Cracking the AP U. S. Government and Politics, 2002-2003 Edition

by MELTZER, TOM

• ISBN13: 9780375762307
• ISBN10: 0375762302
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the AP U.S. Government exam is very different from getting straight As in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach students everything there is to know about the U.S. Government--only the techniques they'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. InCracking the AP U.S Government, TPR will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool test takers Score higher on the multiple-choice section by using the chronological arrangement of questions as clues Crack the essay section by knowing the right way to organize the answers Earn more points by reviewing the government concepts most likely to be tested This book includes 2 full-length, simulated AP U.S. Government exams. All of The Princeton Review practice test questions are like the ones test takers will see on the actual exam, and every solution is fully explained.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Part I: How to Crack the System	1	(38)
About the Advanced Placement Program	3	(8)
Being a Good Test Taker	11	(6)
Cracking the Multiple-Choice Section	17	(10)
Cracking the Essay Section	27	(12)
Part II: Ap U.S. Government and Politics Review	39	(88)
The Constitutional Underpinnings	41	(12)
Public Opinion and the Media	53	(8)
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and PACs	61	(10)
Elections	71	(8)
Institutions of Government	79	(24)
Congress
President
Judiciary
Bureaucracy
Public Policy	103	(12)
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties	115	(12)
Part III: The Princeton Review AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Tests and Explanations	127	(114)
The Princeton Review AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Test 1	129	(18)
Answers and Explanations to Practice Test 1	147	(44)
The Princeton Review AP U.S. Government and Politics Practice Test 2	191	(16)
Answers and Explanations to Practice Test 2	207	(34)
Glossary	241	(10)
The Constitution of the United States of America	251	(16)
Index	267	(6)
About the Author	273