5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. Government and Politics (Paperback)

Step 1: Set Up Your Study Program
1. What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam
2. How to Plan Your Time

Step 2: Determine Your Test Readiness
3. Take a Diagnostic Exam

Step 3: Develop Strategies for Success
4. Section 1 of the Exam: How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions
5. Section 2 of the Exam: How to Approach the Free-Response Questions

Step 4: Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
6. Constitutional Foundations
7. Federalism
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
8. The Legislative Branch
9. The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy
10. The National Judiciary
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
11. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
12. Political Socialization, Ideology, and Public Opinion
Unit 5: Political Participation
13. Campaigns, Elections, and Voting
14. Political Parties
15. Interest Groups and the Mass Media
Unit 6: Pulling It All Together: Public Policy
16. Politics and Public Policymaking

Step 5: Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Exam 1
AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Exam 2
AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Exam 3
AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Exam 4