Important Information
AP Gov Syllabus
Unit 1 Guide
Current Events Guidelines
Sample Format for Current Events

Thursday, September 3, 2015

In class today, we discussed the features of a sovereign state and created our own sovereign states.

Today's Lecture Slides
Handouts from class

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

In class today, we examined political philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.  In particular, we considered their understandings of the social contract, the state of nature, and the appropriate type of government.

Handouts from class

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

In class today, we reviewed the syllabus and Unit 1 guide, checked out textbooks, reviewed expectations for current events, and took a pretest for the course.  Materials handed out in class can be found on the left.