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For the more than one million students taking the AP exams each year

  • Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors
  • Sample tests that closely simulate real exams
  • Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests
  • Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions
  • Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions
  • Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

About the Author

Pamela K. Lamb teaches AP U.S. government and politics at Del Rio High School and is a reader of AP tests in history, government, and economics.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 11, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007141276X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071412766
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #672,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars advice from a high school student, June 18, 2005
By fudge (Maryland) - See all my reviews
I am currently a junior in high school. Last year I took AP Government and Politics (U.S.) and since it was my very first AP year, I had no idea how to prepare for the test. To make matters worse, my Government teacher hardly did anything in class; he sat around drinking coffee and humming jazz tunes from his desk. His tests were hard and often had bad questions that did NOT reflect the actual questions on the AP test. For those who've had him, I think most would agree that what he does in class accurately fits his name--Mr. Nap.

I chose this book from the bookstore because it was short and concise--every chapter was laid out in a graphically neat way (no clumping like the barrons books, and not so spread out like the princeton books). It was my hope that I would be able to somehow study a bit on my own and salvage my AP grade when the May test came. Having got a 5 on the exam, I am now EXTREMELY thankful that there was a book like this. I can't say how much I owe my score to this book.

What I did, the month before the test was to read EACH chapter--and let me tell you, it's not hard, because the chapters are SHORT and CONCISE--and then to take the short 5-10 question quizzes at the end that gave me a good idea of how well i learned the material that chapter. I know that learning government and politics is BORING, but this is the BEST book out there that lays out the content in such an easy to learn manner. It doesn't focus on teaching you details--and you do'nt NEED details for the GOV exam because the material in AP gov and pol is conceptual, like certain powers and abilities of the executives, or a few major supreme court cases--what it DOES is often outline everything in good lists, that are REALLY helpful for last-min studying. I especially remember that page with all the amendments listed; in fact i used that page for memorization practice, by writing as many amendments from memory as possible until I finally was able to copy that list without looking. If you find this book hard to read, I think it might be a personal problem with concentration, rather than a problem with the book itself.

I will admit that throughout the year, I studied as much as possible from our textbook too, but considering the HUGE amounts of information in the text, it was impossible to memorize and learn everything from there. I would think that if you're buying this book, it's as a supplement anyway, but do'nt worry if you're not taking the class or like me, didn't have a very helpful teacher. The AP exam covers concepts--think BROAD--and this book does a great job of presenting to you what you need to know. Memorize most of what's in this book, and you'll easily get a 5.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly What You Need, January 2, 2007
This is a really good test prep book. Its practice test questions, both the multiple choice and the free response, are virtually identical to the real thing, and the review is not too detailed and long and not too general and basic; it's just right. Its layout is extremely accessible, and although there are some minor omissions in the review text, just use your textbook to supplement. The major flaw with this book, though, is that for its practice free-response question, it does not provide a rubric to score your responses. All it says is how many points the question was worth. If you go to the College Board website, though, you can find past free responses and the accompanying rubric scoring guide to practice with, and your teacher may have some, too. I had two review books for this test, this one and the Princeton Review one. Usually, I'm a big Princeton Review fan, but the corresponding PR book is dismal. The 5 Steps to a 5 one is the book to get.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of all the AP US Government & Politics prep books, May 11, 2006
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My son used three different prep books for the AP US Government & Politics exam and he said this was the best by far!!
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