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Social Studies
AP United States Option AP United States
Government and Politics Government and Politics
Grades 11-12 Grades 11-12
Course Number 269 Course Number OPT269
Full Year Course - 1 credit Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Recommendation, Any AP Social Prerequisite: Recommendation Any AP Social
Studies course recommended Studies course recommended
Estimated Fee: $22.00 and A.P. Test Registration Estimated Fee: $22.00 and A.P. Test Registration
Recommended For: College Bound Recommended For: College Bound
Career: CORE Career: CORE
With recommendations from and the With recommendations from and the
approval of the College Board, the Advanced approval of the College Board, the Advanced
Placement Government and Politics course Placement Government and Politics course
work models a semester college course in work models a semester college course in
Economics. Economics.
The Advanced Placement American The Advanced Placement American
Government course is designed to give Government course is designed to give
students a critical perspective on politics and students a critical perspective on politics and
government in the United States. This government in the United States. This
course involves both the study of general course involves both the study of general
concepts used to interpret American politics concepts used to interpret American politics
and the analysis of specific case studies. It and the analysis of specific case studies. It
also requires familiarity with various also requires familiarity with various
institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that
make up the American political reality. In make up the American political reality. In
addition, this course is designed to help addition, this course is designed to help
advanced students take the advanced advanced students take the advanced
placement college exam in May to help placement college exam in May to help
obtain college credit. Students enrolled in obtain college credit. Students enrolled in
this course are required to take the A.P. this course are required to take the A.P.
exam in May. exam in May.
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