1. SUMMARIZE the article (3-4 SENTENCES).
   
   
2. What is the purpose of the article? Explain.
   
   
3. Select THREE (3) quotations that got your attention. Provide COMMENTARIES, THOUGHTS, or CONNECTIONS for each quotation.
   
   
4. What are your interpretations/connections of the article? (Answer both)

• This connects to __________________ because......
• This symbolizes ________________ because.....

5. What is your opinion about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with the article’s main arguments? Why or why not?
   
   6. How should the federal government deal with this topic? What could be possible solutions you would propose if you were a member of the U.S. Congress? Explain your position.

• Students will answer the following questions. The reflection/feedback should be at least 1 ½ pages.

1. How do you feel you did in the AP exam? Why do you feel that way?
2. After taking the AP exam, do you think the class prepared you well for the test? Why or why not?
3. What could you have done to better prepare for the AP exam?
4. Do you think AP Government should be mandatory or taken as an option for seniors? Explain.
5. Provide any commentaries on things you liked and/or disliked from the AP class. Explain.
6. Provide any feedback you would like to give to me to better prepare for next year’s AP Government class.

DO NOW #41

1. Define direct democracy.
2. Define republican form of government.
3. Describe the delegate model (representational view) of congressional representation
4. Describe the trustee model (attitudinal view)       of congressional representation.
5. Describe the role of congressional committees in the enactment of public policy.
6. Describe the role of executive orders in the enactment of public policy.
7. Explain the importance of bureaucratic discretion in the implementation of public policy.
8. Explain the importance of iron triangles in the implementation of public policy.
9. Explain how the Voting Rights Act of 1965 assisted in the removal of barriers to minority voting.
10. Explain how the 24^th Amendment assisted in the removal of barriers to minority voting.

                                             DO NOW #40

1. Describe the purpose of the War Powers Resolution.
2. Describe the purpose of the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise).
3. Explain why the Articles of Confederation failed.
4. Describe the Madisonian model of government.
5. Define reapportionment. Why is it significant?
6. Identify the primary role of Congress in the policy process. Identify the primary role of the bureaucracy in the policy process.
7. Describe the effect of the Motor Voter Act on citizen participation in elections.
8. Explain how the commerce clause has been used to expand the power of the federal government over the states.
9. Explain how mandates have been used to expand the power of the federal government over the states.
10. Explain how block grants have played a role in the devolution of power from the national government to the states.
11. Explain why California, Texas, and New York do not appear prominently in the Electoral College.
12. Explain how the First and Tenth Amendments were additions to the Constitution that addressed Anti-Federalist concerns.
13. Explain how the equal protection clause and due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has altered the balance of power between the state and national governments.