Can you think of examples in American Government of each type of Federalism?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Understanding Federalism
Can you think of examples in American Government of each type of Federalism?
Unit I: Constitutional Underpinnings
Description: This unit will focus on the doctrines and historical background related to the Constitution. The key principles, such as federalism and separation of powers, the ideological and philosophical underpinnings of American government, and theories informing interpretations of the Constitution including democratic theory, republicanism, pluralism, and elitism will be studied.
Topics:
- Greek and Roman Philosophers
- Direct vs. indirect democracies
- Characteristics of American Democracy
- Origins of a New Nation
- Articles of Confederation
- The Constitutional Convention
- Federalists & Anti-Federalists
- Amendment Process
- Separation of Powers
- Federalism
- Checks and Balances
POWERPOINTS:
Essentials of the State - Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
HANDOUTS: To be distributed
The U.S. Constitution
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The Republic - Plato
HANDOUTS: To be distributed
Hobbes v Locke
Great Britain & the U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation Notes
Great Britain & the U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation Notes
VOCABULARY
Aristocracy Capitalism Democracy Direct democracy Free market economy Indirect (representative) democracy Majority rule Mercantile system Monarchy Natural law Oligarchy Personal liberty Popular consent Popular sovereignty Republic Social contract theory Anti-Federalists Articles of Confederation Bill of Rights 1st & 2nd Continental Congresses | Checks and balances Committees of Correspondence Confederation Declaration of Elastic Clause Enumerated Powers Federal system The Federalist Papers Federalists Great (or Implied powers Necessary and proper clause Separation of Powers Stamp Act Congress Supremacy clause Tenth Amendment Three-fifths Compromise Virginia Plan Bill of attainder Block grant Categorical grant | Concurrent Powers Contract with Cooperative federalism Dual federalism Elitism Enumerated powers Ex post facto law Fiscal Federalism Federalism Implied powers Intergovernmental lobby Interstate Commerce Clause Judicial review Mandates (funded vs. unfunded) Preemption Pluralism Reserve (police) powers Sovereign immunity Marbury v. Gibbons v. McCulloch v. Maryland(1819) |
Suggested Readings
The following readings can provide a good background and foundation in the material covered in this course. Please click on the title to view the readings. Those that do not have links could not be found in full text online. Unless otherwise indicated I will attempt to retrieve copies for students interested in the additional reading.
- Federalist # 10 – James Madison
- Federalist # 51 – James Madison
- Democracy in
- Where Have All the Voters Gone? – Martin Wattenberg
- Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes
- What Democracy is...and is Not - Philippe C. Schmitter & Terry Lynn Karl (Copies Available, pgs 79-85)
- The Philosopher King (from The Republic) - Plato
- 2nd Treatise of Civil Government - John Locke
AP Government Exam Information
The 2009 U.S. Government & Politics AP Exam will be on Monday, May 4, at 8AM
The following skills, abilities, and knowledge are tested in the exam:
- Knowledge of important facts, concepts, and theories pertaining to U.S. government and politics
- Understanding of typical patterns of political processes and behavior and their consequences (including the components of political behavior, the principles used to explain or justify various government structures and procedures, and the political effects of these structures and procedures)
- Ability to analyze and interpret basic data relevant to U.S. government and politics
The AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam is two hours and 25 minutes long. In Section I, students are given 45 minutes to answer 60 multiple-choice questions; in Section II, they must answer 4 mandatory free-response questions in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
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