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POWER POINTS used in class, UNIT SYLLABI ("blue sheets"), WRITING HANDOUTS and TEMPLATES, CASE BRIEF SUMMARIES, and other class resources...

Note: Many of the resources on this page were uploaded several years ago.  Therefore, they may not always reflect this year's content.

power points

Find PowerPoint presentations used in class here...
[If you see a slide in class that is not contained in one of the PowerPoints below, please let me know.]
Unit 1: Intro to Government
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Unit 1: Key Principles of Constitution
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Unit 1: Federalism
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Unit 2: Political Beliefs and Behaviors
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Unit 3a: Political Parties
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Unit 3b: Interest Groups
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Unit 4a: Elections
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Unit 4b: Media
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Unit 5a: Congress
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Unit 5b: Courts
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Unit 6: Presidency and the Bureaucracy
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Unit 7: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Unit 8: Public Policy
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writing Resources

Find handouts and templates used for writing FRQs here...
FRQ Writing Guidelines (Phase 1)
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FRQ Writing Review (Phase 2)
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FRQ Scoring Guide
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FRQ Writing Tips (Princeton Review)
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MISC. Resources

Find other class handouts here...
Analyzing Visuals Assignment
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unit syllabi

Find the unit syllabi ("blue sheets") here.
Unit 1 Syllabus: American Constitutional Government
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Unit 2 Syllabus: Political Beliefs & Behaviors
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Unit 3 Syllabus: Interest Groups and Political Parties
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Unit 4 Syllabus: Elections and the Media
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Unit 5 Syllabus: Congress and the Courts
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Unit 6 Syllabus: Presidency and the Bureaucracy
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Unit 7 Syllabus: Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
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CASE BRIEF Resources

Find summaries and templates used for completing case briefs here...
Case Brief Template
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Supreme Court Case Timeline (World Book Online)
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Students must know the cases in bold print​ for the exam.
Fletcher v. Peck
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Heart of Atl. Motel v. US
South Dakota v. Dole
​Printz v. US
US v. Lopez

Bush v. Gore
Buckley v. Valeo
​Citizens United v. FEC
​New York Times v. US
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Baker v. Carr
Wesberry v. Sanders
Shaw v. Reno
Marbury v. Madison

US v. Nixon

​Barron v. Baltimore
Gitlow v. New York

​   Incorporation Doctrine
Everson v. Board of Educ.
Engel v. Vitale
Lemon v. Kurtzman

Wisconsin v. Yoder
Reynolds v. U.S.
West Virginia v. Barnette
Schenck v. US
Tinker v. Des Moines

Texas v. Johnson
McDonald v. Chicago
Mapp v. Ohio
​New Jersey v. TLO
Escobedo v. Illinois
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
P.P. v. Casey
Dobbs v. Jackson
Plessy v. Ferguson
​Korematsu v. US
Brown v. Board of Educ.
Brown v. Board of Educ. II
Obergefell v. Hodges​
​Regents v. Bakke
Grutter v. Bollinger
​Gratz v. Bollinger




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