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AP® Government and Politics: United States
Course Id: 854

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Course Overview
Institution	zzzThe VHS Collaborative (YL)
Subject	Social Studies Core
Education Level	High School - AP
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Course Description
AP Government and Politics: United States is a college level course designed for highly motivated students who have a strong interest in the area of American government. The course approaches government and politics in the United States from an analytical perspective, and involves both the study of general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific case studies. Students should expect assignments of significant required reading each week, as well as required participation in many group discussions and activities as we analyze the Constitution as a document and investigate its use as the foundation of our government. Students will interpret and evaluate documents related to American government and be expected to write well-structured essays.

Students are expected to register for and to take the Advanced Placement Government exam in May at their school.

Students enrolled in Advanced Placement VHS courses are required to take the AP exam, and are required to report their AP examination scores to VHS (note: students who are failing their AP class are not required to take the exam). Upon receipt of the student's exam score, each score will be recorded by VHS and assigned an anonymous tracking number to ensure student anonymity and confidentiality. By enrolling in an AP VHS class, the student authorizes their school site coordinator and school administration to report AP examination scores to VHS. Exam results will not affect the student's VHS grade or future enrollment in VHS courses.

This course has recommended summer reading.Students are encouraged to complete and submit the summer assignment for extra credit. The summer assignments will help students prepare for the course as well as the AP exam.

Delivery Method

Internet

Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access

Prerequisites
Technology requirements:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Word or Windows Wordpad
Windows Media Player
High speed internet connection preferred (for viewing videos)

Other Information
This course does not include registration for the AP Exam Offering. Students planning to take the AP exam are required to register and sit locally for the AP Exam.

Course Materials
Virtual High School will have course materials, if any, shipped directly to students. While there is no additional cost for course materials, there is an additional charge for return shipping. Students are required to return such course materials to course instructor upon completion of the course.

Courses and course detail are subject to change without notice.