Click here to link to the College Board website, where you can find information about the national A. P. Government &
Politics Test on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the morning.
On Monday, February 27th, we shall complete our study of Chapter 10, elections by studying general election campaigns and outcomes.  On Tuesday our students will take their quiz over Chapters 9-10. On Wednesday and Thursday we shall discuss Chapter 11, Congress. On Friday we shall have our weekly current events discussion.
Click here to view a presentation regarding Chapter 9
Click here to view a presentation regarding Chapter 10
Click here to view a presentation regarding Chapter 11
A. P. Government
and Politics--6th Pd.
Click here to view a presenation showing the CA standards for Government
Click here to view a presentation showing the CA standards for Economics
Weekly Current Events Reports are due this Friday. Click here for an example of a current events report.
NO Chapter vocabulary is due this week. Click here for a WVR example from AP Psych
Here are some websites that complement our in-class and textbook learning.
         Here are some general websites for the year. 
Click here to learn more about Presidents of the United States.
Click here to learn more about the U. S. House of Representatives
Click here to learn more about the U. S. Senate
Click here to access the website of the Library of Congress--an excellent
sourse for issues on government and economics
Click here to learn more about the Executive Branch
Click here to learn more about the United States Supreme Court
Click here to learn more about the government of the State of California.
      Click here to learn more about general economics.
Click here to learn more about the Federal Reserve Board and its powers and responsibilities        
Click here to see the New York Stock Exchange Website
Click here to find free stock quotes    Click here for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Click here to visit the website for the Securities  & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Click here to visit an excellent website that helps define economics terms
Connect to Mr. Simoncini's Columbia College Political Science Course page
Back to Mr. Simoncini's home page
Weekly current events rotation for: Know Nothings: political cartoons; Frank Matthews Party: national issues; Peace and Freedom Party: international issues; Federalists: state and local issues; Nativists: oped pieces
Click here to view an MS Word document that provides the course syllabus, including the course outline, grading criteria and classroom rules. Click here to view model term paper 1 and here to view model term paper 2.  Click here to view requirements for class notebooks.
Click here to view an MS Word document that shows the general day-by-day lesson plan, with homework assignments, by month for the 2011-2012 school year--previous months, current month and future months
Click here to view online information about our textbook
Stanislaus County Library Website