Friday Aug 30th 1/2 Day & Tuesday Sept 3rd 1.6 Principles of American Government

Learning Targets: 1.6

Explain the constitutional principles of separation of powers and checks and balances. Explain the implications of separation of powers and checks and balances for the U.S. political system.

Essential Knowledge:

The powers allocated to Congress, the president, and the courts demonstrate the separation of powers and checks and balances features of the U.S. Constitution.

Federalist No. 51 explains how constitutional provisions of separation of powers and checks and balances control abuses by majorities.
Activity # 1
Download the Federalist 51 PDF. Save the PDF to your AP Gov folder on your desktop (or wherever you made your folder) and complete the walkthrough on the PDF using Preview and save it in your folder. Once you finish, move on to Activity #2


Activity # 2

Log in to AP Classroom (It sucks I know). Then complete quizzes 1.4 and 1.5
Homework: