Interest Groups

Interest Groups

Click on the link above and go to Vote Smart's listing of national political interest groups. Select a group and go to its home page. Create and post an overview of the group's mission, budget, history and who they endorsed in the last presidential election. Included any other pertinent information about your interest group in the summary. Do not select a group that has already been used by one of
your classmates.

Political Campaign Ads and Persuasion Techniques

Click on the link and read the article about the 6 persuasion techniques used in Political campaign ads. Find a political campaign ad for any race and explain the technique used in the ad. Include a link to the ad. Do not copy any of your classmates.

Political Polling

Go to one of the following independent polling sites:

Gallup

Reuters

Zogby

Roper Center

Pew Research

Quinnipiac University

Harris

Rasmussen Reports

Marquette University

Find a political public opinion poll that was taken over the past year. Describe the question asked, number of respondents, date of the poll, results of the poll, website used, and sampling error.

Do not use a poll that was already used by one of your classmates.

Federalism

The federal government uses the incentive of money to get the states to comply with its wishes. There are five different types of federal grants given to the states. They are:
1. Block Grants
2. Categorical Grants
3. Formula Grants
4. Project Grants
5. Unfunded Mandates

On the internet, locate information about one of the above specific types of grants to the states.  Identify one specific grant by title, determine the purpose of the grant, the cost of the grant, the recipients, and evaluate the success.  Has it accomplished what it was intended for it to do?  Yes? No? Explain your answer. You may not copy a grant used by a fellow classmate.

Individual Declaration of Independence

This week you will write your own individual Declaration of Independence in the language of the original. Minimum of 5 sentences
1. Preamble (1 sentence "When in the course of human events .  .  .)
2. Statement of Grievances (3 sentences)
3. Statement of Independence
Be creative and original.

Welcome Class of 2018

Post a comment containing one thing that you think we will be studying in AP US Government this semester. Do not copy any of your classmates posts. Leave your name and period at the bottom of each post.

Civil Rights

The Civil Rights movement in the United States has sought to protect numerous groups from discriminaiton and lack of Due Process throughout U.S. History. Listed below are some of the groups that have sought relief from discrimination through the Supreme Court. Next is each listed group is the number of students that may select that group. Once you have selected a group research a law that has either imposed discrimination upon that group or freed them from it. You may not choose the same piece of legislation as a classmate. Give a 50-100 word synopsis of the law, the year it was passed, and the effect of that legislation.
African American (10)
Asian (10)
Native American (10)
Women (10)
Elderly (10)
Disabled (10)