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UNIT 2 Chpt. 4-7 INTERACTIONS AMONG BRANCHES:

CONGRESS, PRESIDENCY, BUREAUCRACY, & JUDICIARY

Unit 2 Topic 2.1 Congress: The Senate & House of Representatives 
AMSCO Chpt. 4 pg. 100-107

Required Videos
Topic 2.1 

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Topic 2.1 Cong: Senate & HR

Readings

1.  The Legislative Branch 

2.  Powers of Congress

3.  Powers of Congress 2

4.  The Senate

5.  Structure of Congress

6.  Congressional Elections

7.  The House

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Videos

  1. THE BICAMERAL CONGRESS (9:05)

  2. WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH? (4:27)

  3. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS (8:58)

  4. HOW DOES IMPEACHMENT WORK? (5:12)

Unit 2 Topic 2.2 Structures, Powers, & Functions of Congress    AMSCO Chpt. 4 pg. 108-123

Required Videos
Topic 2.2

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Topic 2.2 Cong Structures, Pwrs, Func

Readings

1.  Influences on Members of Congress

2.  Leadership in Congress

3.  How a Bill Becomes a Law

4.  The Committee System

5.  Earmarks Pork Barrel

6.  Legislative Process

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Videos

  1. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP (8:11)​

  2. BILL: A MEMOIR (12:21)

  3. I'M JUST A BILL (3:00)

  4. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (5:10)

  5. HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW (7:00)

  6. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES (8:27)

  7. FILIBUSTERY: INTRO (2:08)

  8. FILIBUSTERY: EPISODE 1 (7:19)

  9. WHAT IS A FILIBUSTER? (3:11)

Unit 2 Topic 2.3 Congressional Behavior AMSCO Chpt. 4 pg. 124-132

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 2 Topic 2.3 Congressional Behavior

Readings

1. What Determines Representation in the House

2. How Gerrymandering Can Swing an Election 

3. How to Gerrymander

4. Gerrymander PowerPoint

5. Everything You Need to Know About Gerrymandering

Required Videos
Topic 2.3
Videos

  1. ​GERRYMANDERING: A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? (10:54)

  2. GERRYMANDERING  CRASH COURSE (7:57)

  3. GERRYMANDERING (3:52)

  4. THE U.S. CENSUS AND APPORTIONMENT (2:09)

  5. WHAT IS REAPPORTIONMENT? (1:53)

Unit 2 Topic 2.4 ROLES AND POWER OF THE PRESIDENT
 Wapples pg. 151-164, AMSCO Chpt. 5 pg. 139-147

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Chpt. 5 Topic 2.4 Roles & Pwr of Pres.

Required Videos
2.4 The Presidency

Readings

1.  The Impeachment Process

3.  Evolution of the Presidency

4.  Overview of the Presidency  

5.  Roles of the President

6.  Presidential Powers

Videos

  1. FEDERALIST #70 (4:11)

  2. FEDERALIST #70 FOR AP GOV REDESIGN (8:28)

  3. PRESIDENTIAL POWER - CRASH COURSE (6:30)

  4. PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING STATEMENTS (5:13)

  5. SEPARATION OF POWERS - SIGNING STATEMENTS (10:33)

  6. INVENTING THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY (4:00)

  7. ​HOW DO EXECUTIVE ORDERS WORK? (4:46)

  8. THE 25TH AMENDMENT (6:30) 

UNIT 2 Topic 2.5 Checks on the Presidency   AMSCO Chpt. 5 pg. 148-157

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 2 Lesson 5

Required Videos
2.5 Checks on Presidency

Readings

1. The Imperial Presidency

2. Congress Responds to the Imperial Presidency

3. Congress v. President

UNIT 2 Topic 2.6-2.7 Expansion of Pres Pwr, Pres Comms.
 AMSCO Chpt. 5 pg. 158-171

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Topic 2.6-2.7 Expansion of Pres Pwr & Pres Comms.

Required Videos
Topic 2.6 

Readings

1.  Understanding The Bureaucracy

2.   Federalist #70 REQUIRED 

      Federalist 70 Annotated

3.  Controlling the Bureaucracy

4.  Iron Triangles

5. Evolving Bureaucracy

6.  The Cabinet

7.  Independent Regulatory Agencies

8.  Government Corporations and Independent Agencies

9.  Bureaucracy of the United States Government

10. BUREAUCRACY AND THE JUDICIARY

Topic 2.7
Videos

  1. BUREAUCRACY BASICS: CRASH COURSE (6:58)

  2. TYPE OF BUREAUCRACIES: CRASH COURSE (5:57)

  3. ​​CONTROLLING BUREAUCRACIES: CRASH COURSE (7:24)

Videos

  1. THE 22ND AMENDMENT EXPLAINED (6:09)

  2. WHY DO WE HAVE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS? (1:39)​​

UNIT 2 Topic 2.8 -2.11 THE JUDICIARY AMSCO Chpt. 6 pg. 177-210
TOPICs 2.8 The Judicial Branch, 2.9 Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch, 2.10 The Court in Action, 2.11 Checks on the Judicial Branch

Guided Notes Chpt. 6 Topic 2.8-2.11 The Judiciary

Required Videos
Topic 2.8

Readings

Topic 2.9

1. Federalist #78 REQUIRED

2. Marbury v. Madison (1803) REQUIRED

3.  Introduction to the Federal Courts

4.  Structure of the Federal Courts

5.  Federal Attorneys and Judges

6.  THE SUPREME COURT

7.  FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

8.  CASELOAD OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

9.  Judicial Branch Vocabulary

10. BUREAUCRACY AND THE JUDICIARY

Videos

  1. ARTICLE III FOR DUMMIES (8:00)

  2. FEDERALIST #78 VIDEO

  3. LEGAL SYSTEM BASICS (8:13)

  4. STRUCTURE OF THE COURT SYSTEM (6:59)

  5. HOW A CASE GET TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT (5:09)​

  6. HOW DO U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES GET APPOINTED? (4:25)

Topic 2.10, 2.11

UNIT 2 Topic 2.12 -2.15 THE Bureaucracy AMSCO Chpt. 7 pg. 217-258
TOPICs 2.12 The Bureaucracy, 2.13 Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority , 2.14, Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable, TOPIC 2.15 Policy and the Branches of Government

Required Videos
Topic 2.12
Topic 2.13

Guided Notes Chpt. 7 Topic 2.12-2.15 The Bureaucracy

Topic 2.14, 2.15

Readings

  1. Read The Bureaucracy of the United States.

  2. Read Iron Triangle vs. Issue Network.

Videos

  1. The Bureaucracy (6:07)

  2. Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course (6:58)

  3. Types of Bureaucracies: Crash Course (5:57)

  4. ​​Controlling Bureaucracies: Crash Course (7:24)

  5. ​Federal Bureaucracy

  6. Understanding the Bureaucracy​

  7. Controlling the Bureaucracy

  8. Iron Triangle

Unit 2 Video Review 15 min.
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