Homework for Spring Break

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Homework for Spring Break

• AP U.S. Government
• April 7-11

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Homework for Spring Break

• In the back of your textbook are AP Test Prep
  exams.
• They are on pages AP-1 to AP-41.

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Homework for Spring Break

• Over the break you are to do the exams for
  chapters 1 to 3
• Introduction page AP-1
• Constitution page AP-3
• Federalism page AP-5

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Homework for Spring Break

• Also write two free response essays. They are
• The 2nd essay in chapter 1, about forms of
  representative democracy.
• The 2nd essay in chapter 3, about federalism in
  the Constitution.

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Homework for Spring Break

• Simply use a sheet of notebook paper and put
  down your selected answers.
• When finished, check your answers on the pages
  where the answers are located
• Pages AP-42 to AP-47.

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Homework for Spring Break

• Do not look at the answers until youve done the
  exams and the FRQs!
• That defeats the whole purpose of the exercise!

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Homework for Spring Break

• Then select one question from each exam that you
  missed or had trouble with, and write a brief
  paragraph explaining it correctly.
• Include a citation of where in the text you
  found the correct answer.

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Homework for Spring Break

• Also after assessing your essays, write down the
  things you got incorrect or missed in each one
  right after each essay you wrote.

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Homework for Spring Break

• Write only with complete sentences!
• Unacceptable The part about Federalism.
• Acceptable I missed the complete definition of
  the elastic clause, which is the extent to which
  Congress may make any laws necessary and proper