AP US Government and Politics by Lader, Curt -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page About the Author Copyright 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 AP U.S. Government and Politics Free-Response Topics

1. Foundations of American Democracy (Unit 1)

Questions Students Must Answer 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 Evolution of Representative Democracy Based on the Idea of Limited Government Key Concept 1.b: Origins of the Constitution Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Key Concept 1.c: The Constitution The Importance of Goals and Public Policy The Role of Government Has Different Perspectives Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances Presidential Succession Executive Orders Judicial Branch Key Concept 1.d: Federalism State Governments National Policy Making and Federalism Review Multiple-Choice Questions Review Free-Response Questions

2. Interactions Among the Branches of Government (Unit 2)

Questions Students Must Answer 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 Constitutional Review of Congress Policy-Making Process of Congress Key Concept 2.b: The Executive Branch Constitutional Review of The Presidency The Cabinet and White House Staff The New Technology and the Presidency Key Concept 2.c: The Judicial Branch Quick Constitutional Review of The Judiciary Key Concept 2.d: The Federal Bureaucracy Constitutional Review of Bureaucracies Executive-Level Departments Review Multiple-Choice Questions Review Free-Response Questions

3. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (Unit 3)

Questions Students Must Answer 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 Other documents students should know Required Supreme Court Cases Students Must Know Optional Cases that support Key Concepts Key Concept 3.a: The Bill of Rights The Nature of the Bill of Rights Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech and The Press Freedom of Assembly Right to Keep and Bear Arms Right to Privacy Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment Key Concept 3.b: The Fourteenth Amendment Key Concept 3.c: Equal Protection Under the Law and Selective Incorporation Right to Privacy Key Concept 3.d: Civil Rights Key Concept 3.e: The Supreme Court Interprets Civil Rights Issues African Americans’ Fight for Civil Rights Social Movements and Civil Rights Review Multiple-Choice Questions Review Free-Response Questions

4. American Political Ideologies and Beliefs (Unit 4)

Questions Students Must Answer 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 4.b: Polling Key Concept 4.c: Political Philosophies and Political Party Ideology The Development of The Federal Budget Reflects Competing Policy Philosophies The Federal Budget Taxes Searching For Solutions Review Multiple-Choice Questions Review Free-Response Questions

5. Political Participation (Unit 5)

Questions Students Must Answer 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 5.a: Voting Political Participation Quick Review of The Constitutional and Legal Basis of Suffrage Key Concept 5.b: Linkage Institutions Political Parties How Political Parties are Organized Interest Groups Key Concept 5.c: Elections as Linkage Federal Election Laws Key Concept 5.d: The Media as Linkage Review Multiple-Choice Questions Review Free-Response Questions

Practice Test 1

Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions Section 2: Free-Response Questions Answer Key Answers Explained

Practice Test 2

Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions Section 2: Free-Response Questions Answer Key Answers Explained

Glossary Appendix

Required Unit 1 Foundational Documents Required Supreme Court Cases

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