Welcome to AP American Government!

- Mr. BaldwinGrab a syllabus and find a seat.

Meet Mr. Baldwin

• 22nd year @ BHS• Coach football and track• IWU (’92) and ISU (’99) alum• Cub fan (This IS the year!) Bears

fan (they stink)• Chris, my wife, teaches

kindergarten at Stevenson• 3 children• Traveling, reading, yelling at football

players• Dave Matthews Band, Jimmy

Buffet, Pearl Jam, Zac Brown Band• Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards,

Peaky Blinders, History Channel.• Democrat (but I did vote for Dan

Brady)

AP GovernmentClass website• http://staff.district87.org/baldwinr/AP%20Government/AP

%20Government%20homepage.htm

So who’s it going to be in 2016?

2016 Republicans

2016 Democrats

Make your PREDICTIONS.But base it on the data.

• How does the process work?

www.pollingreport.com 1. Who will win the republican nomination?2. Who will win the democratic nomination?3. What will the KEY ISSUES be?4. Between the two nominees, who will win the

presidency in 2016?