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Subject resourcesAP Government and Politics
Practice 60 skills across this outline.
Weighting distribution
5 categoriesCivil Liberties and Civil Rights
20%
Interactions Among Branches of Government
20%
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
20%
Political Participation
20%
Foundations of American Democracy
20%
Skills
The comprehensive taxonomy of ap government and politics — drill into a card to work its skills.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
13 core skills20% total weight
0/13 completed
13 skills to mastery
1
Balancing Minority and Majority RightsRecommended
28 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
2
Affirmative ActionAvailable
30 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
3
Amendments: Balancing Freedom with Public SafetyAvailable
33 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
4
Amendments: Rights of the AccusedAvailable
48 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
5
Amendments: Right to PrivacyAvailable
34 questions 49 flashcards Lesson available
6
First Amendment: Freedom of the PressAvailable
33 questions 61 flashcards Lesson available
7
First Amendment: Freedom of SpeechAvailable
50 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
8
First Amendment: Freedom of ReligionAvailable
37 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
9
Government Responses to Social MovementsAvailable
28 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
10
Second Amendment: Right to Bear ArmsAvailable
48 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
11
Selective IncorporationAvailable
24 questions 66 flashcards Lesson available
12
Social Movements and Equal ProtectionAvailable
27 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
Interactions Among Branches of Government
15 core skills20% total weight
0/15 completed
15 skills to mastery
1
Policy and the Branches of GovernmentAvailable
52 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
2
Checks on the PresidencyAvailable
57 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
3
Checks on the Judicial BranchAvailable
27 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
4
Congressional BehaviorAvailable
45 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
5
Congress: The Senate and the HouseAvailable
19 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
6
Discretionary and Rulemaking AuthorityAvailable
28 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
7
Expansion of Presidential PowerAvailable
37 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
8
Holding the Bureaucracy AccountableAvailable
54 questions 64 flashcards Lesson available
9
Presidential CommunicationAvailable
41 questions 54 flashcards Lesson available
10
Roles and Powers of the PresidentAvailable
38 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
11
Structures, Powers, and Functions of CongressAvailable
42 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
12
The BureaucracyAvailable
55 questions 44 flashcards Lesson available
13
The Court in ActionAvailable
39 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
14
The Judicial BranchAvailable
43 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
10 core skills20% total weight
0/10 completed
10 skills to mastery
1
American Attitudes About Government and PoliticsAvailable
18 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
2
Changes in IdeologyAvailable
18 questions 23 flashcards Lesson available
3
Evaluating Public Opinion DataAvailable
37 questions 71 flashcards Lesson available
4
Ideology and Economic PolicyAvailable
28 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
5
Ideology and PolicymakingAvailable
29 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
6
Ideology and Social PolicyAvailable
25 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
7
Ideologies of Political PartiesAvailable
34 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
8
Influence of Political Events on IdeologyAvailable
19 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
9
Measuring Public OpinionAvailable
59 questions 42 flashcards Lesson available
Political Participation
13 core skills20% total weight
0/13 completed
13 skills to mastery
1
Campaign FinanceAvailable
30 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
2
Changing MediaAvailable
39 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
3
Congressional ElectionsAvailable
19 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
4
Electing a PresidentAvailable
39 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
5
Groups Influencing Policy OutcomesAvailable
40 questions 53 flashcards Lesson available
6
How and Why Political Parties ChangeAvailable
33 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
7
Interest Groups Influencing PolicymakingAvailable
42 questions 50 flashcards Lesson available
8
Modern CampaignsAvailable
64 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
9
Political PartiesAvailable
20 questions 47 flashcards Lesson available
10
The MediaAvailable
38 questions 51 flashcards Lesson available
11
Third-Party PoliticsAvailable
57 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
12
Voter TurnoutAvailable
36 questions 47 flashcards Lesson available
Foundations of American Democracy
9 core skills20% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Challenges of the Articles of ConfederationAvailable
30 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
2
Constitutional Interpretations of FederalismAvailable
34 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
3
Federalism in ActionAvailable
28 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
4
Government Power and Individual RightsAvailable
28 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
5
Ideals of DemocracyAvailable
50 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
6
Principles of American GovernmentAvailable
61 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
7
Ratification of the U.S. ConstitutionAvailable
20 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
8
Relationship Between States and National GovernmentAvailable
59 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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