HERE IT IS! Your "AP American Government" Page!
(Yes, it’s plain for now, but it’s the knowledge herein that really counts
J )
Things worth reading no matter what (hyperlinks coming soon):
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Unit 1: Constitutional Principles |
Unit 2: Political Beliefs and Behaviors |
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Unit 3: Political Parties, Interest Groups, and the Mass Media |
Unit 4: Policymaking Institutions |
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Unit 5: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties |
Unit 6: National Policy |
Top Priority News:
I STARTED A BLOG! It’s here. I’ll post news stories and whatnot there, and you can comment on them all as well as (I hope) each other’s. Here are the rules:
- Email me with the blog nickname you want to use, OR just use your first name and last initial. Sorry to insult your intelligence by having to say this, but DO NOT EVER POST YOUR FULL NAME!
- Email me a story you’d like to see on the blog, and if I like it too, I’ll put it up.
- Comment on the stories I put up to your heart’s content. I’m hoping for a good old marketplace-of-ideas sort of thing here, where you comment on each other’s comments, we come closer to the truth as it exists out there by way of spirited debate, and we extend the VERY short period of time we have in class to this blog.
- The quantity and quality of your comments and contributions will count toward your overall participation score. It won’t count against you to NOT blog here, but you’ll be missing out if you don’t.
Bill Clinton. You HAVE to watch his interview on Fox News Sunday—the unedited one. It’s a riot J
I got to thinking about the postindustrial economy, and this article seems to confirm and contradict something about it at the same time.
There’s a little over a month to go in the 2006 election campaigns, and here’s an example of how the mud gets generated, how it flings, and who’s doing the flinging. . .
This is why Michigan’s election campaign will take center stage in the national elections...
"Club Gitmo"?—This Bill is the GOP shoring up a potentially vulnerable political weakness.
If Muslims didn’t get upset at ads like this one, would you really care?
Keep at least one eye on the Middle East at all times...
Yes, things in Iraq are pretty bad when this is going on regularly...
...but are they really that bad when this has now happened?
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER:
The Book’s Companion Site, with chapter headings, practice quizzes, and whatnot.
The 2006 Election Guide from the New York Times. A decent start when checking things out.
Stories on my mind (perhaps they should be on yours too?)
"The Left’s Crimes of Silence" (a few years old, but still somewhat useful)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s interview with Time Magazine
An Interview with Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, USA (ret) about a new book he’s written about what the US should do to maintain global supremacy
A DeVos slam on Granholm; perhaps you’ve seen it already?
I laughed when I went here, particularly at the innovation concerning who popped up and stayed on the page...
A Granholm slam on DeVos (you’ll need QuickTime to view it)
FROM AMELIA: Mitch Albom – read his latest and tell me in class where you think he is on the political spectrum...
In the realm of Comparative Politics (hyperlinks coming soon):
Great Britain/The European Union and Whatnot
Russia/The Former Soviet Union
The People’s Republic of China
Nigeria
Mexico
Iran