<p>Was Ethel Wood enough? Or would you recommend studying from the textbook as well?</p>
<p>Thanks :)
Quesce</p>
<p>Hey! I would like to know the answer to this too. I was playing on using the Introduction to Comparative Politics text by Kesselman. Is this a good one to use? (Quesce--we need to get in touch so we can study together for both this and French :P)</p>
<p>The thing is, since the material on it is relatively new, it's just a matter of getting your hands on any material you can. I think that a review book should be a supplement to a textbook...unless you see new material! I also often find that leafing through a review book and looking up stuff you want to see more in detail in your text really helps if you read/studied from the text during the year- almost like a surge of information that your past memory had stored and you just needed to trigger.</p>
<p>I remember Ethel Woods book stressed terminology, which is VERY important in this exam. There was some terminology that I did not remember seeing in my text and I'm grateful that I opened up the Woods book.</p>
<p>Our class also used Kesselman's book, and I feel that that prepared me pretty well. It was a very straightforward book, except you don't really need all those articles and everything that it has in the boxes. I would pay special attention to developments and trends as far as globalization, capitalism, immigration, democracy, etc...the questions focus on big picture concepts and then how individual countries have each reacted to them.</p>
<p>Thanks viva =)</p>
<p>Haha pizzicato..I took French on that day, so i just need to make up Compgov. :D</p>
<p>I self studied for the AP Comp Gov't exam and I had two books the Ethel Woods book and a book "Everything You need to know for the AP Comparative Government Exam". The Ethel Woods Book was much easier to read and so i read it through front to back and took notes on it and it really has everything broken down well into the areas you are tested on. The multiple choice was a breeze along with all the essays except the one regarding the national refferendum. I don't recall Ethel Woods talking about national refferandums but I do think using the internet as an additional resource to the Ethel Woods book would be wise because the AP comp gov't exam changes with the times. But for this year Ethel Woods worked really well for me, I'm waiting to see if I got a 4 or a 5</p>
<p>i self-studied just on Ethel Woods and i'm def feeling the 5...granted, I read it like 4 times ;) When I looked up additional study materials, the slide show presentations I found had the exact same bullet points as the Ethel Woods book. haha!</p>
<p>Ah thanks robbyg, I'll attempt what you mentioned. Reading 300 pages doesn't appeal to me at all..</p>
<p>Hm..I forgot to ask:</p>
<p>Is Ethel Woods comprehensive enough to cover the multiple choice questions that appear on the AP? Or do I need to read the textbook for this?</p>
<p>robbyg, What slide show presentations are you talking about? Care to provide a link. I'm taking AP Comp. Gov. next year and am kind of nervous.</p>
<p>I'm taking it next year too by self-studying, and I'm told that Kesselman's Intoduction to Comparative Politics is a great textbook. (I'm reading it throughout the year =) )</p>
<p>I'm taking the course thankfully, but I'm kind of scared. I mean I'm only a Sophomore and will be taking AP US History as well.</p>
<p>Hey I had AP Gov't as a freshman & was supposed to do comparative gov't too but I didn't have enough time at all to self-study for that also. Now I am a sophmore & just finished this years set of AP's. I still have the textbooks from last year though. Do you think it would still be possible to self-study for this next year. I won't get any help from my school since they don't have the class. </p>
<p>I have two books I ordered online last year. It was supposed to go with the online course I didn't end up taking.</p>
<p>Comparative Politics "DOmestic Responses to Global Challenges" 4th Ed by Charles Hauss
& Annual Editions Comprative Politics 03/04, which is obviously outdated.</p>
<p>Actually I'm not really sure what the course entails, but I would like to take the exam before I graduate. I liked AP Gov't & Politics.</p>
<p>Is it feasible with these textbooks, or at least the Charles Hauss book. Or is unavoidable that I would have to get new resources. Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>^ Wow, small world. I took (taking?) AP Gov. as a Freshmen too.</p>
<p>I read Ethel Wood's study guide and Ken Wedding's "Everything You Need to Know". Having just finished the test, I would say that Wedding's book was pretty worthless. I read Ethel Wood's book twice and felt like I did well. I self-studied and didn't use any textbook. Occasionally you come across a question that wasn't mentioned in the book (like 2 in the whole MC test and the referandum FQ mentioned above) so you just have to fake your way through it. Overall, Ethel Wood's book should be your bible; Anything else will probably just waste your time.</p>
<p>Don't trash the Wedding book. It's presents the material in a whole new way and, if nothing else, gives you additional stuff to talk about for the FR.</p>