AP US Govt. Self-Study Materials

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<p>Hi, I'm a student currently living in Thailand.</p>

<p>This year (Junior Year), I am taking AP Comparative Governments, and I think it might be a good idea to do AP US Govt exam as well, since I heard that US Government isn't as challenging as others. However, my school doesn't offer AP US Govt course, so I decided to self-study. In Thailand, it is very hard to find international textbooks, especially about this subject. So I got myself two review books (Barron's and Princeton), since the only way to get myself a textbook would be ordering it from the States. This will cost A LOT!</p>

<p>My question is can I just use review books to prepare myself for the AP US Govt exam coming in May. Do I need to get other prep material as well? I do have time to self-study, I guess. As I'm taking AP Comp Govt, I think I will be absorbing some additional background for the US Government since I believe there is one chapter in my Comp Govt textbook that covers US Politics.</p>

<p>PS. This is my first post on CC, so it might take sometime for me to reply. Sorry for my grammar mistakes too.</p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>Hello, Im Homeschooled and taking this subject:</p>

<p>I currently use: Wilson’s government 10th edition Note: You can get a cheaper Used textbook that was made before 2009. As long as it has most common Subjects you will do fine)
Also get the SG for the book</p>

<p>Then buy the REA CrashCourse</p>

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<p>I used the Princeton Review and got a 3 on the practice test and a 5 in real life. Same thing happened for AP World for me too. </p>

<p>I didn’t do much studying because my life is centered around politics lol, except for memorizing Supreme Court cases and some parts of government and the budget that I didn’t know or had trouble with at the time. Good luck</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for all your answers. Unfortunately, my life isn’t centered around American politics, lol. Fortunately, during the election day, I was invited to attend the US Embassy event, so they gave me one small book about American politics. I hope that it will help me as well. Since I got both Barron’s and Princeton, will they cover most/all of the topics on the AP test? Thanks in advance :)</p>