American Political Systems and Economics

APS Unit Pages

Unit I: Legislative Branch

Unit II: Executive & Judicial Branches

Unit III: Local Government & Citizenship

Unit IV: Public Policy & Political Systems

Economics Unit Pages

Unit I

Unit II

Unit III

Unit IV

Helpful Resources

Course Outline (You need to review this with your parents by 8/31)

www.moretodoinTO.com is the website that will post the results of the recreation survey you took in class on March 24th.

Election Resources:
GlassBooth.org is a great online survey site regarding the 2008 presidential election
Click Here for Online Voter Registration
The ABC-CLIO Election Database is a great source of information for those trying to understand the issues, as well as a great place to find information on elections throughout history.
Current Events Resources:
EBSCOhost is a great resource brought to you by the Lancer Library.  E-Mail me if you need the username and password.
Newspapers:
The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , and Christian Science Monitor; for state issues check out the Sacramento Bee, for local issues the Ventura County Star
Magazines: U.S. News and World Report , The EconomistTime, and Newsweek
Economic News: CNNfn , Bloomberg, Google Business News, the NASDAQ , or the New York Stock Exchange .
Government Resources:
The U.S. Senate The official site of the senate with links to pages for each of its members. 
Click here for Senator Boxer's Page and here for Senator Feinstein's Page
The Supreme Court The official site of the Supreme Court.  Click here for a collection of important court decisions.
The U.S. House of Representatives The official site of the house with links to pages for each of its members.  Click here for Representative Gallegly's Page, Click here to e-mail Rep. Gallegly
The White House The official site for the President and the rest of the executive branch.
Important government departments, such as:
The Federal Reserve Board Defense Link from the DoD
The State Department The Department of Education
The Department of Health and Human Services  

Other Class Links

e-mail Dr. Swanson
kristerswanson@conejo.k12.ca.us

Current Event Assignment Sheet

Essay Comments Key

Presidential Campaign Project

Swanson's Golden Rules for PPT

Local Government Proposal

Comparative Governments Project

Budget Project Sheet

Mutual Fund Project

Entrepreneurship Project