AP American Government

AP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT                                                                                Grade 12

This course satisfies the government requirement for graduation.

Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics will provide students an intellectual foundation for observing, analyzing, and understanding national politics in the United States.  Using primary and secondary source documents, as well as analysis of specific examples, students will examine and evaluate the institutions of American government, political parties and elections, mass media, political behavior, public policies, and the development of individual rights and liberties and their impact on citizens. The content of this course is the equivalent to an introductory college course in U.S. government and politics.