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Essential Preparation Guide: Six Steps to Succeed in AP Comparative Politics

Ready to ace the AP Comparative Politics exam? This guide outlines six essential steps to ensure you're fully prepared. Get to know critical core terms and concepts, compare political institutions and electoral systems across the AP6 countries, and understand the political legitimacy of each government. Stay updated on recent elections to deepen your understanding of political culture. Use these insights to anticipate comparative analysis in your exam. Studying the provided cheat sheets and Ethel Wood's reviews will enhance your chances of achieving a top score.

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Essential Preparation Guide: Six Steps to Succeed in AP Comparative Politics

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  1. What should I do?! Six Steps Toward Being Ready

  2. Six Steps Toward Being Ready • AP Core Terms and Concepts  (The Green Sheet): • You've got to know these!  There is no way to get a 4 or a 5 on the exam with out knowing all of these terms and being define them with precision and clarity. • Also if you know all of the terms, comparisons between the AP6 become easier. • Political Institutions & Electoral Systems of each of AP6   • The Cheat Sheets should help you here. • It is critical to know the details of the electoral systems for executives and legislatures for each of the AP6.  How are people elected?  SMDP, PR, all of the elections rules....etc. • Political Legitimacy of each Government: • From where does each country's government derive it's political legitimacy. • Knowing this will inform you of the political culture of each of the AP6. • Recent Elections of Each of the AP6: • Study the most recent elections in each of the AP6.   • Know what happened, who won, who lost, why, any controversy that might have been involved, and what the result might say about the political culture of the place. • Anticipate Comparisons between AP6: • Page 7 of the Cheat Sheets are your source for this. • Remember:  Differences count as comparisons!  Of course, knowing your Core Terms and Concepts will help you enormously with this. • Ethel Wood Rocks! • Reread Ethel Wood's review of each of the AP6

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