AP Govt-Pd 3

This Advanced Placement course is a College Board accredited course which introduces political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors which characterize America’s constitutional system and political culture. Students study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts to understand the interactions among political institutions, processes, and behaviors. Assessments include tests, quizzes, essays, textual analysis, class participation, and a winter break assignment. Students take the College Board Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics exam in May, and must pass a state-mandated U.S. citizenship exam. There is an advanced level of reading and writing required for this course. This course qualifies for additional grade weighting for students who sit for the exam.