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AP U.S. Government and Politics accomplishes these goals by framing the acquisition of political knowledge around big ideas about American government and politics that can be applied to a …

The federal government and the states each play an important role in public education. Take a position on whether the federal government or the states are more effective in ensuring …

The AP Program offers two government courses: AP U.S. Government and Politics and AP Comparative Government and Politics. Each course is designed to be equivalent to an …

The response earned the thesis point for taking a position: “the federal government should be primarily responsible” and by establishing a line of reasoning: “because they should be the …