study ahead of time. Additionally, you need to begin the readings and fill out the APGOPO study guides (Chapters 15-17) passed out today. Early next week I will give you a day in class to work on these. Let me know if you have any questions on the handouts tomorrow...

Instant Feedback is Good

Hi Class,

If you want to see how you fare on a multiple choice test with immediate results, copy the link below:

http://ap.testfrenzy.com/usgov.html
Click on "Govt Quiz"

As mentioned in an earlier blog a month or so ago, I plan to take you to Mr. Rosen's ROP room soon, and you will take a similar test which will give you a diagnostic report on what to emphasize when you study for the test on May 3rd.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Unit

Class. If you have nothing better to do tomorrow, crack open Sabato and read the first fifteen or so pages of Chapter 5 on Civil Liberties. Sabato defines "Civil Liberties" as the personal guarantees and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge (take away) by law, constitution, or judicial interpretation. Civil Liberties are intimately linked to the first ten amendments to the US Constitution also known as the Bill of Rights. For Monday, I will show you a video on one Civil Liberties' issue (Prayer in Schools) for your first day back from Spring Break.

I'll hold off on giving you a Sabato quiz on Chapter 5 until Tuesday. You can find that quiz on my website in the workspace (Civil Liberties Quiz #1). See you Tuesday.

Spring Break Hello!!!

Hello Class,

Hope you are enjoying your break. For those of you working on the extra credit assignment (the forty FRQ's), if you are looking for missing pages, they can be found at:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/usgov/samp.html?usgovpol
Remember, this FRQ assignment will be due before May 3rd (the date of the test). It's all or nothing-no partial credit.

I just received an email from the Whole Foods lady. She said she will donate 250 cookies to our cause. This would help pay for all students who had to pay extra $73 ($86-$13=$73) for our class. For those nine students who would like to participate to raise the $657 we will need to sell the cookies next week. Let me know if you are interested. I'll poll you in class on Tuesday. Continue to enjoy the Break!

Finishing Off Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Hi Class. On Monday, we will finish off Fiscal and Monetary Policy by taking a multiple choice quiz (10 questions) which can be f0und on my workspace at: http://www.mtbarclay.com/mrbarclaysgovernmentclassalisalhighschool200708/id13.html

Right next to the quiz is a link that offers a short and concise explanation of both Fiscal and Monetary policies. Take a look at it. It may be helpful review for those AP Econ students and certainly for our students not taking AP Econ.

For the rest of the week, I will focus on Environmental Policy and Foreign Policy. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!