I have absolutely nothing to trade except my undying and sincere gratitude, but if anyone would like to help this aspiring political science major who’s striving for a five, then please email ANY released exams or practiced exams with answers to <a href="mailto:bandandsoccerandscouts@gmail.com">bandandsoccerandscouts@gmail.com</a>. Please help! Thanks in advance, best of luck!</p>
I’ve done pretty well in the class, but I haven’t reviewed much material, so idk how I’ll do. I guess I’ll just cram what I can today. I ordered a barrons book so I could do some practice tests,but it hasn’t come yet,so that was a waste of money. Anyone know any links to free practice tests?</p>
Can someone please explain the purpose and procedure of the primary elections as well as the definition of linkage institutions? Thanks!</p>
The purpose of the primary elections is for each state to vote on the nominee they wish to run in the general election for a specific party. There are three main types of primaries. The first is called an Open primary in which you can go and simply tell the person which primary (democratic or republican) you wish to take place in and vote. The second type is a closed primary in which you must be registered under a specific party in order to vote in that party’s primary. The final (which nobody uses) is called a blanket primary. In this, you are allowed to vote in some areas on one side and then switch for another area (example: vote for the republican nominee in the presidency and then vote for the democratic nominee in the senate race.) Sorry if that explanation is a bit jumbled. I went from the Physics C exam to a 5 hour study session on government. </p>
A linkage institution is a way in which the people can communicate with their government and the policies they are making. The 4 linkage institutions are; the media, elections, interest groups, and political parties.</p>
Linkage institutions was one of the FRQs for last year’s exam, I believe… So anyway, linkage institutions basically inform and communicate with those who make laws, and they also change public opinion on laws in a way. They include the media, elections, interest groups, and political parties.</p>
The purpose for primary elections is to see who will become the party nominee in the general election. There are closed primaries (members of only one party can vote), open primaries (open to all parties and can vote for anyone), and caucuses (a wild election process). The first caucus is in Iowa, and the first primary is in New Hampshire.</p>
Edit: Meh… Simpson beat me. 
But wait, isn’t your definition of a blanket primary also the definition of a split ticket?</p>
So gist of election process:
- “Invisible primary”- period between a candidate announcing his intention to run for president to the day the first primary votes begin
- Primary season- (Iowa provides caucus, NH, primary) choosing a candidate to run for the party
- “Break” time between end of primaries and announcement of candidates
- Nominating convention- presidential candidates goes against each other
Please correct me if the above is wrong!</p>
By the way, I’ve just finished Barron’s review book. I find it quite informative, but maybe too informative as there are so many examples given that my eyes began to glaze over while having my mind being freaked out by the questioning need of whether I should but can’t remember everything. I had a horrible govt. teacher so I know very little about government.</p>
Do you guys advise me running to the bookstore to grab the Crash Course and be able to finish it within 2 hours or so (have to study for 2 other AP tests too)? Are there really any differences to it.</p>
Alright everyone, I think I’m done for tonight (it’s 11pm EST now). Good luck, I’m sure we’ll do great!</p>
I’m done for tonight. For tomorrow, make to sure to bring peppermints. :P</p>
For everyone freaking out about FRQs:
-Slow down, AND THINK (without a pencil in hand)
-Dumb down your thinking if you can’t make complex connections</p>
For MC (my strategy):
-Skip charts/graphs/cartoons until the end (should have 15~ minutes) then go back and analyze
-CHECK your answers</p>
Besides that, good night and good luck. :)</p>
I hate the fed. Monetary policy will kill me. Kill me.</p>
I also hate how half of the stuff I’m studying was invalidated by the Citizen’s united case. C’est la vie.</p>
Judging by the FRQ rubrics, the AP graders are only looking for very specific answers.</p>
which is what scares me at this point. D:</p>
@hellogoodbye Meh. There are plenty of resources in this thread which shall suffice. And the Barron’s book is alright.</p>
@truzzi I feel that PR handled fiscal and monetary policy pretty well. So basically, monetary policy is about handling how much money is in circulation at a given time. This is the Federal Reserve’s responsibility, and they can implement monetary policy through reserve requirement (changing amount of money in banks), discount rates (changing interest rates for banks to get loans), and buying bonds. Monetary policy is meant to help keep control of inflation.</p>
And guys, where do you find the FRQ rubric?</p>
The response has been overwhelming, thank you all that chose to help me!(:</p>
Just hope that the FRQ doesn’t mention specific court cases, I guess.</p>
It’s pretty easy to BS fiscal policy stuff or reasons why voter turnout went down.</p>
@franticpizza: try apcentral</p>
the barron’s scaring me with having to remember specific presidents’ elections and all of its contents along with complicating graphs/data. </p>
you guys can try watching this video. he’s a boring but very informative guy, giving a gist of what we need to know.
[YouTube</a> - AP Exam Prep: Government](<a href=“AP Exam Prep: Government - YouTube”>AP Exam Prep: Government - YouTube)</p>
I’m not sure whether I should stay up late reviewing (2 or 3 in the morning) or go to sleep fairly early (at 11 or 12). Advice?</p>
I read 9 chapters and did 4 practice exams tonight.</p>
That’s how much I slacked off prior to today. :/</p>
I got up at 1 in the afternoon and I’ve studied for 7 out of the 8 hours that I’ve been up. Online classes are a joke and don’t prepare you for AP tests.</p>
Anyone know if that Dimitrios Review Packet is enough to get a 5?</p>
here: [AP</a> NSL Study Guide](<a href=“http://www.scribd.com/doc/54973585/AP-NSL-Study-Guide]AP”>http://www.scribd.com/doc/54973585/AP-NSL-Study-Guide)</p>
Also, can anyone give me a brief overview of the history we need to know?</p>