The new 16th Edition of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES meets the latest changes to the AP® U.S. Government course framework and exam emphasizing college-level critical thinking skills and analysis of political concepts and ideas, primary sources and foundational documents, which are drivers for success in the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course and exam. The text highlights current issues in American politics, focusing on the importance of institutions, the historical development of governmental procedures, actions, and policies, as well as who governs in the United States and to what ends. It combines excellent scholarship with practical examples and insight to create a clear and approachable tool for any student trying to understand American government, following a pedagogically proven course of study to maximize student involvement with the material. Highlighted key concepts, concise learning objectives and features for practical application of contemporary debates on policy dynamics bolster students' comprehension
This resource helps instructors teach the course in order to prepare students for AP® exams.
Aligned to American Government: Institutions & Policies, AP® Edition, Sixteenth Edition, Fast Track to a 5 prepares students for success on the AP® U.S. Government and Politics exam by providing strategies, practice questions, and two full-len... more