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__AP United States Government and Justice:__
1. Open the Course Description PDF file. 2. Skim through the overall description of the course: look through the format, the curriculum outline, sample questions, etc. 3. What is the format of your exam: how many questions and what types of questions? 4. What content area makes up the largest part of your exam? What area makes up the least? 5. List three topics you are most interested in studying in this AP course. Explain what interests you about these topics. 6. Write at least three questions you have about the AP exam and process. 7. Scroll down to the “Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies” section. Open the article titled //“Executive Power: Teaching through Current Events.”// 8. Read through the article. In one to two paragraphs, summarize your thoughts on this article. Do you agree with the main argument? Why or why not? Questions/Comments/Connections? What are the limits of legislative and executive power? When must executive imperialism be checked?

Answers: 3) The format of my exam are 55 multiple-choice questions which take 45 minutes and a free- response question that is consisting of five short answer concepts, 1 conceptual analysis question, and two country- context questions . THe total given amount of time is two hours and 25 minutes. The type of questions are kind of logic and a few in specific on the location and date, they also give you four answer options to choose which is the right answer. 4) //The Political Institution//, //Sovereignty, Authority//,//and Power//, //Citizens, Society, and the State//, and the //Political and Economic Change// makes up the largest part of the exam. //Introduction to Comparative Politics// and //Public Policy// make the least part of the exam. 5)The three topics that I am interested in are the //Introduction to Comparative Politics//, //Sovereignty, Authority, and Power//, and //Citizens, Society, and State.// For the first one, knowing the introduction is the important start of understanding the subject topic of my intest in general. The second one is because I want to know the how and why on the use of power in the government; it is like making the parts of how they manage on this competitive and persuasive world is going on. The last one is my favorite because it is the important connection between the people and the government; how strong is it and what has it become at the cause. 6) Questions: 8) The article, //"Executive Power: teaching through the Current Events",// by Andrew Rudlevige, has more of a one side to it. They talk about how much power needed for the President and/or the branches of the government and how much control of the power, the limit used in military combat within and outside their nation. There are the major events in the U.S. and it was the decisions the Presidential and the government have to take to the cause of it, knowing that it may have a risk to it no matter the amount. It seems to me that what President did when the symbol of terrorism have become open, he immediately goes into action. It went into the violation of privacy in our communications of there is any hint that one is a terrorist itself. Now, wire tapping is illegal except if it is being permitted to. This sort of reckless action from the presidential branch is going way out of hand. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I think that time, the government and the President was going uneasy on the fear of the event 9/11. The war against terrorism was a long and hard situation and the society is having a traumatic breakdown which also unites them. The thing is that they have become overwhelmed by issue, that the problems in our society have been on hold. Now, the power of the President should have a limit on it. Even if it is by permission of the Head, it needs to have a compromise by the government branch. I think if everyone work together and think together, there can be a much better solution on a major problem of our nation. The limits of the legislative and the executive branch should be on themselves, meaning they should take care of their sides, but, if they are being involved, they need to think of their other sides to make up thier decision.
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