Study, Review, Prepare...

Best, Best place to go for last minute review and prep:
http://www.citizenu.org/

Best place to go for last minute review and prep:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-prep/


GREAT 40 minute review on cspan with student questions.
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Video/1352/2012+AP+Government+Exam+Review.aspx
30 second iron triangle review at 18:00 (Iron Triangle AKA Issue Network!)

Short videos from the blog archives.
http://civicsblog.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html

Study, Review, Prepare, Sleep, Eat, Breathe.

COURAGE !!!

Just do it!

Impossible is nothing!

YOLO

Live in the moment and enjoy it.

You can do it...

THINK.

WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.

YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU KNOW.

YOU'LL BE FINE !!!

P.S. #2 pencils, black or blue pen, a watch to keep track, social security number (optional). No cell phones.

INSPIRATION: http://bit.ly/ZPbqDd

Hi. Stop blogging. Go study, prepare, and review. Please.

http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/JBretzmann/ap.cfm?subpage=1593035

http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/JBretzmann/ap.cfm?subpage=1641087

If you have a twitter account, and with your parents' permission, go to #apgovhelp and either answer or ask a question. Then tell us about it here. Otherwise, comment on the topic below.

What are you doing right now to study, prepare, and review AP Government and Politics (note: any version of "nothing" will count for 0 points in the gradebook)?

Now hurry away and go study, prepare, and review more. Our Review/Preview starts 4-29-13 and lasts through 5-13-13.  Keep in mind that there is no formal, in-building schooling for you on 5-3-13. Stop reading this and go study, prepare, and review.

If you have a twitter account, and with your parents' permission, go to #apgovhelp and either answer or ask a question. Then tell us about it here. Otherwise, comment on the topic below.

WHEN ON TWITTER, MAKE SURE YOU USE THE HASHTAG #APGOVHELP WITH YOUR TWEET

Another option:
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/15/obama-energy-proposal-drills-to-fund-clean-fuel-tech-jobs/

How do interest groups influence the actions of the president? Which interest groups will weigh in/have weighed in on public policy on energy?

If you have a twitter account, and with your parents' permission, go to #apgovhelp and either answer or ask a question. Then tell us about it here. Otherwise, comment on the topic below.

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 Who is, and who should be the real leader on foreign policy in any administration? POTUS, or the Secretary of State?

Nuclear North Korea unacceptable, Kerry says

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html?hpt=po_c2

Please watch the video below (ignore the part about labeling the sections), and answer at least one part of the following FRQ.

How to write a Free Response Question answer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5icK68C6GA


1. Members of Congress are charged with three primary duties—writing laws, overseeing the implementation of laws, and serving the needs of their constituents. 
(a) Describe the role of each of the following in lawmaking. 
• Senate filibuster 
• House Rules Committee 
• Conference committee 
(b) Describe one method by which Congress exercises oversight of the federal bureaucracy. 
(c) Explain how casework affects members’ attention to legislation.

Congress: describe the 3 most interesting, remarkable, or "new to you" things you learned about Congress (lean toward vocab?).

Does lobbying have an impact on public policy decisions? Give examples.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lobbyists-weigh-in-on-pharmacy-oversight/2013/03/02/0ea25dd6-7f76-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a_story.html

Are you concerned about the sequester cuts? Why or why not?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/politics/cnn-explains-sequestration/index.html?hpt=po_c2

Please share a link to a news article or an opinion piece that relates to Federalism (in the last 6 months). Explain why it is an example of Federalism.

e.g. Can states unmarry couples? http://tinyurl.com/8wff9nj
This relates to Federalism because it discusses the relationship between the federal government and...

Which will be the top 5 most important Cabinet positions in the next four years? Why?

Obama's Cabinet: Who's in, who's out?

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/11/politics/obama-cabinet/index.html?hpt=po_c2

RIP:
Mayor Ed Koch http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/01/opinion/kaiser-ed-koch/index.html?hpt=po_c2

Please comment and/or ask questions about the free response questions below:

NOT HERE.  There...

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Please comment on another student's post. Build our community of learners.

Remember: everything you post is able to be seen by everyone, everywhere, forever.  Be supportive, constructive, and thoughtful.  Enjoy each others' ideas.

What will you be looking for during the 57th Presidential Inauguration?

CNN Viewer's Guide: http://tinyurl.com/azzlb23

Get the App: http://apps.usa.gov/inauguration-app.shtml

STOP BY ROOM 250 ANY TIME DURING YOUR LUNCH TO WATCH THE ACTIVITIES AND CEREMONIAL EVENTS (WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS).

Remember: 1. Send yourself an e-mail about your goals and 2. Send yourself and e-mail about last week's vocabulary.

You can use http://www.futureme.org/ to send yourself an e-mail at least 30 days in the future.  

1. Think back to what you wrote about for your self-assessment, or what we talked about in class recently about setting goals for yourself and your learning.  What do you want to be doing with your learning?  How hard do you want to be working? Ask yourself if you are thinking every day at a high level.  Ask yourself if you are thinking critically and constructively.  Are you connecting the learning objectives to other chapters, vocabulary terms, and recent news?  Are you bringing it every day?

2. Take last week's vocabulary list and ask yourself a month from now if you know the meaning of the terms.  If you don't know them in a month, you haven't learned them.  You need to change your process so you can learn them.  Give yourself this test and see if you can pass it.  Make connections to something you already know, to ideas in a book, to recent news, to the examples you give.  This will help you learn!

Have fun!

Should the president be able to appoint his cabinet without advice and consent from the senate? Should the senate have more power over more of his appointees? What part of the constitution discusses this topic?

CNN reports on cabinet picks

Labor Secretary Resigns

What are your predictions for gun control legislation?

No need to comment on this, just give your preferences on the form, please.

Tea Party king-maker will run Heritage Foundation (Senator Jim DeMint)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/06/jim-demint-resigns-/1750869/

Prediction: What will the constitutional arguments be that win the same gender marriage cases at the SCOTUS? (Bonus: check out the history of the two lawyers advocating for gay marriage).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/supreme-court-gay-marriage_n_2218441.html