Contents
Brief TOCSTEP 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 ExamSTEP 3: Develop Strategies for Success 4. Section I of the Exam: How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions 5. Section II of the Exam: How to Approach the Free-Response Essay STEP 4: Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High 6. Architecture and Development of U.S. Government 7. Federalism 8. Political CultureChapter 9. Political Parties 10. Voting and Elections 11. Interest Groups and the Mass Media 12. The Legislative Branch 13. The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy 14. The National Judiciary 15. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 16. The Politics and Public Policymaking STEP 5: Build Your Test-Taking Confidence*3 Practice TestsOn the CD-ROM: *3 Practice Tests
