AP Gov/Econ

Ms. Nahum

Textbook Student Resources: practice quizzes & chapter outlines are here.

Unit 7: Public Policymaking

Unit 7 Objectives (ch. 18, 19, 20)

Final Assignments :

Fast Food Nation essay due Friday, May 23 - writing promts here. (doc)

Issues paper (doc) due June 2, 2008

Senior Checkout - June 6, 2008

AP Government Calendar

Final Exam Schedule:

Wed (4/30): 2 FR questions

Friday (5/2): 60 multiple-choice

 

Class Notes/Projects:

Typology Survey

Project Vote Smart

Political Advocacy Groups

Open Secrets (Interest group donations into politics)

Congress Leadership (doc)

Congressional Power Task

Congress Power Index (doc)

Fed Bureaucracy Project

Fed Bureaucracy Rubric

Economics Material:

Stock Market Game!

Yahoo Finance

 

 

News Resources:

CNN

New York Times

Los Angeles Times

BBC World News

The Online NewsHour

OYEZ Supreme Court Multimedia

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Research Tools:

MLA Citations (FHS Virtual Library)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact information:

elise_nahum@fuhsd.org / (408) 522-2400 x3814

Located in Room 144

Office Hours: Prep time during Block 6 or by appointment