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AP American Government Review Concentration 1 Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government (5-15%) Considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution Separation of powers Federalism Theories of democratic government Key Terms Republic Pure/direct democracy Representative democracy Parliamentary democracy Presidential democracy Constitutional democracy Totalitarianism Conservatism Liberalism Absolutism Socialism Communism Dictatorship Oligarchy Theocracy Absolute monarchy Divine right Constitutional or limited democracy Natural law Common law Natural rights National sovereignty State sovereignty Confederation Division of power Interstate commerce Intrastate commerce Domestic tranquility General welfare

The Federalist Papers : No. 51 To the People of the State of New York:

John Locke: Second Treatise, Of Civil Government-Assignment Ideas (Woll 3-9) Your rubric is if the main points are there, and they are under 125 words.? It is either an A or an F.? Below I have listed a few questions to assist you as your complete this assignment. You do not have to answer each question, but if you would like you may use them to guide your writing. 1. How does Locke describe the state of nature? 2. Why do people leave the state of nature and join a political society by establishing a government? 3. Under what conditions can government be dissolved? 4. Do you agree with Locke?s general ideas/concepts regarding individuals and government? 5. If Locke were alive today where would he stand on what we have come to expect/demand from our government today?

Chapter 1 Vocabulary AP US Gov Name ______________ Smith Period _____ Date _____ Directions: Match the term with its definition. Place the correct letter on the line beside each definition. (21 points) _____1. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public?s preferences. _____2. Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share _____3. All the activities use by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. Voting is an example. _____4. The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. People?s interest, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers.

AP BIO EQUATIONS AND FORMULAS REVIEW SHEET #1 Formulas: Mode = value that occurs most frequently in a data set Median = middle value that separates the greater and lesser halves of a data set Mean = sum of all data points divided by the number of data points Range = value obtained by subtracting the smallest observation (sample minimum) from the greatest (sample maximum) Standard Deviation = where = mean and n = size of the sample Example problem: One of the lab groups collected the following data for the heights (in cm) of their Wisconsin Fast Plants: 5.4 7.2 4.9 9.3 7.2 8.1 8.5 5.4 7.8 10.2 Find the mode, median, mean, and range. Show your work where necessary. 4.9 5.4 5.4 7.2 7.2 7.8 8.1 8.5 9.3 10.2 Mode:__5.4, 7.2 ___