Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics (#2106420)

Graduation Requirements:

Meets U.S. Government Social Studies credit

Assessment:

Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Exam

Placement Consideration:

N/A

Prerequisites:

N/A

Next Course in Progression:
AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Comp Gov't

Other Information:

College Board course exam and description located here.

Approved Resources:

Approved resources are selected from the Example Textbook List on the course audit page located here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-united-states-government-and-politics/course-audit

Course Description:

AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text- based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis.