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AP Comparative Government and Politics Course Guide: What Is This Course About?

This course compares the political institutions, themes, and trends of six countries: the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran. Students will study history, government systems, politics, society, and public policy in these nations. The course requires significant reading, writing, classroom engagement, and independent learning as students take a college-level approach to applying content from these case studies to real world issues. Over the summer and school year, students will read textbooks, articles, and two books to prepare for tests, quizzes, essays, presentations, debates and other assignments assessing their understanding of comparative government and politics.

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AP Comparative Government and Politics Course Guide: What Is This Course About?

This course compares the political institutions, themes, and trends of six countries: the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran. Students will study history, government systems, politics, society, and public policy in these nations. The course requires significant reading, writing, classroom engagement, and independent learning as students take a college-level approach to applying content from these case studies to real world issues. Over the summer and school year, students will read textbooks, articles, and two books to prepare for tests, quizzes, essays, presentations, debates and other assignments assessing their understanding of comparative government and politics.

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AP Comparative Government and Politics

Course Guide
What is this course about?
The course is a study the political institutions, themes, and trends by comparing six very different countries. The
topics of the class are: History, Government System, Politics, Society, and Public Policy. The six countries we will
be studying are United Kingdom, Russia, China, Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran. Using these countries as case studies
helps clarify the class topics and apply them to the real world.

Why should I take this course?
We are in an increasingly interconnected world. The days in which Americans only had to understand their
immediate environment is over. What goes on in the rest of the world is increasingly important in the 21st
Century. In addition, the countries we will be covering are incredibly interesting. Where else can you figure out
why British Parliament likes to yell at each other or why Putin likes to take his shirt off? Where else can you
unravel the mysteries of Chinas authoritarian meritocratic corrupt oligarchy or Irans paranoid convoluted
repressive theocracy? This course is recommended for people interested in pursuing political science,
international business, international social work, or are just curious about the rest of the world.

How much work is this course?
This class will require the students to work hard to learn material they have likely had little exposure to. This
will require an intensive amount of reading, writing, and classroom engagement to apply classroom content in
unexpected ways. The class will be taught at a college level in that students will ultimately be the driving forces
of their own learning. Students will need to be engaged with world affairs and have inquisitive minds.

How much will I need to read?
Students will read the textbook over the course of the year and will come to each class prepared to engage with
the material. Students will also read two books for the class- one of which will be The Future of Freedom by
FareedZakaria (summer reading project) and one which will be selected by the students during the school year.
In addition, students will read many current articles related to the course material.

How will this course be graded?
Tests: Multiple choice (50%) and free response- short and long answer (50%)
Quizzes: Reading and content quizzes given most class days
Assignments: Four essays, presentations, research, class discussions/debates, class work, and
homework

What will I need to work on over the summer?
Future of Freedom Reading project (see reverse)
Keep in touch with current events! I recommend getting a subscription to the Economist. Read online
about what is going on with those six counties. Being informed is an essential part of the course.

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