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  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
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    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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6-3: Oversight of the Bureaucracy

Previous Class (Functions of the Bureaucracy)
Next Class (Intro to Judicial Branch)

Objective: Explain how Congress conducts oversight of the bureaucracy.


Starter: What has happened to the number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles driven in the US over the past 70 years?

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1.How accurate was your prediction?

2.What is the biggest surprise in this data?

3.What is the big story this chart tells?

4.Why do you think the death rate has been reduced so significantly over the past 70 years?

5.Do you think we have regulated car safety enough or do you think we should continue to improve safety measures?

6.What impact did the introduction of the seat belt have on car safety?

7.Based on this data, What would you say to someone who says that regulations don't work?

8.What are some things other than cars that the federal government regulates?

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9.Some people say that gun regulations don't work. Does this information make you feel like the U.S. should do more to regulate guns in America?

10.The Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Do you read the Second Amendment to outlaw regulations on guns?

11.Of course, what you think about the Second Amendment doesn't have the effect of law. What group's opinion on the Second Amendment would have the effect of law? And what part of government would carry out any rulings, laws, or executive orders regarding guns?

12.Let's say you wanted the Congress to make a law regulating guns the way we regulate cars. What are the most effective steps you could take to try to influence Congress?


Don't Cut My Department

  1. Each agency will present in the order from lowest to highest current budget.
  2. The combined budget of all 10 agencies is $182.4 billion.  Our task is to reduce that down to $140 billion by cutting or reorganizing departments based on their merits.
  3. As each agency presents, take notes on the best reasons to increase, maintain, or decrease funding.  Be prepared to ask and answer questions as each agency presents.
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Closer: Explain how the Congress ensures that executive branch agencies and departments carry out their responsibilities.

  • Make a claim here!
  • Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
  • Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.
  • Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective.

Journal Review due Wednesday

Guidelines here!

Next Class: Structure of the Federal Courts

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  • Home
  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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