The AP Comparative Government and Politics Examination: What You Need to Know, Third Edition - Softcover

Ken Wedding

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974637955 ISBN 13: 9780974637952

Publisher: College City Publications, 2008

Synopsis

What You Need to Know is a valuable guide to preparing for the AP Exam in Comparative Government and Politics. You will be helped by chapters about your learning styles, the course, the exam, theories of comparative politics, international organizations, and the six countries studied in the course. Brief review exercises conclude each country chapter.

The chapters about the course, the exam, and comparative theory provide perspective on the curriculum, strategies for mastering the material and the tests, and an analysis of the discipline. An 8-page glossary of important concepts is an important study tool.

There is a realistic multiple-choice test and 4 free-response tests. Answer keys that accompany all the sample tests are fully annotated.

A companion web site offers updates and links to other sources that will be helpful for study and review.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Wedding studied government and politics at Carleton College, Northwestern University, and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

He began teaching AP Comparative Government and Politics in 1986 and first read exams in 1992.

He is a consultant to the College Board's Advanced Placement program and has taught workshops and institutes for AP teachers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota.

He has written teaching materials published by The Center for Learning, College City Publications, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Allyn and Bacon, and the College Board.

Edition details

• Publisher: College City Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974637955
• ISBN 13: 9780974637952
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Nancy J. Ashmore