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AP Comparative Government and Politics

27 lessons across 6 topics

1. Course Skills You'll Learn

1Analyzing Data To Find Patterns And Trends And Draw Conclusions2Comparing Different Political Systems, Institutions, Processes, Policies, And Behaviors3Connecting Political Concepts To Real-life Situations4Developing A Claim Or Thesis And Explaining And Supporting It In An Essay5Reading And Analyzing Text Sources

2. Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments

6Democracy And Authoritarianism7Factors That Can Either Help Or Undermine The Stability Of A Government8How Political Scientists Collect And Use Data And Information9The Ways Governments And Regimes Get, Keep, And Lose Power10Types Of Political Systems: Regimes, States, Nations, And Governments

3. Political Institutions

11Executive Institutions (for Example, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Cabinets)12Judicial Systems (judges And Courts)13Legislative Systems (for Example, Congressional Or Parliamentary)14Parliamentary, Presidential, And Semi-presidential Government Systems

4. Political Culture and Participation

15Civil Rights And Civil Liberties16Political Ideologies Such As Individualism, Communism, And Fascism17Political Participation By Citizens And Its Effects18Social Divisions Within A Country And Their Effects19Where The Political Attitudes And Beliefs Of Citizens Come From

5. Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations

20How Social Movements And Interest Groups Cause Political Change21Types Of Electoral Systems And Election Rules22Types Of Political Party Systems

6. Political and Economic Changes and Development

23How Governments Adapt Social Policies To Address Political, Cultural, And Economic Changes24Political Responses To Global Market Forces25Rapid Industrialization And Its Impacts26The Causes And Effects Of Demographic Changes27The Effects Of Economic Liberalization Policies