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WILLIAM MADDEN is a history teacher who has taught AP classes in U.S. government and comparative government
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CONTENTS
Introduction vi
Preface vii
Diagnostic Quiz 1
Getting Started: The Diagnostic Quiz 3
Diagnostic Quiz Questions 5
Questions 1–20
Diagnostic Quiz Answers 11
Unit 1 Foundations of American Democracy 15
Questions 1–92
Unit 2 Interactions Among Branches of Government 39
Questions 93–225
Unit 3 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 73
Questions 226–331
Unit 4 American Political Ideologies and Beliefs 99
Questions 332–418
Unit 5 Political Participation 125
Questions 419–500
Answers 147
Bibliography 199
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve taken a big step toward AP success by purchasing 5 Steps to
a 5: 500 AP U.S. Government and Politics Questions to know by test day. We are here
to help you take the next step and score high on your AP exam so that you can earn
college credits and get into the college or university of your choice.
This book gives you 500 AP-style multiple-choice questions that cover all the
most essential course material. Each question has a detailed explanation with the
answer. These questions will give you valuable independent practice to supplement
your regular textbook and the groundwork you are already doing in your AP class-
room. This and the other books in this series were written by expert AP teachers
who know your exam inside out and can identify the crucial information you will
need to know as well as questions that are most likely to appear on the exam.
You may be the kind of student who takes several AP courses and needs to study
extra questions a few weeks before the exam for a final review. Or you may be the
kind who puts off preparing until the last weeks before the exam. No matter what
your preparation style is, you will surely benefit from reviewing these 500 questions,
which closely parallel the content, format, and degree of difficulty of those on the
actual AP exam. These questions and their answers/explanations are the ideal
last-minute study tool for those final few weeks before the test.
Remember the old saying, “Practice makes perfect.” If you practice with all
the questions and answers in this book, we are certain you will build the skills and
confidence you will need to do great on the exam. Good luck!
—Editors of McGraw Hill
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PREFACE
Welcome to the revised edition of 5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP U.S. Government and Politics
Questions. This edition reflects the changes you will find in the redesigned AP test.
There will now be four answers on multiple-choice questions instead of five, and
questions will be organized by the new curriculum framework aptly named the
Big Ideas. The redesigned AP test will also feature many questions on Supreme Court
cases, including a focus on the 15 landmark cases mandated for the new test. This
edition also includes a detailed answer explanation for each question in order to
help you do your best on test day.
Best of luck!
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