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A.P. Government
This course explores the foundations and mechanisms of the American polity.
by Donald R. Schels
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Teacher Assignments

Teacher Entries

Patriot Act 4/30
Descriptive Representation (Periods 2 & 8) 2/12
Your Political Socialization (periods 2 and 8) 12/5
Periods 2 and 8: To Engage or Not to Engage? 11/29
Period 8 Voting and Democracy 10/24
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Period 2 Hardball Could one make a case for playing "reverse" Hardball or should one play it safe and stick to the rules Matthews lays out? Why or why not would this tactic be effective?

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About the Blogger
Mr. Schels was born in 1967 in Westwood, New Jersey, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. He read history, law and American Studies at Rutgers and Columbia Universities. After practicing law for 7 years as a civil trial attorney, he went through Connecticut's Alternate Route for Teacher Certification, and has been teaching since 1999. He lives in Trumbull with his wife, Marcia and two children, Tyler, 17 and Kaitlyn, 12. Hobbies include reading, cooking, gardening, tennis, music (classical trumpet) and crossword puzzles. Also - big Yankee fan!
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