AP Comparative Government and Politics
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Practice for the AP Comparative Government and Politics exam
AP Exam
Friday, May 14, 2027
8 a.m. local time (morning session)
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Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments
- 1.1 - The Practice of Political Scientists
- 1.2 - Defining Political Organizations
- 1.3 - Democracy vs. Authoritarianism
- 1.4 - Democratization
- 1.5 - Sources of Power and Authority
- 1.6 - Change in Power and Authority
- 1.7 - Federal and Unitary Systems
- 1.8 - Political Legitimacy
- 1.9 - Sustaining Legitimacy
- 1.10 - Political Stability
Unit 2: Political Institutions
- 2.1 - Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Systems
- 2.2 - Comparing Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Systems
- 2.3 - Executive Systems
- 2.4 - Executive Term Limits
- 2.5 - Removal of Executives
- 2.6 - Legislative Systems
- 2.7 - Independent Legislatures
- 2.8 - Judicial Systems
- 2.9 - Independent Judiciaries
Unit 3: Political Culture and Participation
- 3.1 - Civil Society
- 3.2 - Political Culture
- 3.3 - Political Ideologies
- 3.4 - Political Values and Beliefs
- 3.5 - Nature and Role of Political Participation
- 3.6 - Forces that Impact Political Participation
- 3.7 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- 3.8 - Political and Social Cleavages
- 3.9 - Challenges from Political and Social Cleavages
Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
Unit 5: Political and Economic Changes and Development
- 5.1 - Impact of Global Economic and Technological Forces
- 5.2 - Political Responses to Global Market Forces
- 5.3 - Challenges from Globalization
- 5.4 - Policies and Economic Liberalization
- 5.5 - International and Supranational Organizations
- 5.6 - Adaptation of Social Policies
- 5.7 - Impact of Industrialization and Economic Development
- 5.8 - Causes and Effects of Demographic Change
- 5.9 - Impact of Natural Resources