AP考试GOVERNMENT课程的10个要点.docx

AP考试GOVERNMENT课程的10个要点据360教育集团介绍：1.The AP Program Offers High School Students an Opportunity to Receive College Credit for Courses They Take in High School.The AP program is a collaborative effort of secondary schools, colleges and universities, and the College Board. More than 1 million students like you who are enrolled in AP or honors courses in any one or more of thirty-eight subject areas may receive credit or advanced placement for college-level work completed in high school. While the College Board makes recommendations about course content, it does not prescribe content. The annual testing program ensures a degree of comparability among high school courses in the same subject.2.Thousands of Colleges and Universities in the United States and in 30 Other Countries Participate.Neither the College Board nor your high school awards AP credit. You will need to find out from the colleges to which you are planning to apply whether they grant credit and/or use AP scores for placement. It is important that you obtain each schools policy in writing so that when you actually choose one college and register, you will have proof of what you were told.3.The AP U.S. Government & Politics Test Measures Factual Knowledge and a Range of Skills.According to the course description for the AP U.S. Government & Politics Test, the test measures a variety of skills and abilities. Among them are:Factual knowledge: facts, concepts, and theories of U.S. governmentComprehension of the typical patterns of political processes and behaviors and their effectsAnalysis and interpretation of governmental and political data and of relationships in government and politicsThe ability to analyze and interpret a variety of stimuli as the basis for essays that draw conclusions and relate information to general conceptsThe ability to craft well-organized and specific essays4.The AP U.S. Government & Politics Test Has Two Sections: MultipleChoice and a Four-Part Essay Section.The total test is 2 hours and 25 minutes. Section I: Multiple Choice has 60 questions and counts for 50 percent of your total score. You will have 45 minutes to complete it.In Section II, you are given four essay topics to write about. Unlike the old government test or some of the other AP tests, you have no choice about which four essays you respond to. This part of the test is 100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes) and counts for 50 percent of your total score.5.The AP U.S. Government & Politics Test Covers Six Areas of American Government and Politics.In its course description for the AP U.S. Government & Politics Test, the College Board lists six broad areas of study and twenty-three categories that are further broken down. The basic course outline looks like the following:Constitutional Basis of the GovernmentInfluences on the Framers of the ConstitutionSeparation of powers and checks and balancesConcept of federalismTheories of democratic governmentPolitical Beliefs and Behaviors of IndividualsBasic political beliefs that individuals holdWays people acquire political knowledge and attitudesPublic opinionMethods of political participation, including votingFactors that influence how and why people develop different political beliefs and behaviorsPolitical Behavior of Groups: Functions, Activities, Sources of Power, InfluencesPolitical partiesElectionsInterest groups, including PACsThe mass mediaNational Government: Organization, Functions, Activities, InterrelationshipsPresidencyCongressFederal judiciaryFederal bureaucracyRole of voters, nongovernmental groups, and public opinionLinkages between government institutions and voters, public opinion,interest groups, political parties, mass media, and subnational governmentsPublic PolicyHow policy is made and by whomHow policy is implemented: the role of the bureaucracy and the courtsInfluences: political parties, interest groups, voters, and public opinionLinkages between public policy and political parties, interest groups,voters, and public opinionCivil Rights and Civil LibertiesConstitutional guaranteesRole of judicial interpretationImpact of the Fourteenth AmendmentIn designing the test, the test writers allot a certain percentage of questions to each broad area. Note that one question may actually ask you about several areas because topics may overlap. For example, a question about civil rights might involve the role of the federal judiciary and the Constitution. The following list shows the range of questions that might appear on an AP U.S. Government & Politics Test:Constitutional Basis of the Government-5 to 15 percentPolitical Beliefs and Behaviors of Individuals-10 to 20 percentPolitical Behavior of Groups: Functions, Activities, Sources of Power, Influences-10 to 20 percentNational Government: Organization, Functions, Activities, Interrelationships-35 to 45 percentPublic Policy-5 to 15 percentCivil Rights and Civil Liberties-5 to 15 percentAs you can see, the largest number of questions (between 21 and 27)， will deal with theinstitutions of the national government.6.There Is No Required Length for Your Essays.It is the quality, not the quantity, that counts. Realistically, a one-paragraph essay is not goingto garner you a high score because you cannot develop a well-reasoned analysis and present iteffectively in one paragraph. An essay of five paragraphs is a good goal. By following thismodel, you can set out your ideas with an interesting beginning, develop a reasoned middle,and provide a solid ending.7.You Will Get a Composite Score for Your Test.The College Board reports a single score from 1 to 5 for the two-part test, with 5 being thehighest. By understanding how you can balance the number of questions you need to answercorrectly against the essay score you need to receive in order to get at least a 3, you can relievesome of your anxiety about passing the test.8.Educated Guessing Can Help.No points are deducted for questions that go unanswered on the multiple-choice section, and dont expect to have time to answer them all. A quarter of a point is deducted for wrong answers. The College Board suggests guessing IF you know something about a question andcan eliminate a couple of the answer choices. Call it “educated guessing.” Youll read more about this later in this chapter.9.The Test Is Given in Mid-May.Most likely the test will be given at your school, so you do not have