Barron's AP U.S. Government and Politics with Online Tests (Barron's Test Prep) - Softcover

Lader M.S. Ed., Curt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438011687 ISBN 13: 9781438011684

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2018

Synopsis

This book has been completely rewritten to reflect the new AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum and exam that will be implemented in the 2018-2019 school year. Advanced Placement students will appreciate the in-depth preparation they will get in this must-have manual that includes two full-length model AP U.S. Government and Politics exams with answer keys and explanations; extensive subject review of the branches of federal government, political parties, and more; updated content including recent Supreme Court decisions and the 2016 Presidential election; and newly revised free-response questions with rubrics.

BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to three additional full-length online AP U.S. Government and Politics test with all questions answered and explained.

About this title

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.

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Table of Contents:
Barron's Essential 5
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
Required Supreme Court Cases Students Must Know
Key Concept 3.a: The Bill of Rights
Key Concept 3.b: The Fourteenth Amendment
Key Concept 3.c: Equal Protection Under the Law and Selective Incorporation
Key Concept 3.d: Civil Rights
Key Concept 3.e: The Supreme Court Interprets Civil Rights Issues
Review Multiple-Choice Questions
4 American Political Ideologies and Beliefs (Unit 4)
Big Ideas: Methods of Political Analysis, Competing Policy-Making Interests
Key Terms Students Must Know
Key Concept 4.a: Demographics and Political Socialization
Key Concept 4b: Polling
Key Concept 4c: Political Philosophies and Political Party Ideology
Review Multiple-Choice Questions
5 Political Participation (Unit 5)
Big Ideas: Civic Participation in a Representative Democracy, Competing Policy-Making Interests, Methods of Political Analysis
Key Terms Students Must Know
Required Supreme Court Case Students Must Know
Key Concept 5a: Voting
Key Concept 5b: Linkage Institutions
Key Concept 5c: Elections as Linkage
Key Concept 5d: The Media as Linkage
Review Multiple-Choice Questions
Practice Test 1
Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
Section 2: Free-Response Questions
Answer Key
Answers Explained
Test-Analysis Worksheet
Practice Test 2
Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
Section 2: Free-Response Questions
Answer Key
Answers Explained
Test-Analysis Worksheet
Glossary
Appendix
Required Unit 1 Foundational Documents
Required Supreme Court Cases
Index

About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1438011687
• ISBN 13: 9781438011684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320