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

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.

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