Barron's AP U.S. Government and Politics with CD-ROM - Softcover

Lader M.S. Ed., Curt

9781438078489: Barron's AP U.S. Government and Politics with CD-ROM

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143807848X ISBN 13: 9781438078489

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2017

Advanced Placement students will appreciate the in-depth preparation they will find in this must-have manual that includes two full-length model AP U.S. Government and Politics exams with answer keys and explanations; an extensive subject review of the branches of federal government, political parties, and more; updated content includes recent Supreme Court decisions and the 2016 Presidential election; and newly revised free-response questions with rubrics. The manual comes with a CD-ROM that has two additional full-length practice tests with automatic scoring and fully explained answers.
BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP U.S. Government and Politics test with all questions answered and explained.

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Table of Contents:
Barron's Essential 5
Preface
Introduction
Using the Book
The Structure of the Test
How the Test Is Scored
Study Strategies
Multiple-Choice Questions
Free-Response Questions
Data-Based Questions
Part One: Constitutional Underpinnings
The Theory of Modern Government
Constitutional Foundations
The Constitution
Federalism
Part Two: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
Civil Rights: Equal Protection Under the Law
Part Three: The Institutions of Government
The Congress
The Presidency
The Judiciary
The Bureaucracy
Part Four: Political Parties, Elections, Political Beliefs, The Media, And Special Interest Groups
Political Parties and Political Action
Nominations, Campaigns, and Elections
Political Beliefs and the Media
Special Interest Groups—Lobbyists and PACs
Part Five: Public Policy Issues
The Economy, the Federal Budget, Social Welfare and Entitlements
Part Six: Model Exams
Model Exam 1
Answer Key
Model Exam 2
Answer Key
Glossary
Index

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