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AP Comparative Government and Politics lessons

5 sections · 43 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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AP Comparative Government and Politics

Practice 43 skills across this outline.

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Sources of Power and Authority
Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
5 categories
Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments
20%
Party/Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
20%
Political and Economic Changes and Development
20%
Political Culture and Participation
20%
Political Institutions
20%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap comparative government and politics — drill into a card to work its skills.

Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments

10 core skills20% total weight
0/10 completed
10 skills to mastery
1
Sources of Power and AuthorityRecommended
Long-form
2
Change in Power and AuthorityAvailable
Long-form
3
Democracy v. AuthoritarianismAvailable
Long-form
4
Defining Political OrganizationsAvailable
Long-form
5
DemocratizationAvailable
Long-form
6
Federal and Unitary SystemsAvailable
Long-form
7
Political StabilityAvailable
Long-form
8
Political LegitimacyAvailable
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9
Sustaining LegitimacyAvailable
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10
The Practice of Political ScientistsAvailable
Long-form

Party/Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations

6 core skills20% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Impact of Social Movements, Interest GroupsAvailable
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2
Objectives of Election RulesAvailable
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3
Electoral Systems and RulesAvailable
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4
Pluralist and Corporatist InterestsAvailable
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5
Political Party SystemsAvailable
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6
Role of Political Party SystemsAvailable
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Political and Economic Changes and Development

9 core skills20% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Impact of Industrialization and Economic DevelopmentAvailable
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2
Adaptation of Social PoliciesAvailable
Long-form
3
Causes and Effects of Demographic ChangeAvailable
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4
Challenges from GlobalizationAvailable
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5
Impact of Global Economic/Technological ForcesAvailable
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6
Impact of Natural ResourcesAvailable
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7
International and Supranational OrganizationsAvailable
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8
Policies and Economic LiberalizationAvailable
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9
Political Responses to Global Market ForcesAvailable
Long-form

Political Culture and Participation

9 core skills20% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Political CultureAvailable
Long-form
2
Challenges from Political and Social CleavagesAvailable
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3
Civil SocietyAvailable
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4
Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesAvailable
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5
Forces that Impact Political ParticipationAvailable
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6
Nature and Role of Political ParticipationAvailable
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7
Political Values and BeliefsAvailable
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8
Political and Social CleavagesAvailable
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9
Political IdeologiesAvailable
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Political Institutions

9 core skills20% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Executive SystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential SystemsAvailable
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3
Executive Term LimitsAvailable
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4
Independent JudiciariesAvailable
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5
Independent LegislaturesAvailable
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6
Judicial SystemsAvailable
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7
Legislative SystemsAvailable
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8
Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential SystemsAvailable
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9
Removal of ExecutivesAvailable
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