APGovernmentSummerAssignment,2016‐2017
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WelcometoAPGovernment!Togetyouexcitedandpreparedforthecoursewehavethreesummer
assignmentsthataredueonthefirstdayofclass,August29,2016:
Assignment#1FederalistPapers(DothisoneinJune!)
o WhatweretheFederalistPapers?ReadFederalistPaper#10andFederalistPaper#51.
Bothdocumentscanbefoundat:http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers.
o CompletetheattachedreadingguideforbothFederalistPapers.
o Yourresponsestothereadingguideshouldbetypedandprintedout.
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Assignment#2U.S.ConstitutionReadingGuide(DothisoneinJuly!)
o ReadtheU.S.Constitutionandcompletetheattachedreadingguide.TheU.S.Constitution
canbefoundat:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html#preamble.
o CompletetheattachedreadingguidefortheConstitution
o Yourresponsestothereadingguideshouldbetypedandprintedout.
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APGovernmentscavengerhunt(DothisoneinAugust!)
o ReviewandbecomefamiliarwiththeAPCollegeBoardU.S.Governmentwebsite:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_usgov.html?usgovpol
o TheCollegeBoardwebsiteisanexcellentresourceforstudentstouseforinformation
throughoutthecourse.LogontotheCollegeBoardandreadtheintroductiontoAPUS
Government.AnswerthequestionsfromtheCollegeBoardwebsiteonthelastpageof
thispacket.
o YoumaywritedirectlyontheScavengerHuntsheet.
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Federalist10and51ReadingGuide
Directions:ReadFederalist10and51andanswerthefollowingquestions.Usecompletesentencesandwrite
theanswertoincludethequestion(donotrewritethequestionthenfollowwiththeanswer.Ishouldbeable
togleanthequestionfromyouranswer).Usedirectquotestosupportyourresponse.Thequestionsarein
orderoftheiranswerwithinthereading.Thedocumentscanbefoundonlineat:
http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers
Federalist10
1.SummarizehowMadisonfeelsabout“factions”.
2.Definefaction.
3.IfMadisonwerealivetoday,whatfactionswouldhesee?
4.Whataretwomethodsofcuringthemischiefoffactions?Wouldthisbepossibletoday?
5.Whataretwomethodsofremovingthecauses?Wouldthisbepossibletoday?
6.HowdoesMadisonfeelaboutthefirstremedy?Why?
7.HowdoesMadisonfeelaboutthesecondremedy?Why?
8.WhatdoesMadisonsayaboutthecausesoffactions?Isthistruetoday?
9.WhatdoesMadisonsayissourceoffactions?Isthistruetoday?
10.Howshouldtheseinterestsberegulated?
11.Whatwillfactionsdotothegoodofthewholesociety?
12.HowdoesMadisonsaythatfactionscanbecontrolled?
13.Whatwillhappenwhenthefactionisaminority?
14.Whatwillhappenifthefactionisamajority?
15.Whatarethetwopossibilitiesofsolutions?
16.Isthereacureinapuredemocracyforthemischiefoffaction?
17.Whatpromisesthecure?
18.HowdoesRepubliccomparetoademocracy?Whichisbest?Why?
19.Whydoextensiverepublicsprovidethebestsafeguardagainstfactions?
20.Whatisthe“happycombination”thatwillcuretheproblem?
21.Whywillextendedrepublicsbeabletodobetter?
22.Whywilllargerepublicshaveanadvantageoversmallones?
23.HowwillFederalismstopthegrowthoftyranny?
Federalist51
1.WhatquestionsdoesMadisonask?
2.Whatdoesseparationofpowerrequire?
3.WhatdoesMadisonsayaboutthejudiciary?
4.WhatdoesMadisonsayaboutthemembersofeachdepartment?
5.Whatisthegreatsecurityagainstonedepartmentgrowingtoopowerful?
6.Whyisitnecessaryforambitiontocontradictambition?
7.Whowilldominatearepublicangovernment?
8.Whatistheremedyforthis?Wouldanabsolutevetoremedythis?
9.WhataretwoconsiderationsforthefederalsystemofAmerica?
10.HowdoesMadisonrepeatandcompletetheargumentinFederalist10?
TheU.S.ConstitutionReadingGuide
AnswerthefollowingquestionsasyoureadtheU.S.Constitution.Remembertousecompletesentencesthat
reflectthequestionintheanswer.
1.Summarizethe
following:
Preamble
ArticleI
ArticleII
ArticleIII
ArticleIV
ArticleV
ArticleVI
ArticleVII
2.CompareArticleIwithArticleII.Whicharticleislongerandmoredetailed?
3.IdentifytwopowersdeniedfromCongressintheConstitution.
4.HowdoestheHouseofRepresentativesdeterminetherulesofproceedings?
5.IdentifytwopowerstheConstitutionprohibitsfromthestates.
6.Whataretheeligibilityrequirementsformembersofthehouse?
7.WhataretheeligibilityrequirementsformembersoftheSenate?
8.WhataretheeligibilityrequirementsforthePresident?
9.ThepowersoftheConstitutionthatarespecificallygrantedtothebranchesofgovernmentorto
officeholdersarecalledexpressedpowers.Identifytwoexpressedpowersofeachofthe
following:
ThePresident
TheVicePresident
Congress
10.Accordingtotheprincipleofchecksandbalances,eachbranchofthegovernmentmusthave
controlovertheotherbranches.LookatthefirstthreearticlesoftheConstitutionandidentify
oneofeachtypeofchecksandbalances.IndicatewhereeachpowerislistedintheConstitution
(article/section):
HowdoestheExecutivecheckthe
Legislative?HowdoestheExecutivecheck
theJudicial?HowdoestheLegislativecheck
theExecutive?HowdoestheLegislative
checktheJudicial?HowdoestheJudicial
checktheExecutive?HowdoestheJudicial
checktheLegislative?
11.AccordingtotheConstitution,whohasthepowertodeclarewar?
12.WhatpowerdoestheConstitutiongivethepresidentintheareaofwar?
13.SeeArticleIV.ExplaintheSupremacyClauseinyourownwords.
14.WhataretwowaysthatamendmentstotheConstitutioncanbeproposed?
15.WhataretwowaysthatamendmentstotheConstitutioncanberatified?
16.Thefirst10amendmentstotheConstitutionarecalledtheBillofRights.Outlinethegeneral
purposeofeachofthose10amendments:
17.Describebrieflytheremaining17amendments:
18.Whichamendment(s)protecttherightsofwomen?
19.Whichamendment(s)protecttherightsofAfricanAmericans?
20.HowwereU.S.Senatorschosenbeforetheseventeenthamendment?
21.OutlinetheprocessforinstallingtheVicePresidentasactingPresidentagainstthewillofthe
presidentasdescribedinthetwenty‐fifthamendment.
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