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Barron's AP U.S. Government and Politics
by Curt Lader
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2008-02-01)
ISBN: 0764138200
EAN: 9780764138201
Dewey Decimal #: 320.473076
Binding/Media: Paperback - 456 pages
Edition: 5
SKU: 102309-0679
Condition: New
Comments: 0764138200 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This manual's general review of U.S. government and politics is specifically focused to reflect the most-often-asked questions on recent Advanced Placement exams. Topics covered include Constitutional development, the branches and institutions of the federal government, political parties and processes, special interest groups, the media, bureaucracy, and public policy issues as they relate to the economy, the federal budget, social welfare, the environment and energy, and foreign policy and the national defense. Two full-length model exams follow the manual's subject review, and come with answer keys.
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Customer Reviews
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contradictory; style unlike the AP test
Rating  (2)
Date: 2010-05-31
Some of multiple choice contradicts my textbook, and some of my textbook contradicts AP multiple choice. AP Government has always been somewhat of a murky subject, and this book will only further cloud your good Gov't and Politics judgment. The questions are not average AP style (for example, there are no I, II, III type questions on the test, and the wording for some questions I feel are huge grammar disasters). The sample free-response as well, were so odd that I did not even bother to answer them. Do the AP Central AP Gov't FRQs instead of any review books; since it's straight from the source itself, it gives you a better idea of what to expect.
The general overview before each section is fine for those needing to refresh their memories. The Supreme Court cases they summarize is also extremely useful, though they tend to list some really unimportant ones.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND this book because it is not a good test preparation booklet, in that it does not mimic AP style well, and its general overview is not so outstanding that you couldn't find it in another review book.
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Solid AP review book
Rating  (4)
Date: 2010-05-14
As an A.P. American Government teacher, I highly recommend this book. In fact, there are only three review books I allow my students to access, and this is one of them.
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Used copy of Barron's AP Govt.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-10-26
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book will help my son prepare for tests throughout the year, in additon to the AP test. Book arrived on time and in the condition
stated. Thank you.
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Way too long
Rating  (3)
Date: 2009-06-18
This book has too much useless information and even some wrong facts. It is not a good review, because it is not organized to be read fast. The author gets into too much theory, etc., which goes beyond the AP test.
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a pretty thorough review for the AP exam
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-05-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
although this book was meant to be read along with a textbook throughout the school year, i had not bought it until a few weeks before the actual exam. It helped a lot and covered all the subjects very well. The only thing is that the chapters are extremely long and provide more examples than necessary. The questions are definitely a lot harder than whats on the exam so if you pass the practice tests, you're sure to score well on the AP exam.
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