Table of Contents

STEP 1: Set Up Your Study Program; Chapter 1. What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam; Chapter 2. How to Plan Your Time; STEP 2: Determine Your Test Readiness; Chapter 3. Take a Diagnostic Exam; STEP 3: Develop Strategies for Success; Chapter 4. Section I of the Exam: How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions; Chapter 5. Section II of the Exam: How to Approach the Free-Response Essay; STEP 4: Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High; Chapter 6. Architecture and Development of U.S. Government; Chapter 7. Federalism; Chapter 8. Political Culture; Chapter 9. Political Parties; Chapter 10. Voting and Elections; Chapter 11. Interest Groups and the Mass Media; Chapter 12. The Legislative Branch; Chapter 13. The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy; Chapter 14. The National Judiciary; Chapter 15. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights; Chapter 16. The Politics and Public Policymaking; STEP 5: Build Your Test-Taking Confidence; * 3 Practice Tests