How hard is AP Comparative Government ?

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<p>I'm currently taking AP Government and Politics as a Freshmen and am doing quite good in that class (Always have above 98%).</p>

<p>I'm planning on AP Comparative Government next year. So How hard is it (generally and compared to AP Government) ?</p>

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<p>I'd say their equal, maybe comparative government is a little harder but they are both fairly easy.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Strategically speaking, What's better ? Taking it in the First Semester or the Second (AP Comp. Gov. is only 1 Semester for us) and What Prep Books are good ? (Princeton Review and Barrons I assume)</p>

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<p>I would say american first, then comparative. Because then, you can actually see the similarities and differences between our society and others, which may be easier to remember.</p>

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<p>That's actually not what I meant. I current take US Govt. Next year (Sophomore year) I'm planning on taking Comparative Govt.</p>

<p>However, Comparative Govt. is only 1 Semester. I know the AP Exam is sometime in May. So Is taking it in 2nd Semester and having the material fresh in the mind(and only learning 80-90% of the material good) vs taking it in 1st Semester and kind of forgetting the material at the time of the AP Test.</p>

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<p>I'd say take it first semester and then start reviewing for the test a couple of weeks before and that should be an easy four or five.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot</p>

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<p>Final Bump. I couldn't find many Prep books out there. Which is usually considered the best ?</p>

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<p>woods, as far as i know.</p>

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<p>Definitely the Ethel Wood book. The Ken Wedding book says stuff like 'you need to know what _____ means for the test' without ever having explained _____.</p>

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<p>Do you guys mean this ?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/AP-Comparative-Government-Politics-Study/dp/0974348120/ref=sid_dp_dp/105-8249989-2490019%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/AP-Comparative-Government-Politics-Study/dp/0974348120/ref=sid_dp_dp/105-8249989-2490019&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>At my school, we take Comparative and U.S. in the same year, I guess it would make more sense to split them up. I'm taking this, along with 5 other AP classes (plus one lab) next year, so I hope it's not TOO hard.</p>

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<p>Yep Hopefully not Reticulum. I'll be taking it along with AP US History (so nervous, as it would only be my Sophomore year)</p>

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<p>Comparative is EASY, EASY, EASY.</p>

<p>I'm not kidding. Just read the Ethel Wood book a week before and you'll get a 5.</p>