AP+Gov+Unit+5


 * Educator: Jeff Steckelberg AP U.S. Government UNIT ORGANIZER**
 * **Unit** |||| **V. Public Policy** ||
 * ** Summary ** |||| ** V. Public Policy. **
 * A. Policymaking in a federal system **
 * B. The formation of policy agendas **
 * C. The role of institutions in the enactment of policy **
 * D. The role of the bureaucracy and the courts in policy implementation and interpretation **
 * E. Linkages between policy processes and the following: **
 * 1. Political institutions and federalism **
 * 2. Political parties **
 * 3. Interest groups **
 * 4. Public opinion **
 * 5. Elections **
 * 6. Policy networks ** ||
 * Unit 5 |||| Chapter 15, Chapter 16, & Chapter 17

https://quizlet.com/_4mxnrh || [|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/6790556.html**] SW: SLO ||
 * **//__ Plan your life accordingly. __//** ||
 * Date || Activities / Homework / Evaluation ||
 * Friday 3/23 || Frontline: Trump’s Road to the White House [] ||
 * Monday 3/26 || Unit 5 Packet (Read & answer questions) DUE on 3/29/18 ||
 * Tuesday 3/27 || Unit Planner. Review 2002 exam data. ||
 * Wednesday 3/28 || Review Unit 6 Exam/ Vocabulary Review/ Unit 5 Packet DUE on 3/29/18 ||
 * Thursday 3/29 || SLO/ Unit 5 Packet DUE/ Talk about next week/ Homework: Free Response
 * Thursday 3/29 || SLO/ Unit 5 Packet DUE/ Talk about next week/ Homework: Free Response
 * Friday 3/30 || No School ||
 * Monday 4/2 || No School ||
 * Tuesday 4/3 || Snow Day ||
 * Wednesday 4/4 || Free Response DUE
 * Wednesday 4/4 || Free Response DUE

Prepare for Unit 5 Presentation ||
 * Thursday 4/5 || Presentations over Unit 5 ||
 * Friday 4/6 || Student Created Question & Answers over Policy- Due on Monday

Please watch the videos and take notes… ||  ||   ||   ||   || ||
 * Monday 4/9 || Review Question & Answers/ Vocabulary review/ Study Guide
 * Monday 4/9 || Review Question & Answers/ Vocabulary review/ Study Guide
 * Tuesday 4/10 || Vocabulary review Small group study guide ||
 * Wednesday 4/11 || ** Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz ** / Work on Study Guide (SG due on Friday)

[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/6790259.html**] SW: Cubs (Unit 5 and Spiral) || If you don't know something... look it up Go beyond the basic information... research the topic || [|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/6326518.html**] SW: Cubs || __Unit schedule is flexible and will be adjusted as needed__
 * Thursday 4/12 || Study Guide... Due on 4/13
 * Friday 4/13 || ** Test moved to Monday... Unit 5 Exam ** = 30 Questions & **__ONE__** Free Response essay (15 Spiral/ 15 from Unit 5)

You should be familiar with the following topics: What is domestic policy? The policymaking process includes what steps? What is agenda building? Describe the Medicaid system. What is the Medicare system? What did the 1990 Clean Air Act do? What did the Endangered Species Act do? What did the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 do? When does deficit spending occur? Explain the meaning of Fiscal Policy. How does the executive & legislative branch influences fiscal policy? Who was the last president to run a budget surplus? What is the difference between a progressive tax and a regressive tax? Explain the meaning of monetary Policy. Explain why the Federal Reserve Board is given independence in establishing monetary policy. What problems does Social Security face? What is foreign policy? Explain the techniques used to carry out foreign policy. What does the National Security Council (NSC) do? What is the defense policy and national security policy? Compare moral idealism and political realism. What was the SALT I a significant treaty? In 1998 what countries gained access to Nuclear weapons? What is the Monroe Doctrine? What is the Truman Doctrine?
 * Policy Study Guide: Chapter 15, 16, & 17 **