01/07/08

Remember – The date next to the assignment refers to the day the homework is assigned not the due date.  The assignment is due the next day in class.

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Notes

Sept 5 - Read pp. 1-14.  Take notes

Sept. 6 - Read pp. 14-30.  Take notes

Sept. 7 - Read pp. 33-48.  Take notes.

Sept. 10 - Read pp. 48-56. Take Notes

Sept. 11 - Read pp. 56-66.  Take notes

Sept. 12 - Read pp. 95-107.  Take notes.

Sept. 14 - Read pp. 108-117 and the "Violence Against Women Act."  http://archives.cnn.com/2000/LAW/05/15/Scotus.violenceact/index.html#1 Take notes.

Sept. 1 7- Catch up on reading. Read up to the end of chapter 3.  Begin Studying for Unit One Test. 

Sept. 18 - Study for Unit One test.

September 20 - Read pp. 385-392.  Take notes

September 21 - No homework

September 25 - Read pp. 392-406. Take notes.

September 26 - Read pp. 406-414.  Take notes.

September 27 - read "The Other War Room" September 27 - Read The Other War Room.  Take notes.  http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0204.green.html

September 28 - No homework.

October 1 - Read pp. 417-427.  Take Notes.

October 2 - Read pp. 427-440.  Take Notes.

October 4 - Read pp. 442-450.Take notes.

October 5 - Read pp. 450-455.  Take notes.  Be ready for FRQ

October 9 - Read pp. 459-473.Take notes.

October 10 - No Homework

October 11 - Read pp. 473-485.  Take notes.

October 15 - Read pp. 486-497.  Take notes.

October 17 - Read pp. 497-505 and "Oh Waiter, One Order of Crow." in Notes section.

October 18 - Prepare for test on UNIT II

October 19 - TEST UNIT II - NO HOMEWORK

October 22 - Read pp. 508-518.  Take notes.  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/us/politics/20michigan.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

October 23 - Read pp. 518-529.  Take notes

October 24 - Read pp. 529-535.  Take notes.

October 26 - Read pp.  536-544.  Take notes.

October 29 - Read pp. 547-559. Take notes

October 30 - Read pp. 559-568.  Take Notes.

October 31 - NO homework.

November 1 - Read pp. 581-586.  Take notes.  http://www.thepartnership.org/Home/GainInsight/Advocacy and http://www.thepartnership.org/Home/GetInvolved/Councils/GovernmentAffairs/PAC.  This will prepare you for our speaker Andrew Rudnick, President and CEO of Buffalo Niagara Partnership, on Monday.    C block plan on coming to class during D block on Monday, Nov. 5. C block will not meet Nov. 1.

November 5 - Read pp. 568-577. Take notes.

November 7 - Read pp. 586-593. Take notes.

November 8 - Read pp. 593-603. Take Notes.

November 9 - Read 604-608.  Take notes. And read And read "A new form of Lobbying puts Public Face on Private Interest."  Take notes.  THis can be found in course reserve on library website.

November 13 - Study for Unit test.

November 14 - Study for Unit test

November 15 - UNIT III TEST.

November 15 - Read pp. 237-248.  Take notes.

Nov. 19 - Read "What the American Public Wants Congress to be". Online Course Reserve.  Take notes.

Nov. 20 - Read pp. 259-269.  Take notes.

Nov. 26 - Read pp. 269-273.  Take notes

Nov. 27 - Read 248-259.  Take notes - unless you have already read this, if so - no homework.

Nov. 28 - Read pp. 343-354.  Take notes.

Nov. 29 read 354- 367.  Take notes

Dec. 3 -  Read pp. 367-377. Take notes.

Dec. 4 - Read pp. 377-382. 

Dec. 5 - Read Lesson 31 AP US Gov. and Politics. PART 2.   Pages 70 and 72 did not scan correctly in this document.  To print out readable versions of pages 70 and 72 go to notes and click on pp. 70 and 72 AP 31.  We will do Part 1 in Class.  Notes Section (above)

Dec. 6 - Study for Unit test

Dec. 7 - UNIT IV test

Dec. 10 - Read 284-299 and take notes

Dec. 12 - Read 299-309 and take notes.

Dec. 13 - Read 313-325 and take notes.

Dec. 14 - Read 325-334 and take notes.

Dec. 17 - Read 334-340 and take notes.

Dec. 18 - Study for Unit Test

Dec. 19 - UNIT IV part B test.  Over winter break read pp. 157-163 and take notes.  Begin to prepare for final exam.  Purchase Princeton review for AP US Politics and Government.

Jan. 7 - Read pp. 163-173 and take notes.

Jan. 8 - Read pp. 173-183 and take notes.

Jan. 9 - Read pp. 183-193 and take notes.

Jan. 10 - Read pp. 204-209 and take notes.

Jan. 11 - Read pp. 209-219 and take notes.

Jan. 15 - Read pp. 219-232 and take notes.

Jan. 16 and Jan. 17 - Prepare for exam.

Jan. 18 - 2 Exam FRQs.  Part 1 of final exam.

Jan. 22 - Objective section of January exam.