Each course is designed to be equivalent to a onesemester introductory college course. She was a reader, table leader, and question leader for the ap us government and comparative government exams, and she has taught a number of workshops for ap courses for new and experienced teachers. Comparative government is a subfield of political science that focuses on the comparative study of constitutions, systems of government, and political developments. Ethel wood taught a wide variety of social studies classes at princeton high school in princeton, new jersey for 24 years.
The book is concept rather than country based, looking in the depth at the key elements necessary to an understanding of political institutions and political change. This newly revised 7th edition of ap comparative government and. Ap comparative study guide by ethel wood garfield high. However, it is only with the general systematization of the social sciences in the last 100 years that political science has emerged as a separate definable area of study. Founded in 1900, the college board is composed of more than 5,700 schools, colleges, universities and other. Ap comparative government and politics 2011 scoring. Government and politics have been studied and commented on since the time of the ancient greeks. The course uses a comparative approach to examine the political structures. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, isbn. Mar 17, 2020 this book is the highest in the ranks amongst other books for the best ap comparative government book. However, my school does not offer ap comp gov as a course, so if i were to take it i would have to selfstudy for it. Comparative government and politics book depository.
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Country regime change since 1990 government change since 2010 china hu jintao. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. Comparative government and politics by rod hague, 9780230231023, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A framework and principles for international comparative studies in education norman m. Test prep books ap comparative government and politics study guide. Congratulations to the 201819 students on their ap scores. Best ap us gov and politics book for a selfstudier. A great resource for ap comparative government and politics to help you score 5 on your exam.
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The ap comparative government and politics course is designed to introduce students to a variety of political institutions through examining issues such as citizen participation, governmental organization, the idea of sovereignty and the root of power, public policy, and the ways in which political and economic institutions change. Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the comparative method or other empirical methods to explore politics within as opposed to between countries. It also looks at the part played by bureaucracies, the military and the courts in political life and the extent to which people participate directory in politics. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may.
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