<p>is it possible to self study AP US gov't by ONLY using a prep book, and get a 5? (assuming that I am smart, which i am :P) I just bought the Princeton Review Guide for us gov't.</p>
<p>Please share your experiences. Has anyone ever only used a prep book for APUSGov't and recieved a 5 on the exam?</p>
<p>thanx so much in advance.</p>
<p>ew...only 12 views? WTH</p>
<p>probably, honestly our gov teacher has been giving us past free responses and they require common sense more than anything else.</p>
<p>also I took the 1999 MC test (I DON'T HAVE IT) and got 45/60... I've read about 3 or 4 chapters in my AP gov book. </p>
<p>you know even though I hate you because you probably won't ever read Wilson's intro US gov text (fantastically boring, I liked American Pageant so much and this text was just a disappointment), I think you can pull it off if you are good at social studies and watch the news every now and then.</p>
<p>yeah, I figured that a lot of the exam was just common sense. Thanks for the help. </p>
<p>Question for anyone who used PR for apgov't: does it cover everything on the test?</p>
<p>Well, i just bought the AP US govt book from PR and it is amazing! I'm learning more from it than my textbook. Except, I didn't see much about primaries...</p>
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<p>you'llsee, i am planning on self-studying without using a textbook. i bought cliffnotes for a prep book and will probably buy another one before the ap test. what books are you using?</p>
<p>I'm onlyusing PR prep book. (along with other online materials). Do you think i should get another book?</p>
<p>What online materials are you using?</p>
<p>get a barron's or peterson's one if they make them. I find PR to be too basic and good only for reviewing after you've had a full course and already more or less know all the material. </p>
<p>and coursenotes.org is your friend.</p>
<p>as for gov. I think US gov is pretty easy. I'm in it right now and depending on where I go to college this fall and whether they'll accept credit, I'll decide about whether or not to take it.</p>
<p>yeah, i have heard that the material is pretty easy to learn but the test is hard to get a five on.</p>
<p>and coursenotes.org is your friend.</p>
<p>umm that was just some garbage ad website.</p>
<p>llpitch, its course-notes.org, with a hyphen.</p>
<p>ok thanks =D</p>