AP NSL Government - Summer Homework Assignment

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1 Name AP NSL Government - Summer Homework Assignment Welcome to Springbrook s AP NSL Government! This course is designed to: prepare you for the Advanced Placement exam for U.S. Government and Politics prepare you to pass the Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) develop the learning skills required for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme To help you get ready for the course, print out this packet and complete the required tasks. The due date for this packet is the first day of class, September 5, The deadline for the packet is Friday, September 8. Criteria for Success (graded as Homework for Practice/ Preparation) Task 1 No evidence of completion Task is partially complete, with several errors or Task is mostly complete, with few errors or Task is complete, with minimal errors and no Task 2 No evidence of completion Task is partially complete, with several errors or Task is mostly complete, with few errors or Task is complete, with minimal errors and no Task 3 No evidence of completion Task is partially complete, with several errors or Task is mostly complete, with few errors or Task is complete, with minimal errors and no Total Grade /30 points Resources needed: International Baccalaureate (IB) website Springbrook High School website College Board website- AP United States Government and Politics Course Overview litics National Constitution Center website

2 Task #1- What is IB? What is MYP? Learning Objectives describe elements of the IBDP and the MYP identify traits of the IB Learner Profile Directions: Navigate the IB s and Springbrook s websites to complete the following: Identify the six subject groups of the IB Diploma Programme s curriculum. Put an asterisk next to the subject group that includes Springbrook s social studies courses. Describe the three elements make up the DP Core TOK EE CAS Identify the group of students participate in Springbrook s Middle Years Programme. Describe the MYP Personal Project. Identify the ten characteristics of the IB Learner Profile:

3 Identify which of the Learner Profiles is your strength, and give an example of when you showed this. Identify which of the Learner Profiles you need to develop, and explain how this can help you. Task #2- What is AP? Learning Objectives identify the content assessed on the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam describe the AP exam Directions: Navigate the College Board s website to complete the following: Identify the six topics covered on the AP exam for U.S. Government and Politics, and the approximate percentage of time we will spend on each topic: Topic Percent Identify which topic or topics overlap with content from 8th grade US History.

4 Identify the following about the Advanced Placement exam: what is the cost of the Advanced Placement exam? what is the day, date, and time of the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam? how long is the exam, and what is the format of the exam? how is the exam scored? what is considered qualified? when do you find out your score? what percentage of test-takers are considered qualified? Task #3- What will we learn? Learning Objectives complete orientation to the United States Constitution Directions: Navigate the National Constitution Center s Interactive Constitution to respond to the following: The United States Constitution is divided into an introduction (Preamble) and seven sections (Articles). Identify the content of each section in the table below: Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII

5 The Constitution has been modified (amended) 27 times since it was ratified. Identify the contents of the amendments based on the Interactive Constitution s summary. Amendment I Amendment II Amendment III Amendment IV Amendment V Amendment VI Amendment VII Amendment VIII Amendment IX Amendment X Amendment XI Amendment XII Amendment XIII Amendment XIV Amendment XV Amendment XVI Amendment XVII Amendment XVIII Amendment XIX Amendment XX Amendment XXI Amendment XXII Amendment XXIII Amendment XXIV Amendment XXV Amendment XXVI Amendment XXVII

6 Constitutional amendments can be classified into seven categories by function or purpose. The categories are: Match the group of amendments with the seven categories. A. Amendments 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26 B. Amendments 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 21, 27 C. Amendment 22 D. Amendments 16, 18 E. Amendments 12, 20, 25 F. Amendments 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 G. Amendments 13, 14 Amendments that add power to the national government Amendments that reduce the power of the electorate Amendments that deny power to the national government Amendments that make changes in the machinery of government Amendments that limit the power of state governments Amendments that protect the rights of the individual Amendments that expand the electorate

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