Welcome to AP US Government and Politics: AP GoPo! In this class, I will be a facilitator who will ask you hard questions, prompt your own questions, and point you towards answers. It’s going to be great fun collaborating as we learn more about the vital world of politics. I love learning about government and politics and I think you will too.
Goals
This year we will not just learn politics; we will also do politics. As Goethe said, “Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.” I hope that by mixing theory, facts, relevant contemporary issues, and opportunities to act on your knowledge you will have the tools necessary to become political. So sit back, relax, and get political. It’s not just a class; it’s reality.
Big Questions and Critical Skills
A number of big questions animate this course. We won’t answer all of our questions, but our engagement of the questions will lead us to knowledge and insight.
Here are some examples of the big questions that will carry our inquiry: