ap comp gov SELF STUDY

Test Preparation AP History & Social Sciences
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Hi.</p>

I am gonna self study ap comp gov. I heard Wood’s is the best. Do I need a textbook? </p>

Thanks.</p>

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No, you do not.</p>

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So I just need Ethel Wood’s study guide? I wanna make sure I am doing right.
Any more comments?</p>

P.S. Is Crash Course sufficient for ap us gov, or do I need a textbook?</p>

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Yes, you just need Ethel Wood’s guide.</p>

I used PR and Crash Course. I’m not American so I started out not knowing ANYTHING. But you probably do so Crash Course might be sufficient but I wouldn’t advise it. Get a prep book or something.</p>

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Thanks.(I need 10 letters.)</p>

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I’m also self studying for AP Comp Gov with my AP US teacher (currently a junior) and he said that the essays on the test were more comprehensive than just the Ethel Wood book.</p>

I bought Charles Hauss’ Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges and I haven’t found it very wordy. While I am also using the Ethel Wood book, AP Comp Gov, like other one semester APs, usually has essays that are more specific than the MC questions (this is the case with AP Enviro, AP Gov, and others).</p>

If you’re really strapped and don’t have time to read a textbook, I’d recommend that you go on the collegeboard website and, starting in March, do at least one practice essay a week leading up to the exam. As you probably already know, they have all the FRQs from prior tests and doing ten to twelve of those would probably suffice in a pinch.</p>

That being said, if you do have the time, buy the Hauss book and read it. It’s probably too late at this point, so you may want to take the second strategy. Nevertheless, if you’re a good history student, you’ll still probably get a five without the actual textbook.</p>