Worldwide Scholar Guide to AP United States Government & Politics

Written by a former lawyer and political journalist who taught government and politics at an elite Asian prep school for many years, the Worldwide Scholar Guide to AP® United States Government and Politics is designed to help international students - and anyone else who wants to really understand the political system in the United States – navigate the often confusing and complex world of U.S. politics.

Much of the information students are taught in the classroom or find in AP® study guides and online is inadequate or flat out wrong. This guide is designed to set the record straight on numerous issues that too many teachers and study guide authors simply don’t seem to understand. From the incorporation doctrine, the political theories of key Enlightenment thinkers and the workings of and rationale behind the Electoral College to the maddening worlds of campaign finance, filibusters, libel law, and the debt ceiling, this guide's got you covered. It doesn’t waste space -- or your time -- with test taking tips and tricks or phony claims that it covers everything that could conceivably be tested on the exam. It doesn’t assume you understand what political science is, or why it matters. It is all about helping you really understand the material. When you truly understand the material tested on the exam, the rest is easy. That’s the true trick to success on the Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam.