AP US Government and Politics: With 2 Practice Tests (Barron's Test Prep)

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Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Using the Book
A Guide to the Redesigned Course and Exam
Skills Needed to Succeed
How the Test Is Scored
Study Strategies
Newly Redesigned Course Outline
Multiple-Choice Questions
Free-Response Questions
1 Foundations of American Democracy (Unit 1)
Big Ideas: Constitutionalism, Liberty and Order, Competing Policy-Making Interests
Key Terms Students Must Know
Required Primary Documents Students Must Know
Required Supreme Court Cases Students Must Know
Key Concept 1.a: Evolution of Representative Democracy
Key Concept 1.b: Origins of the Constitution
Key Concept 1.c: The Constitution
Key Concept 1.d: Federalism
Review Multiple-Choice Questions
2 Interactions Among the Branches of Government (Unit 2)
Big Ideas: Constitutionalism, Competing Policy-Making Interests
Key Terms Students Must Know
Required Primary Documents Students Must Know
Required Supreme Court Cases Students Must Know
Key Concept 2.a: The Legislative Branch
Key Concept 2.b: The Executive Branch
Key Concept 2.c: The Judicial Branch
Key Concept 2.d: The Federal Bureaucracy
Review Multiple-Choice Questions
3 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (Unit 3)
Big Ideas: Liberty and Order, Constitutionalism, Competing Policy-Making Interests, Civic Participation in a Representative Democracy
Key Terms Students Must Know
Required Primary Documents Students Must Know

About the Author
Curt Lader taught Social Studies for 36 years and AP U.S. Government and Politics for 13 of those years at Northport High School on Long Island before retiring. He holds a Master's degree in Education from Queens College and Professional Diploma in Educational Administration from St. John's University.