Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to my teacher web page. Here you will find valuable information about the classes that I am teaching this year: Honors US History, Economics, and AP American Government.

I hope you will find this site helpful.

Adam Barker


e-mail me at abarker@bmhs-la.org

*AP Government Final Free Response Questions: 1/17/07

1. Congress exercises control over both the judiciary and the bureaucracy.
1. Identify and explain two checks that Congress has over the judiciary
2. Identify and explain two checks that Congress has over the bureaucracy.
2. Identify, explain, and give a specific example of two changes in the media's coverage of United States government and politics since 1960.
3. Interest groups and PACs have several ways to influence the political process. However, several factors limit their ability to influence the political process.
1. Identify and explain two ways interest groups or PACs attempt to infulence the political process
2. Identify and explain one factor that limits interest groups or PACs.
4. Using the information from the figure above and your knowledge of United States government and politics, complete the following tasks:
1. Define split-ticket voting.
2. Identify and explain one trend in split-ticket voting.
3. Identify and explain one reason for split-ticket voting

• The "figure above" is the chart "Trends in split ticket voting for President and Congress", which shows an increase in split ticket voting from 1920 through 1996.