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AP Government-Summer Assignment Ms. Cotton Welcome to AP Government! My name is Ms. Cotton and I will be your instructor in the fall. This summer I would like for you to purchase A People’s History of the Supreme Court by Peter Irons. You may purchase the book new or used, through any vendor you would like. The details are below: Once you have purchased the book, you will be reading the forward, the introduction, and chapters 1-7. You will have an essay exam on chapters 1-7 the first week of class, and this will be counted as a first quarter grade. There are various ways to contact me over the course of the summer if you need assistance with the material. The first is by email [email protected] The second is by Edmodo. Edmodo is the main platform that I used during the school year to provide students with their calendar, assignments, practice tests, etc. If you have never used Edmodo before you will need to create an account. If you already have an account then you will just need the group code which is 2r2buq If you have never created an Edmodo Account, you can create a new Student Account by following the steps below: 1. Obtain a 6-digit Group Code from your teacher. 2. Go to www.edmodo.com and click "Students." 3. Fill out the registration form with the Group Code, a unique username, and password. An email address is not required to sign up for a Student Account. 4. Select the “Sign up” button to complete the sign up process. You will then see the Group your teacher created in the left side panel of your account. Note: You only need one Student Account to join all your Groups AP U.S. Government Summer Assignment Ms. Cotton In order to prepare for the AP U.S. Government class, you will be required to complete the following summer assignments. There are multiple components, so please take care to read the directions carefully. 1. U.S. Constitution-Amendments. You will create a stack of vocabulary cards in quizlet (app and website-quizlet.com) in which you create a card for each of the 27 amendments to the Constitution. Each Amendment should have the number on the front of the card and then definition on the back. You will send me the link to your stack via email prior to the school year beginning. Ex. 1st Amendment: Freedom of press, speech, religion, assembly. 2. Important Supreme Court Cases. You will create a stack of vocabulary cards in quizlet (app and website-quizlet.com) in which you create a card for each of the 25 most important Supreme Court Cases of all time. Each card should have the case name on the front and pertinent information about the case on the back. You will send me the link to your stack via email prior to the school year beginning. Ex. Roe vs. Wade: In 1973 the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a state law that banned abortions except to save the life of the mother. The Court ruled that states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester. This ruling, although not the most important of all time, was immediately controversial and to this day, the court’s most recognizable. The 7-2 decision, written by Harry Blackmun was based upon the fact that the Texas law had violated Roe’s right to privacy as protected under the first, fourth, ninth, and fourteenth amendments. This is an example of an incorporation case. Your cases: 1. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) 2. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 3. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 4. Gitlow v. New York (1925) 5. Korematsu v. United States (1944) 6. Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka (1954) 7. Mapp v. Ohio (1961) 8. Engle v. Vitale (1962) 9. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) 10. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 11. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) 12. Lemon v. Kurtzman (1973) 13. Roe v. Wade (1973) 14. US v. Nixon(1974) 15. Buckley v. Valeo (1976) 16. Greg v. Georgia (1976) 17. Regents of California v. Bakke (1978) 18. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) 19. Texas v. Johnson (1989) 20. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) 21. U.S. v. Lopez (1995) 22. Veronia School District v. Acton (1995) 23. Clinton v. New York (1998) 24. Boy Scouts of America et al v. Dale (2000) 25. Grutter v Bollinger (2003) 3. Read A People’s History of the Supreme Court by Peter Irons. You are required to read the forward, the introduction, and the first seven chapters (or Section 1) of the text over the course of the summer. You will be given an essay exam the first week of school and this will satisfy this portion of the summer assignment grade. AP GOVERNMENT STUDENT CONTRACT Please fill out the following information accurately and clearly Print your name as you would like to be called Name:(Print Neatly)__________________________________________________________________ Parents’ name (s) (first/last):_____________________________Parent Email: _____________________ Parent Phone ___________________________________________ Carefully read each of the following contract terms. INITIAL each item in the space provided. When finished, both YOU and your PARENT must sign and date the contract. ______ I will read the ENTIRE course syllabus and understand that every part of the syllabus pertains to me; I know that I will be held directly and immediately accountable for my actions should I choose to violate or ignore any of those provisions. ______ I understand that this is a college course with college-level expectations, and I understand that my work will be held to a college-level standard. I understand this class will not be like non-AP classes, and that I may not earn an A for “effort.” ______ I understand that the teacher is available to help me after school, on Saturday practice/study sessions and during online office hours. ______ One objective of this course is to prepare me for the AP Government test; therefore, I will make every effort to prepare for the test on May 10, 2016. ______ I will read the text as assigned, I will take notes on the chapters, and I will bring the book to class when asked to do so by the teacher. ______ I will not cut/or intentionally be absent from this class to avoid taking tests or writing essays. ______ I will make up or turn in missed tests/work on the next class day and I understand the penalties for work marked late. ______ I will take notes on class lectures and from the text as required, I will produce essays legible to the teacher. ______ I will behave appropriately in class, treating the teacher and my fellow students with respect. I understand that failure to do so will result in disciplinary action per the student code of conduct. ______ I understand the standards for academic and participation grades, especially those that pertain to cheating, tardiness and absences; I understand the consequences for cheating and for failure to make up tardies/absences. ______ I understand that this class fulfills a graduation requirement and that I may need to remediate any part of the course should I fail. ______ I understand that the summer assignment must be completed for the first week of school or I will receive a zero for the summer assignment as part of my first quarter average and may be removed from the course. This also goes for the essay exam on the first 7 chapters of A People’s History of the Supreme Court by Peter Irons. STUDENT Signature: ______________________________________ Date_______________________ PARENT Signature (please PRINT FULL NAME and then SIGN that YOU have also READ the contract Printed Name: ________________________________Signature_________________________________