Master Teachers: Tyler Nice
Course Dates: July 10–August 14, 2025
Live Session Time Slot: Thursdays, 5–6 p.m. ET
Online Platform: Zoom
Eligibility: High school students (grades 9–12)
Registration is closed.
Image: A. R. Ward, "The First Vote," Harper’s Weekly, November 16, 1867 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC01733.09)
This course is an introduction to AP US Government and Politics. The classes will explore the five content areas of AP US Government and Politics. Attention will be given to the processes and institutions of the American political system, the foundational documents and important court cases that significantly impacted our government, and the various ways in which individuals engage with the United States government.
To receive a certificate, you will need to attend 5 out of the 6 live sessions and complete the feedback survey.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
Week 1: Thursday, July 10: Introduction to AP US Government and Politics, Political Theory, and America’s Founding
Week 2: Thursday, July 17: Voting Behaviors and Beliefs
Week 3: Thursday, July 24: Linkage Institutions and Political Participation
Week 4: Thursday, July 31: Civil Liberties and Rights
Week 5: Thursday, August 7: Institutions: Processes of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
Week 6: Thursday, August 14: Institutions: Interactions Between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
Tyler Nice has been teaching in Springfield, Oregon, for twenty-two years. He currently teaches economics and several college-level government, US history, and ethnic studies courses at Thurston High School. Mr. Nice was named the 2022 Oregon History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. He lives a few miles from the University of Oregon and is a big fan of the Ducks.