Unit 1: Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
Readings:
Textbook / Wilson: Read pages 51 - 82
Green Study Guide: Read pages 3 - 16
Answer questions 1 - 15 on pages 17 - 20
Objectives:
The information on this site was created with a great deal of help from Rebecca Small who conducts a summer AP Government workshop at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA. Much of the information was adapted from that workshop.
Textbook / Wilson: Read pages 51 - 82
Green Study Guide: Read pages 3 - 16
Answer questions 1 - 15 on pages 17 - 20
Objectives:
- Define Democracy What is it that makes a society more or less democratic?
- What were the direct and indirect causes of the Constitutional Convention?
- What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
- What are the differences between unitary, federal, and confederate systems of government?
- What are the basics of the U.S. Constitution?
- What were the main ideas of the founding fathers, and from where did they come?
- Describe the influence of main historical documents and people, i.e.. Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Locke, Hobbes, etc.
- What are the basic principles of separation of powers and checks and balances?
- What are some of the benefits and what are some of the consequences of our federal system?
- Explain the current relationship between the federal government and the state governments?
- Describe what sections of the Constitution have impacted this relationship. i.e.. 10th Amendment, 14th Amendment, etc.
- Begin to define your political beliefs
The information on this site was created with a great deal of help from Rebecca Small who conducts a summer AP Government workshop at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA. Much of the information was adapted from that workshop.