Association, will talk about racial and Health Disparities in the covid19 pandemic. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern sunday morning. Join the discussion. We are continuing to prep our High School Students out there for the upcoming advanced placement exams. And we are going to turn our attention to the u. S. Government Andrew Conneen and daniel larsen, both from Adlai Stevenson high school. Always great to be with cspan. With cspan, school is always in session. Jesse lets talk about the upcoming u. S. Government ap exam. Dan, tell us how this is different this year because of coronavirus . Guest jesse, in many ways, the test of the same. Lets talk differences. We have limited to units one, foundations, unit two, interaction among branches, and unit three, civil rights and civil liberties. Instead of multiplechoice, students will write two free response questions, one in argument essay, and second, a concept application. But frankly, students should prepare as they prepare for all test in the past. Do your best. And in the end, answer the prompt. Jesse andrew, do you agree . And this is an open book test. How do you do this as an open book test . Guest i agree with what most of what dan said. But clearly, this is going to be different. And clearly, we have terrific those students out there, in the middle of this middle of this tumult, and those teachers who have helped those students in the last eight weeks, get ready to show the discipline, their resolve. Obviously there is adversity here. Especially for the class of 2020, and those seniors who have missed out on sports, senior problems, my own son is a member of the class of 2020 and we have great empathy, but man, do we admire those teachers and students going through this to show what they know. Really, as dan said, this is more than a class or test. It really is a lifestyle. And we are going to see that from our ap gov students. Now, we talked earlier about the ap u. S. History exam and how long students have and , what they were going to see on it. Dan, how long will students have to complete the ap u. S. Government exam, and what exactly will they see coming up on the test . Guest the way this is taken, certainly is different. Students will be taking this from home. They will have notes. I have my cue cards ready to go. Students, i highly encourage you to have your teleprompters ready to go on monday, may 11. It starts at 3 00 p. M. Central standard time. It is heavily prescribed and technologically sophisticated in the way it is pushed out. Students can practice that now, after the show. But the test will have two frq questions. One is a concept application question. They will have 15 minutes to answer this. They will also have an argument essay. They will have 25 minutes to answer this. And my advice is, and i will say this more than once, i will say it now, show a little pda on monday. Make sure to proofread your responses. You will not have multiplechoice to back up any mistakes you might make on your frqs. What you write on monday will be what you are assessed on. Make sure to proofread. P. D. Distinguish yourself. Monday, it is time to show a little swag in your writing. It is time to show off. Show off in your writing. Use specific vocabulary that will distinguish you know exactly what youre talking about. And then thirdly, i am worrying a little bit about time. So accelerate your writing. Be mindful of the time. I would practice in advance. There are dozens and dozens of concept application questions out there online. There are dozens of argument essays out there online. I would sit down and practice. You will have three different ways to submit. You could take a picture of a written essay. You could write in a text box on monday. Or what i am suggesting, having a word processing document already laid out, typed in, then upload that document. It is going to have some challenges for students. But frankly, i am excited about this opportunity. Host andrew, you have a website called citizenu. What type of things, including your website, would students need to look out to prepare for this test . Guest at citizenyou. Org, dan has put a lot of great resources that are all available. A lot of them are for the full exams, so it includes all five units. But if you highlight units 1, 2, 3, foundations, interaction between branches, civil rights and civil liberties, that is a lot of your content information. And then, dan has helpful videos about some of the procedures about going to the test. The only thing i would add is, yes, time will be an issue but remember, you have 25 minutes to write the argument essay. You have an additional five minutes to essentially get your technology to upload your answers. 30minute portion of time for that argument essay, then for the concept application, 15 minutes to write, another five minutes to upload. Essentially, a 20minute chunk of time there. Dan is right. Practice your timing, particularly for that concept application, where you might struggle with your time. Jesse lets remind students out there, they can call in and ask our wonderful teachers here questions about the ap government exam. We are going to up regional lines for you. High School Students only. That means if you are a high , School Student in the eastern or central time zones, your number is going to be 202 7488000. If you rei School Student in the mountain and pacific time zones, you are going to call 202 7488001. Keep in mind, you can always text us at 202 7488003. Once again High School Students , only. And we are looking for your thetions on twitter, with cspancramforexam. Now, what does it take to get that highest score, dan, on this test . The highest score, i assume, is still going to be a five. What is going to take to get that score . Guest i dont know if this will answer but for me, if that student shows up, they have scored the highest question. In our democracy, turning out is what we anticipate and need. The very success of our democracy depends upon the knowledge and skills of its citizens. And when a student clicks on that test on monday, as far as im concerned, they showed up. But youre right, jesse, there are advantages to get a 3, 4, 5. Most colleges and universities around the country will give you credit. But more than anything, we want to citizenry, and this is much more than a test, much more than a class it is a lifestyle that , preserves our democracy into the next generation. Jesse andrew, there was a good question we had during the last hour that i will bring up to you for this part of the test. During the last hour that i will bring up to you for this part of the test. What should students have sitting in front of them that they can refer to when they take this exam . It is an openbook test at home, but you cant have everything sitting in front of you. What are the most important things they should have ready . Guest we were listening to dr. Stacy, a former colleague of ours at stevenson high school, i thought his tip was terrific. You want resources in front of you, historical documents, summaries of the nine historical documents, summaries of the 15 Supreme Court cases, particularly the ones from units 1, 2 and three, obviously. I think those might be the most hopeful. Maybe glossary lists, key vocabulary from units 1, 2 and three. But i think, because of the constrained time, you dont want to wait and rely on the google machine. That is not going to help you that much. You have to really prepare for those concepts, and especially prepare for those skills and tasks, so when it comes to actually measuring success of what College Board ap is going to do to determine different scores, the threes, fours and fives, a really crucial piece of that is students answering the prompts. That is what ap stands for any ap stands for, answer the prompts. Argument, essay, follow directions. Pick an argument. Pick a side. This or that pick one or the , other. For sure do not pick both. , pick one of the other. Make a solid claim. Explain that claim with a reason. Use a causal word. Because is my favorite causal word. Answer the prompts. You then need to use evidence to support your claim. One of those pieces of evidence must be one of the historic docs they give you. It might be the constitution. It could be federalist 51. You have to use one of those documents that is listed in the prompt. Your other piece of evidence can be the other document, it could be a different historical document that you know, it could be a piece of u. S. History remember, a Supreme Court case you know, a current event, but you have to use a second piece of evidence. Again, you have to explicitly link that evidence to support your claim, that clear claim at and then give a really good reason and elaborate with that reason. And whenever i tell my students about reasoning, you have to say because, or some kind of causal statement, to really give a full reason. Dan can walk you through the concept application. But again, you have to answer the prompt to get those points. The side information will help. But your preparation ahead of time is definitely what we recommend. Host lets let students join in this conversation. The caller from dublin, ohio. Yoni, good morning. Caller can i give a shout out to my ap gov teacher . Host of course. Captain out to mr. Gov class. In my ap jesse would you like to take one of our questions and see how you would work this out in an essay . Caller i would love to take one of your questions. Jesse here is our first example of that prompt we were talking about. Here we go. Explain how federalism relates to civil rights . Tell us how you would work that into an essay. Caller how federalism relates into civil rights. So with the 14th amendment, we started incorporating some of the bill of rights into the states as well. And then i would also probably bring in, i would use the constitution as one of my evidence pieces for the essay. And then for the other piece of evidence, i would tie in a Supreme Court case, probably brown v. Board of education, because we have the federal government stepping in because the states werent being fair, basically. Jesse coleman from the nods from our distinguished teachers, i think you are on the right track. What do you think, dan . Guest if i cant do this next year, can use it in for me . Can you sit in for me . Because you are more than prepared. Thank you for shouting out mr. Patton. Students, boy, do we really admire your teachers right now. We do every year but this year , in particular, with the new challenges. Yoni, you are prepared. When i am using federalism and civil rights, be it in a concept application or an argument essay, you have done exactly the right things. Lets also highlight them. One, i would also make sure to define what federalism means and define what civil rights means. Before i can discuss their relationship, i need to distinguish to the audience, the audience reading my essay, that i understand terms. Federalism, of course is that separation, division of power between national, state and local governments. We have dual sovereignty. States are different than the National Government. State government, National Governments each have their own sovereignty. Historically, federalism has hindered civil rights, because states have had different civil rights policies than the National Government, for instance. We fought a civil war over that. But you are absolutely right that over time, the courts, the Supreme Court of the united states, has used the incorporation doctrine to bolster the sovereignty of the National Government over the states when it comes to civil rights. And your acknowledgment of brown v board and the use of the 14th amendment due process clause to incorporate, whew, you dont need me, you just need may 11, 3 00 Central Standard time to show off. Because you have some swag coming monday. That i would just add yoni has given us a preview with the due process clause in the incorporation of the bill of rights into civil liberties. Youre right. Defined the word federalism. ,define civil rights, the protection of groups against discrimination. You referenced brown v. Board of education, obviously that was a local School District discriminating racially in that case. And it was the Supreme Court that intervened with the equal protection clause, as a way to tell the states how to follow civil rights. We know, this would not exactly be a prompt in the argument essay. You would be directed to make an argument, or to pick a this or that. In the case of whether states, federalism hinders or bolsters civil rights, certainly there are plenty of examples in American History of states and federalism that hinders civil rights. We also have examples of states that accentuate civil rights. Wyoming giving women the right to vote before the nation did. The state of massachusetts leading the other states in recognizing samesex marriage. Those would be examples of states and federalism used to bolster civil rights. Jesse here is a question that has shown up on our twitter account with c spancramforexam. How to government, corporations and regulatory agencies differ . Please shout out to my ap teacher, mrs. Brooks. [laughter] guest whew, did not take long for bureaucracy to show up. Still looking for andys can of mushrooms on this. I am sure we will hear about it in a minute. But you are right, bureaucracy, a little complicated, differentiating between independent agencies, government corporations, the bottom line is this. Federal bureaucracy, u. S. Bureaucracy, that arm of the executive branch is the verb of policymaking. Congress writes the laws. The president might sign it. But how is it enforced . And how does it work . Bureaucracies, government corporations like amtrak, for instance, the trains. Thependent agencies though, on,and so one, and so they are the ones that enforce policies in different ways. I am not sure we have to get into the distinguishing tidbits about differentiating government corporations, independent agencies, executive agencies and so on but i would certainly , prepare for the bureaucracy. And when i prepare for bureaucracy, i am going to be prepared to talk about discretionary authority. I could see this coming up into a concept application or an argument essay, where we talk about discretionary authority. We know the constitution provides certain enumerated powers, formal powers. But wouldnt it be interesting to write a nuanced argument about how the legislative, executive and judicial branches exceed constitutional formal powers . And the bureaucracy would be an excellent example, demonstrating how they use discretionary authority. Ourin many cases bureaucracy looks like a legislative branch. They can write laws, in essence. They can write policy. They can enforce those policies. And they actually arbitrate those policies as well. Again, i would not fear a bureaucracy question. I would embrace it. But look at the broader sense about the powers of the federal bureaucracy, and how they oftentimes deviate from a strict constitutional mandate. And this is really the story of American Government the , aggrandizement of the National Government. Guest if you see a question or prompt related to bureaucracy, take a deep breath. There is always some panic that comes with the bureaucracy. But also, know your branches of government, especially your executive branch. After all, the bureaucracy is part of that executive branch. So the president , as chief executive, delegates that job of implementing the law, enforcing the law to the cabinet and to the different departments and regulatory agencies that the question asked about. So for instance, the faa regulates say fairways, right . That is the role of the executive branch. Congress, the legislature, is writing laws about air safety, but it is up to the executive branch to enforce that law. And dan is right. We know that because these laws and policies are so enormous and complicated, that our government allows bureaucracies, especially regulatory agencies, to have that discretionary authority, to really get into some of those detailed policies of how those will be enforced and adjudicated. Jesse let me remind students, they can text us questions. But when you text questions, please include your name, city and school. Lets go back to the phone lines. Lets talk to maddie, who is calling from hagerstown, maryland. Good morning. Caller good morning. Jesse do you have a question for them or would you like to try one of our exam questions . Caller i have a question and also shout out to mr. Heller, at north high henderson high school. Host go ahead. Caller with this years situation, taking the exam at home should people with poor , Internet Connection try going somewhere else in a car . And what would you recommend with that . Jesse go ahead dan. , guest this is a technology question. And i would be assured, if you are able to listen to the show and call in, you probably should feel satisfied to know your technology will be sufficient on monday. Now dont get me wrong. ,there is going to be some stress about the technology, i get that. But lets go in with confidence. If it doesnt work, there will be a solution. Dont see the problem on your lap. The College Board will address any and all problems that arise. I would prepare myself for the test. And i would not stress about technology. That maddiempressed is already problemsolving, a problem we know a lot of students are going to have. Maybe spotty wifi, internet. Maddie, it is a very practical solution. Go to your public library, if you are concerned about this, park in the lot, find that strong wifi. Terrific problemsolving. Butterrific problemsolving. To james, whoalk is calling from south dartmouth, massachusetts, good morning. Caller hi, can i give a shout out to my teacher . Host go ahead. Caller miss mccarron, from douglas high school. Jesse james do you have a , question for our distinguished teachers, or would you like to try and exam quick question . Caller i have a question. Jesse go ahead. Caller what is the significance of Martin Luther kings letter from the birmingham jail. Guest james, i am so glad you raised an essential document. I have a cue card here of my essential documents. We know that on the argument essay, you will be asked to use at least one, if not two of t