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=WELCOME TO AP GOVERNMENT FINAL SEMINAR = = GOAL = The purpose of this project is for each student investigate a unit of study in American Government--to become "experts" beyond the textbook.

TASKS

 * Each student will select (via "lottery") a unit of study upon which he/she must read an outside book of his/her choosing from a list of books provided. The student does have the option of "trading" with someone in the class IF both parties are amenable to the switch. However, that trade must take place on the day of the "lottery". The units of study are as follows: Constitution, Federalism, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Interest Groups, Civil Liberties, and Political Parties and Elections.
 * At least 100 pages of the book must be read.
 * Each student will be asked to contribute at least one response to the questions given for each unit of study.
 * In addition, each student will be asked to respond to at least two responses by others in the group.
 * Students must also contribute one optional task to their discussion unit.
 * This project will be done the last month of the semester with the completion done AFTER the AP exam.

** GRADE: **
The rubric provided will be used to grade each student's contributions.