American Government any advice?

[mybrodave]

Hi all!! Thanks for all the help you guys!!! I'm taking American Government and wanted to know if there are any tips on which book and websites are needed and what is enough?

Thanks

[Ruddigore]

Hi all!! Thanks for all the help you guys!!! I'm taking American Government and wanted to know if there are any tips on which book and websites are needed and what is enough?

Well, here's what I did to pass:

I studied about one week for this exam and passed with a 68.

Used the following to prepare:
• Standard Deviants DVDs (I watched these two before I did anything else)
• InstantCert Flash Cards
• A number of A Beka tests
• Two Peterson’s practice AP tests (See this link: http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...ams-2.html)

I had the rest of the A Beka program and a Complete Idiot’s Guide on hand, but never used them.

Standard Deviants is an excellent way to begin learning about American Government; it makes the IC flash cards far less daunting (after all, one of the sections contains 105 questions!). Though S. Dev. by itself would not be enough to pass the exam, I would not have done without it. That and IC is definitely enough (with the usual Wikipedia check for things you have never heard of before).

Having studied US History I definitely helped too. As I noted elsewhere on the forum, there were questions where I thought, "Hm, I didn't study this while I was studying for American Government... But I did study it when preparing for US History I!" Problem solved.

The questioning on the exam, though not particularly difficult, definitely had the potential to confuse. Every once in a while the use of an unfamiliar wording would require some extra thought. Just relax and try to figure out exactly what the question is asking.

The bottom line is the IC is very comprehensive and will give you a good base of easy questions to answer quickly so that you can concentrate on the less clear questions. There will always be a couple that simply don’t seem clear.

Hope that helps!
R.

[stassolo2]

Its one of the harder ones.

[Rhashad]

Instacert is right on for this one. Know the system of checks and balances and powers of congress.

Can't go wrong with IC on this one.

[NAP]

I also liked CliffNotes, which were available online. You can read my feedback here (just scroll down past the 3 history exams):

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...#post52148

[lwr05fsu]

Here is my study guide

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...government