It’s about that time. The Advanced Placement^® Government & Politics Exam is around the corner. I’m sharing my top five tips to help you prepare students for the big day. These include some of the basics like knowing the obscure vocabulary and some of the AP^® Buzzwords, using the CED as a review checklist, citing and emphasizing stats in FRQ #3, C-Span’s “Cram for the Exam” show and clips, and bringing some calm before the storm.  

Check out the audio presentation below and download the presentation so you have access to the relevant links.  

Good luck! 

David Wolfford teaches Advanced Placement^® U.S. Government and Politics at Mariemont High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has served as an AP^® Reader. He has a B.A. in Secondary Education and an M.A. in Constitutional and Legal History, both from the University of Kentucky. He has conducted historical research projects on school desegregation and American political history. David has published in historical journals, such as Ohio Valley History and Kentucky Humanities. He has written on government, politics, and campaigns for national magazines and Cincinnati newspapers. He is a James Madison Fellow, a National Board-certified teacher, and a regular contributor to Social Education. David is editor of By George: Articles from the Ashland Daily Independent (Jesse Stuart Foundation) and editor of Ohio Social Studies Review.

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