Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2009 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0375428968 | ISBN-13: 978-0375428968

Scoring high on the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about government—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, we’ll teach you how to

·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each government and politics topic covered

This book includes 2 full-length practice AP U.S. Government & Politics tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam has been fully updated for the 2009 test.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375428968
• ISBN-13: 978-0375428968
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fairly good review of material, April 29, 2009

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This review is from: Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2009 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

I am currently preparing for the AP exam, and the Princeton Review gives a good summary of the information. The practice exams, however, are not that great. I recommend reading this book but using Collegeboard's practice exams.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memorize Book - get a 5., August 24, 2009

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DM80 (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2009 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

I had 5 other AP classes that semester and AP GOV't class quickly became a
place to finish up homework in other classes. I barely payed any attention to lectures and honestly never really got time to read the book. I became concerned when second semester rolled along and the AP Exams were looming. I got the Princeton Review book and basically read the whole book through in about a week before the exam. I learned a semester's worth of information in about 3-4 hours. Trust me it's possible, the AP exam can test you on only so much. You don't have to religiously memorize this book but you have to know the book quite well. The test was notoriously easy and I got a 5 - end of story. As long as you come just a step short of memorizing this book, you WILL get a five - even if you never paid attention in class. Don't tell me that this book is not enough - it's written by the chief AP Grader for crying out loud - it gives you just exactly what you need to know, nothing more - don't go with Barrons and spare yourself extra time and effort.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 5 Steps to a 5 is better., August 11, 2009

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This review is from: Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2009 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

I had an amazing AP Government teacher, so I bought this as a supplement. I had many other AP Classes, for them I purchased 5 steps to a 5 series, but with this one I chose Princeton Review because it had been updated in 2009, or something and The 5 steps to a 5 hadn't been updates since 2007 or something like that. I read though this book very lightly for a week before test, I did get to read though all of it. It made me feel more comfortable. The Ap Government test was an easier test, but I only scored a 2 0n it, I was extremely shocked I felt as if I had did very good. I think if I wouldn't have answer so many of the questions I would have done better. Overall it was an OK book but I would suggest 5 steps to a 5 series.