Course Code: 323200
Open to: 12
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
Length of Course: One trimester
College Entrance: Meets one semester of UC/CSU (a) History/Social Science requirement
AP U.S. Government and Politics provides a college-level, nonpartisan introduction to key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts and visuals to gain an understanding of the relationships and interactions among political institutions, processes, and behavior. They also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based arguments. In addition, they complete a political science research or applied civics project. At the end of the course, students are strongly encouraged to take the AP Exam; this may result in the earning of college credits.