"With all [our] blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellow citizens--a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned..."
T. Jefferson: 1st Inaugural, 1801
The American Enterprise Institute is a conservative think tank.
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank.
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank.
The Brookings Institution is a liberal-leaning think tank.
The Center for American Progress is a "Progressive" or left-wing think tank.
The Economic Policy Institute is a  left-wing think tank.
Welcome to the P GOV page.
Pew Global Attitudes Project
  Founding Principles:
  Natural Law and the Declaration of Independence
  Constitutional Principles:
  democracy v republicanism
X CRED CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT:
Choose any two essays on realclearpolitics.com
"Back To School"
by Professor Walter Russel Mead
Back_To_School_WR_Mead_8_2010
My #1 recommended resource for politics!
A top site for political news.
Shown above: influential political news and opinion sites.  Get opposing views.  Liberal / progressive sources on the left, conservative sources on the right.
Esteemed libertarian perspectives.
UNIT 7
Newspeak Dictionary
Orwell V Huxley
Huxley.net
George-Orwell.org
Click here for Unit 1 materials and assignments.
UNIT 1
UNIT 2
Click here for Unit 2 materials and assignments.
1984 Study Guide
  America Today : Global Perspective,
  American Exceptionalism
UNIT 6
Understanding 9/11
and the Global War on Terror
Excellent US government resource
  Conteporary American Politics:
  Liberals and Conervatives
UNIT 5
Click here to see where you place on the political spectrum, and which political candidates are closest to your beliefs
Civic Virtue:
Lessons from the Roman Republic 
UNIT 3
Click here for Unit 3 materials and assignments.
STRENGTH AND HONOR


Very influential driver of online news
EXTRA CREDIT: Choose two sources that deal with the themes of 1984 and / or Brave New World.  The sources must disagree with each other in their conclusions.  Hand write a 2 page summary and reaction.  Click here for suggested readings.
BNW Study Guide
GOV H EXTRA CREDIT Essay BNW 1984
[ UNITS 6 and 7 test  MERGED ]
EXTRA CREDIT

2020 State of the Union and
Democrat Response to SOU

Meaning of President's Day



REMOTE CLASSROOM UPDATES:

EMAIL apennino@shufsd.org

This might sound corny but some final thoughts:

To all my classes:
I hope I was able to teach something of value to you in these troubled times.  The most important lesson: let's strive for the pursuit of Truth and prioritize our common humanity.

I wish you health, happiness, and a great summer that hopefully brings a return to normalcy.

To my Class of 2020 students:
Make the most of what you learned at Whitman, so that it's a foundation for eternal learning.  Teddy Roosevelt advised us to "dare mighty things" in life.  Always remember your life is yours: making it the best, most successful, most moral life you can is an endless struggle you have to choose.
Seniors: good luck, Godspeed, STRENGTH AND HONOR.
P 

BOOK RETURNS:
Periods 3 and 8: return 1984 and Brave New World at WW when you return all books for classes, any weekday 6/1-12, 8:AM to 2:PM.  Book drop off is at the PAC entrance.


FINISH  UNIT 5.

PAST WORK:  If you are not caught up, please do so ASAP!  All work due by Friday 6/12.

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Part Gov R Period 1:        ionwash
Part Gov H Periods 3,8:   2y2ondp

UNIT 4
Civic Virtue:
America Today
STUDENTS!  GO NO FURTHER! 
DO NOT PROCEED TO FUTURE UNITS
UNTIL THEY ARE ASSIGNED!
REMOTE LEARNING:

Work for Unit 3 should be done 3/23- 4/8 2020
REMOTE LEARNING:

Work for Unit 2 should be done 3/16 - 3/23 2020
REMOTE LEARNING:

Work for Unit 4 should be started 4/21 2020
Click here for Unit 4 materials and assignments.
Click here for Unit 5 materials and assignments.
REMOTE LEARNING:

Work for Unit 5 should be started 5/19 2020