Name: Student #: Due Date: LACHSA AP Government Summer Assignment: Part 1 Reading, Questions and Vocabulary Terms Directions: 1) Read Chapters 1-4 in American Government 2) Answer Chapter Questions by handwriting answers into the hardcopy packet (do not type*) 3) Define Vocabulary Terms for each chapter by handwriting answers into the hardcopy packet (do not type*) * If you have an accommodation or injury that allows you to type the answers to all work, please email Mrs. Cholko to obtain approval to do so. She will then be able to send you an electronic version. For the summer Assignment for AP Government, you will be issued a copy of American Government. Chapter Chapter Title Pages 1 The Study of American Government 2-21 2 The Constitution 23-48 3 Federalism 50-74 4 American Political Culture 76-93 There are some major concepts and charts in Chapter 1 that you need to know as a foundation for the rest of AP Government be sure to pay attention to and understand the chart (to the right) found in Chapter 1 because you will need to know it for Chapters 16 18. Chapters 2 3 should be a pretty good reminder of what you learned in US History last year regarding the Constitution and Federalism. Federalism is a key idea of our American governmental system, but sure to focus on this aspect as it is critical for the later chapters in AP Government. Chapter 4 is a pretty light chapter more focusing on the social aspects of the political culture in the United States. It is not highly tested on the AP Exam but should be interesting to read. A major component of the AP GOVERNMENT EXAM is identifying and understanding vocabulary. Please focus in while doing your vocabulary. Ensure that you understand EACH word and how it applies to American Government.
Chapter Questions Grading Rubric 2 pts - for every correct and thorough (3-4 complete sentence) response to the question 1 pt - for partially correct (1-2 sentence) response to the question 0 pt - for blank or incorrect response Chapter Total Questions Points Possible Points Earned Chapter 1 14 28 Chapter 2 15 30 Chapter 3 15 30 Chapter 4 12 24 TOTAL 56 112 A = 112-101 B = 89-100 C = 78-88 D = 67-77 F = 66 or below Sample Response: List the two basic questions to be asked about government in the United States and (or any other nation) and show that they are distinct questions. Who should govern? And the ends toward which they should work or to what extent they govern? The first question addresses who governs, because their personalities, beliefs, virtues and vices can and will affect what they will do. The second questions goes beyond who governs but and looks at how they govern or how they make decisions that will impact our lives for the better or worse.
AP Government -- Chapter 1 Questions 1. What is meant by politics and what is relationship with issues? 2. What is the relationship between power, authority and legitimacy? 3. Give two definitions for democracy. 4. Why and how the distribution of power in America differed? 5. How does the book answer the following question: Who governs and to what end? 6. What factors affect the political agenda?
7. What is the political agenda and why has it expanded? 8. What role do groups play in expanding the political agenda? 9. What role do government institutions play in expanding the political agenda? 10. What role does the media play in expanding the political agenda? 11. What role do states play in expanding the political agenda? 12. How can you classify and explain the politics of different issues?
13. What role do costs and benefits play in politics? 14. Why is understanding politics important?
AP Government -- Chapter 2 Questions 1. Describe the problem of liberty for the American colonists. 2. Describe the purpose and most essential part of the Declaration of Independence. 3. Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. 4. Why did so many authors of the Constitution fear factions? 5. Why did the Framers agree on the idea of a separation of powers? 6. What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
7. Compare and contrast the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. 8. How did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke differ about democracy, and which think did the Framers follow? 9. Describe the role that human nature plays into the system of checks and balances. 10. List and describe the guarantees of individual liberty included in the Constitution. 11. Why was a Bill of Rights adopted so soon after the ratification of the Constitution?
12. Describe how the Constitution addresses slavery. 13. Describe how economic interests and equality influenced the Framers and the Constitution. 14. Discuss constitutional reform of reducing the separation of powers. 15. Discuss the constitutional reform of making the system less democratic.
AP Government -- Chapter 3 Questions 1. Why does the United States have federalism? 2. Describe the importance of the Tenth Amendment within the system of federalism. 3. Describe the various views of federalism employed by the Founders. 4. How did the Supreme Court interpret federalism in the landmark McCulloch v. Maryland decision? 5. Discuss the nullification crisis. 6. Discuss the development of dual federalism in the post civil war era.
7. Discuss how the Supreme Court has interpreted state sovereignty. 8. How does federalism provide for increased political activity? 9. Discuss the federal-state relations that emerge as a result of federalism. 10. Discus how federal grants changed from serving state to federal needs in the 1960s. 11. What role do intergovernmental lobbies play? 12. Discuss the rivalry that emerges among the states in a federalist system.
13. Describe the Devolution Revolution. 14. Discuss the role of Congress under federalism. 15. What competing values are at stake in federalism?
AP Government -- Chapter 4 Questions 1. How has political culture changed or stayed the same since de Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America? 2. What is American political culture and how does it differ from the political culture of other nations? 3. How does political culture differ from political ideology? 4. What are the five important elements in the American view of the political system? 5. Describe the American economic system.
6. Does the United States have a unique political culture compared to other advanced industrialized democracies? 7. Discus the civic role of religion in America. 8. Discuss the source of political culture in America. 9. Describe the culture war in America. 10. Do Americans trust their government?
11. What is the role of civil society? 12. Discuss the role of political tolerance in America.
Vocabulary Grading Rubric 2 pts - for a correct, complete (2 sentence) description of a term, including an accurate description of how it relates to US Government 1 pt for a partial description of the term BUT with an accurate description of how it relates to US Government 1pt for a correct, complete description of a term BUT not an accurate description of how it relates to US Government 0 pt - for blank or incorrect descriptions of a term Chapter Total Terms Points Possible Points Earned Chapter 1 24 24 Chapter 2 25 25 Chapter 3 13 13 Chapter 4 7 7 TOTAL 69 69 A = 62-69 B = 55-61 C = 48-54 D = 41-47 F = 46 or below Sample Response authority Write a brief, 2 sentence (or bullet point) description of the term that explains the political significance of each term as it relates to the study of US Government The right to use power. Not all who exercise power have authority to do so. Decisions made by those with authority are more widely accepted.
AP Government -- Chapter 1 Vocabulary Term Write a brief, 2 sentence (or bullet point) description of the term that explains the political significance of each term as it relates to the study of US Government 1 issue 2 politics 3 power 4 authority 5 legitimacy 6 democracy 7 direct or participatory democracy 8 representative democracy 9 elite 10 class view 11 power elite view
12 bureaucratic view 13 pluralistic view 14 creedal passion view 15 political agenda 16 cost 17 benefit 18 majoritarian politics 19 interest group politics 20 client politics 21 pork-barrel legislation 22 log-rolling 23 entrepreneurial politics 24 policy entrepreneurs
AP Government -- Chapter 2 Vocabulary Term Write a brief, 2-3 sentence (or bullet point) description of the term that explains the political significance of each term as it relates to the study of US Government 1 unalienable 2 Articles of Confederation 3 Constitutional Convention 4 Shay s Rebellion 5 Virginia Plan 6 New Jersey Plan 7 Great Compromise 8 republic 9 judicial review 10 federalism 11 enumerated powers
12 reserved powers 13 concurrent powers 14 checks and balances 15 separation of powers 16 faction 17 Federalists 18 Antifederalists 19 coalition 20 Bill of Rights 21 habeas corpus 22 bill of attainder 23 ex post facto law
24 amendments 25 line-item veto AP Government -- Chapter 3 Vocabulary Term Write a brief, 2-3 sentence (or bullet point) description of the term that explains the political significance of each term as it relates to the study of US Government 1 Federalism 2 necessary and proper clause 3 nullification 4 dual federalism 5 police power 6 initiatives 7 referendum 8 recall
9 grants-in-aid 10 categorical grants 11 condition of aid 12 mandates 13 waiver AP Government -- Chapter 4 Vocabulary Term Write a brief, 2-3 sentence (or bullet point) description of the term that explains the political significance of each term as it relates to the study of US Government 1 political culture 2 civic duty 3 civic competence 4 class consciousness 5 orthodox
6 progressive 7 civil society