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AP update for AP US Government & Politics exam

3/23/2020
Dear AP Government students, 

Hello from quarantine! First off I want to acknowledge that this is the weirdest year of my teaching career and it has to be bittersweet for you as seniors. I want to let you know that even though I am not officially your teacher this tri I am still here for you. Please feel like you can reach out to me - regardless of whether you are even planning on taking the AP exam.

I also wanted to let you know that the College Board has been changing their plans.  They announced on 3/20/2020 that they are developing secure 45-minute online free-response exams for each course.  The exam content will focus on what most schools were able to complete by early March.  

This means that the AP US Government exam will only cover 3 out of the 5 units we covered together - basically Sept - January (foundations of the US government, the 3 branches, and civil rights and civil liberties).  
You are a talented group of writers so I think you will be successful on these alternative versions of the exam.  They will be announcing soon what types of FRQs will be on the exam.  

The College Board says you’ll be able to take your exams on any device you have access to—computer, tablet, or smartphone. You’ll also have the option to write your responses by hand and submit a photo.  They have talked to colleges and they support this solution and are committed to ensuring that AP students receive the credit they have worked to earn. For decades, colleges have accepted a shortened AP Exam for college credit when groups of students have experienced emergencies.   The College Board insists that the exams will be secure. They’ll be using a variety of digital security tools, including plagiarism detection software.

I haven’t heard yet whether they are changing the dates of the test.  I will keep you in the loop. This is all new to all of us.  
Hopefully you brought home the review book I copied for you.  It will be a great place to start. I will also email out other review materials.  I don’t think we should assume I’ll be able to do a review with you in person but I can set up some google hang outs for us.  I’ll email y’all again after break.
Take care of yourself and feel free to reach out to me. 
Meredith
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