I didn’t see one of these for this class, so I was like, why not. </p>
Sounds like a pretty interesting class, what do you guys think?</p>
<p>I took the 2013-2014 course and exam. I do recommend it for all! My advice for those who take it is to really study or you won’t pass the exam/course. What makes this exam difficult isn’t the content itself, but rather the quantity of the content. </p>
<p>The exam consists of 55 multiple choice and a free response section-8 questions. However, the questions on the free response may go like; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7a,7b,7c,7d,7e, 8a,8b,8c,8d,8e or something to that effect. </p>
<p>You will be studying six different countries: Britain, Iran, Russia, China, Mexico and Nigeria. You will be learning both the history and government/politics of each of those countries, and you will be expected to be able to compare and contrast those countries in that respect.The course also has another element to it, and that is the vocabulary. The vocab is just as important as knowing the histories and governments, so you will need to know it for the exam.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all! If you have any questions please feel free to ask :)</p>
<p>-Tema, Class of 2015</p>
<p>How is this exam for self studying? I’m taking 5 APs as actual classroom courses this upcoming year, and self studying AP Psych, so do you think AP comp gov would be doable?</p>
<p>@crystal19 I am hesitant to say take this course since you are already taking 5-6 other AP exams, however, I don’t want to bring doubt upon my fellow ambitious peers 
This course is a doable course, and I’ve been told by my previous AP teacher that this course is commonly only taught for one semester (my school for some reason made it a year-long course). Personally, I think spending a semester studying for this exam will be enough to get you a 4 or 5 if you study the material frequently. If you’re self-studying this course, then I recommend getting an AP Comp. Pol & Gov textbook and/or review guide book. Whichever book you get, however, make sure it is as up-to-date as possible-preferably a book that has version made in 2012 or later. I say this because the exam do test you about events that has happened in 2010, so it will be in your best interest to have a version of a book that covers that time period correctly.</p>
<p>If you or anyone else have anymore questions or concerns, please feel free to ask :)</p>
<p>It’s an easy course. The problem is, however, that we do not have too many prep books available. Be sure to stay immersed in current events as they might show up on the exam. My students take it as the second semester of a year-long AP Government course.</p>
<p>Would love to answer any questions.</p>
<p>@OrelHCW I’ve heard good things about Ethel Wood, would you recommend that or another prep book?</p>
<p>@Zeppelin7 Ethel Woods is fine, but usually not ‘just’ enough. I’ll see if I can open my course site for non-students.</p>
<p>Okay, so I just took the exam this May from a self-study. I used solely the Ethel Woods study guide, and found that it covered most of the topics needed for the exam. However, Ethel Woods doesn’t go much into detail about extremely current and pressing issues facing countries, so throughout the year, I would closely monitor the events going on in the six countries of study, as it is highly likely that they will show up in a free response question or two, like this year. </p>