AP Course
Learn how the U.S. constitutional system works and how people participate in it. These units are a compact outline for later lessons.
Work through the outline like a study guide. Each unit holds short lesson notes and key concepts you can expand later.
Unit 1 of 3
2 lessons
Ideas, the Constitution, and federalism.
Key concepts
Lesson
Separation of powers, checks, and limited government.
Lesson
National and state power over time.
Unit 2 of 3
2 lessons
Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
Key concepts
Lesson
Structure, powers, and gridlock.
Lesson
Implementation, bureaucracy, and review.
Unit 3 of 3
2 lessons
The Bill of Rights in practice.
Key concepts
Lesson
How the 14th Amendment applies rights to the states.
Lesson
Civil rights movements and the courts.
