Im planning on self studying ap government and politics this year, along with comp gov and politics. Ap comparative government and politics and i was wondering which test prep books barrons, pr, kaplan, etc. The book attempts to figure out why inequality has been steadily rising in. This book is one of the best political books i have ever read or, in this case, listened to. Ap comparative government and politics 2008 scoring commentary question 6 overview the overall intent of this question was for students to examine multiparty, twoparty, and oneparty systems, linking them to the electoral systems that tend to lead to the various party systems, and explaining advantages of each type of system. Ap united states government and politics 2007 scoring guidelines question 1 5 points part a. We all here at all things ap hope to help you achieve that 5 on that ap government exam. Appointed in 2017, she leads reporters and editors working in a central allformats newsroom and in offices at the white house and other key locations. Julie pace is washington bureau chief for the associated press. Philip cook is itt iterry sanford professor of publicpolicy at duke university and is the author.
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