AP Comparative Government and Politics Chattahoochee High School

AP Comparative Government and Politics Chattahoochee High School – Mrs. Adams adamss 8@fultonschools. org

Approach to the Course � Key Concepts and Overview – 1 st Unit � Approximately � Country � 6 4 weeks Specific Units – 6 Units Countries!! Approximately 2 weeks each � Review and Test Preparation – 1 -2 weeks Buckle Up! And be prepared to fly through these units!

Themes and Countries of Study � Introduction to Comparative Politics � Sovereignty, Authority, and Power � Political Institutions � Citizens, Society, and the State � Political and Economic Change � Public Policy Nigeria, Great Britain, Mexico, Iran, Russia, China

Ideal Student Profile A student who will be successful in this class – 1. Has genuine interest in understanding the way the rest of the worlds political and economic systems function. 2. Received an 85 or higher in US Government or US History 3. Has roughly an hour a night to devote to reading, vocab and studying.

AP Macroeconomics Spring Semester Chattahoochee High School – Mrs. Adams adamss 8@fultonschools. org

What It’s All About � Economics describes how societies or individuals make decisions with scarce resources � Macroeconomics analyzes those decisions on a MACRO level – it looks at the actions of entire countries and societies as opposed to looking at specific products and markets � The course focuses on economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, and international economics

AP Macro Content Topics Macro = the entire interconnected economy � GDP, Unemployment, Business Cycle, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, International Trade • Major Content Domains � I. II. IV. V. VII. Basic Economic Concepts Measurement of Economic Performance National Income and Price Determination Financial Sector Inflation, Unemployment, and Stabilization Policies Economic Growth and Productivity Open Economy: International Trade and Finance

Math Correlation • AP Econ (especially AP Micro) correlates with success in upper-level math courses much more than it correlates with success in Social Studies courses. Math Course Co. Enrollment Avg AP Econ grade Ga Tech Calculus 93%* AP Calculus BC 91%* AP Calculus AB 85% Pre-calculus 77% AMDM 74% * No student has ever received a failing grade

Typical Macro graph FRQ