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UNIT 3 "S.W.K.T." FROM COLLEGE BOARD REDESIGN
UNIT 3 VOCAB (3A Opinion & Ideology, 3B Voting & Elections)
UNIT 3​ WHAT I SHOULD KNOW
​UNIT 3 WORKBOOK
VOCAB DUE ON TEST DAY - Government By the People (Magleby, Light, Nemacheck)
Pg. 224 (32 terms)
Pg. 262 (17 terms)
 
 

LESSON 14 - Political Opinions and Public Opinion (204-215)
Teacher Notes

 
 

LESSON 15 - Political Ideology  (215-231)
Teacher Notes

 
 

​LESSON 16 - Voting Choices (232-236)
Teacher Notes

Quick Notes  Readings
    1. VOTER ID: CONFUSION ON TOP OF CHAOS
    2. THE WORST VOTER TURNOUT IN 72 YEARS​​
    3. BEHIND TRUMP'S VICTORY: DIVISIONS BY RACE, GENDER, EDUCATION
    4. AN EXAMINATION OF THE 2016 ELECTORATE
TOP 5 MUST KNOW TERMS

  1. RATIONAL-CHOICE VOTING
  2. PROSPECTIVE VOTING
  3. RETROSPECTIVE VOTING
  4. VOTER REGISTRATION
  5. GENDER GAP

Videos
  1. THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. (4:30)
  2. WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE HAVE A VOTER ID? (1:53)
  3. WHY ARE VOTER ID LAWS SO CONTROVERSIAL? (1:47)
  4. ​SHOULD YOU BE FORCED TO VOTE? (3:47)
  5. DEMOGRAPHICS OF VOTING (15:30)
  6. ​CAN POLITICAL PARTIES STOP YOU FROM VOTING? (2:40)
  7. ARE VOTER ID LAWS REALLY A BAD IDEA? (3:02)
  8. WHY TUESDAY? REFORM (3:01)
  9. WHY DO WE VOTE ON TUESDAY? (3:27)
  10. WHY TUESDAY? IN NERDLAND (5:06)
  11. U.S. ELECTIONS: HOW DO THEY WORK? (4:26)
  12. ​RANKED CHOICE VOTING VS. THE CORRUPT ESTABLISHMENT (4:08)
 
 

LESSON 17 - Elections; Running for Congress (240-245, 247-254)
​Teacher Notes

Quick Notes  Practice FRQs Readings
  1. GAINS/LOSSES FOR PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN THE HOUSE
  2. DIVIDED GOVERNMENT: PARTY CONTROL 
  3. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GERRYMANDERING
  4. BEST EXPLANATION OF GERRYMANDERING
  5. HOW TO GERRYMANDER YOUR WAY TO A HUGE ELECTION VICTORY
TOP 5 MUST KNOW TERMS

  1. FIXED TERMS
  2. WINNER-TAKE-ALL SYSTEM
  3. SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT
  4. PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
  5. ​COATTAIL EFFECT

​Videos
  1. THE PROBLEM W/ FIRST PAST THE POST VOTING (6:30)
  2. THE ALTERNATIVE VOTE EXPLAINED (4:26)
  3. ​GERRYMANDERING (3:52)
  4. WHAT IS GERRYMANDERING? (3:05)
  5. GERRYMANDERING AND RACE (2:30)
  6. ​VOTE JERRY MANDERING (1:24)
  7. HOW POLITICIANS RIG ELECTIONS (2:45)
  8. THE CRAZY SHAPE OF POLITICS: GERRYMANDERED DISTRICTS (3:05)
 
 
LESSON 18 - Running for President (255-263)
Teacher Notes
Quick Notes  Practice FRQs Readings
  1. PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY CHART 1, PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY CHART 2
  2. PATH TO A PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
  3. HOW THE IOWA CAUCUSES WORK
  4. THE IOWA CAUCUSES, EXPLAINED
  5. HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
  6. ELECTORAL MAP: BUILDING A PATH TO VICTORY
  7. WHAT THE HECK IS A SUPER-DELEGATE?
  8. HOW TO PICK A VEEP: EIGHT HISTORICAL CRITERIA
TOP 5 MUST KNOW TERMS

  1. PRIMARY
  2. CAUCUS
  3. NATIONAL CONVENTION​
  4. PRIMARY ELECTION
  5. GENERAL ELECTION

Videos
  1. HOW REPUBLICAN PARTY DELEGATES ARE SELECTED (5:29)
  2. HOW DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES ARE SELECTED (5:35)
  3. POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAUCUSES (3:48)
  4. PRIMARY ELECTIONS EXPLAINED (5:19)
  5. WHAT IS A CAUCUS? (2:23)
  6. CAUCUSES EXPLAINED (3:31)
  7. HOW THE IOWA CAUCUS WORKS (2:03)
  8. HOW DOES THE IOWA CAUCUS WORK: LEGO EDITION (2:00)
  9. IOWA CAUCUS: ANIMATED EDITION! (4:52)
  10. HOW DOES A CAUCUS WORK ANYWAY? (3:37)
  11. PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES (1:43)
  12. PRIMARY AND CAUCUSES - KHAN ACADEMY (8:12)
  13. U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2016/2017 (5:23)​
 
 
LESSON 19 - Electoral College (243-248, 274-276, 349-350) 
Teacher Notes
Quick Notes   Practice FRQs ​Readings  
TOP 5 MUST KNOW TERMS

  1. ELECTORS
  2. ELECTORAL COLLEGE
  3. ELECTION DAY
  4. DAY ELECTORS VOTE AND WHEN VOTES ARE COUNTED
  5. INAUGURATION DAY

Videos
  1. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? (5:02)
  2. ELECTING A US PRESIDENT IN PLAIN ENGLISH (3:42)
  3. ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (2:00)
  4. ELECTORAL COLLEGE - KHAN ACADEMY (11:09)
  5. ELECTORAL COLLEGE: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE POPULAR VOTE (3:43)
  6. U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SYSTEM (3:45) 
  7. HOW THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORKS (4:42)
  8. DOES YOUR VOTE COUNT? - ELECTORAL COLLEGE (5:21)
  9. WHAT IF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS TIED? (3:36)
  10. TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE (6:30)
  11. ALTERNATIVE VOTE EXPLAINED (4:26)
  12. ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING - WHY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RUINS DEMOCRACY (4:46)
  13. ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION (36:09)
 
 
UNIT 3 EXTRAS