Wednesday, December 17, 2014

AP Government and Politics Website

Now that the first semester is over we'll be moving on to a new blog. Below is a link to the AP GOPO website that you'll use during second semester. If you can, "follow" the blog so that you are up to date on everything that is posted. 

I know nobody is overjoyed to have winter break homework but due to our second semester time constraints, there is no other choice. All that you need to do and be prepared for before coming back to school in January is listed on the new blog.

Hope you all have an enjoyable few weeks away from school!

AP U.S. Government and Politics blog (LINK)

Monday, December 15, 2014

Monday, December 15th

Agenda:
  1. Final Exam Multiple Choice Review
  1. Bring Notebook for Final Notebook Check (Assignments 26-28)
  2. Bring Econ Textbook to return to library and pick up AP Government Textbook

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Thursday, December 11th

Agenda:
  1. Next semester/AP GOPO updates
  2. Final Exam Review w/ multiple choice questions

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Tuesday, December 9th

Agenda:

  1. Stamp HW (A#28)
  2. Distribution of Wealth and Taxes
  3. VIDEO LINK...help on Excise Taxes (watch and learn before the test tomorrow...you will be asked to identify this on the test)
Homework:
  1. Unit 6 Exam Tomorrow
Answers to Excise Tax Question from PowerPoint in Class (use above video link to practice excise tax identification):
  1. Tax Per Unit - $3 (difference of vertical distance between supply curves
  2. Total Tax Revenue - $30 (per unit tax multiplied by equilibrium quantity)
  3. Amount of tax paid by consumers - $20 total or $2 per unit (difference between pre-tax price and post-tax price multiplied by quantity)
  4. Amount of tax paid by producers - $10 total or $1 per unit (difference between total tax revenue and amount paid by consumers)
  5. Total Expenditures - $140 (price multiplied by quantity)
  6. Total Revenue for firms - $110 (total expenditures minus total tax)