AP American Government

Prerequisites: This course is for 11th/12th grade students only. Students who excelled in American History, World History, or other Social Science courses should consider taking AP American Government. 

AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text-based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis.