The paradox of mass politics is that the American political system works as well as it does given: the discomforting lack of public knowledge about politics. Click to set custom HTML
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Political socialization is the “study of the developmental processes by which people of all ages and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes, and behaviors”. These agents of socialization influence to different degrees an individual's political opinions: family, media, peers, education, religion, faith, race, gender, age and geography. These factors and many others that people are introduced to as they grow up will affect their political views throughout the rest of their lives. Political beliefs are often formed during childhood, as parents pass down their ideologies to their children and so on. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to decline hearing a series of appeals cases on same-sex marriage will have the effect of immediately legalizing gay marriage in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. When combined with the 19 states (and the District of Columbia) that had previously legalized same-sex marriage, these states have a collective population of roughly 165 million, according to 2013 census figures.
AP US GOPO - The whole thing would be useful.
Government- Only listen to Hobbes/Locke Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. -James Madison
The summer reading assignment for The Prince an Hardball: How Politics is Played, Told By One Who Knows the Game is due on the second day of school in September. You will pick up Hardball from me before you leave for the summer, and you will find a copy of The Prince here or can pick up a paper copy to mark up. This assignment will count as your first project and test grades. Complete details on your summer assignment can be found here and the Google Drive instructions here.
AP US Gov Study Recommendation Set your DVRs for Saturday, May 10 @ 8:15 pm. The Two Teachers behind "Cram for the Exam" will be hosting their AP Exam Review on C-SPAN. Here's their past reviews. Check out their YouTube Channel. TONS of great review. |
About Mr. BradleyI am happily married to the most amazing person in the world, Rachel (she also happens to be the smartest, funniest, and hardest working person I have ever met). I am also blessed with two amazing kids: Aidan and Olivia. When I am not with them, I am teaching high school English and social studies in my hometown of Springport, MI, which just so happens to be the greatest job on earth. Archives
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