Take a deep dive into AP GoPo

We’ve assembled lists of links to some great sites that will really expand your knowledge and skills as you prepare for the AP Exam.

Tools

• AP Central

• AP Audit

• Some great GoPo games and links!

• Crash Course in Government and Politics - videos by PBS

• Constitution USA - PBS show on US Constitution with Peter Segal

• CSPAN has an amazing site for GoPo

• Mr. Betts Class - Videos!!!!

• Civics 101 - New Hampshire Public Radio's podcast

• Khan Academy for AP Gov

• Streetlaw summer institute for teachers

• Lanahan Publishing will send you a free Lanahan Reader if you email Don at lanahan@aol.com

• 30 featured Class Starters

• CONVO

Unit 1

• Constitution Day Lesson

• National Constitution Center - Interactive Constitution

• Bill of Rights Hand Signals pdf

Unit 2

• US Senate

• US House of Representatives

• Learn About Congress at Engaging Congress

• Video of a day in the life of a member of Congress.

• Lee Hamilton’s Center On Representative Government from Indiana University

• Interactive: The Dynamic Legislative Process

• The White House

• Supreme Court

• Article on history of Supreme Court

• Presidential Campaign Simulator

• Oyez

• Judicial Branch Backgrounder

• CQ Press simulations on 1-White House & Media, and 2-US

• Legislative Branch Federal Court System explainer video

• Presidential Report Card Project from the Miller Center at UVA

• C-SPAN Presidential Survey and Ranking 2017

• Fiscalship - budgeting simulation game

• UC Santa Barbara’s American Presidency Project

Unit 4

• Cracker Barrel versus Whole Foods

• USA Facts

• Political ideology survey

• Your Morals dot org

  Ideology and Policy Making

• xkcd Money Chart

• Balanced Budget Simulation

• NY TIMES INTERACTIVE BUDGET CHALLENGE

• Public Policy Resource

• National Debt Clock

• National Priorities Project

• Fiscalship Debt Simulator

• Economic Freedom Index

• Another Debt/budget simulation

• Gun Policy by state

Unit 5

• Open Secrets

• Sabato's Crystal Ball

• Occupations and Voting

• Follow the money

• The Living Room Candidate

• Electoral Dsyfunction - Electoral College Video by Mo Rocca  - 36 minute classroom version

• First Past The Post Voting Explained

• Quiz: How well can you tell factual from opinion statements?

• Project Vote Smart

• An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Presidential Election

• National Popular Vote Plan

• Voter Turnout by country

• Voter Turnout by state

• NY Times Exit Polls from 2008 Election

• CNN 2008 exit polls

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Spending Limits

• Media Bias Chart

• 270 to Win

• Running for Vice-President

• What would it take to turn Blue States Red? - from 538

• Guide to Political Donations

• I side with - Quiz that matches voters with candidates

• Polling Consultant Simulation

• Election Tracker: Interactive Map of Candidate Election Visits

• iCivics Government Simulation Games

• The Redistricting Game Simulation

• Daily Show Gerrymandering video clip