AP Comparative Government and Politics
Advanced Placement course
Advanced Placement (AP) Comparative Government and Politics (also known as AP CoGo or AP CompGov) is an Advanced Placement comparative politics course and exam offered by the College Board. It was first administered in 1987.
Course
To better match a typical introductory college course, changes were made to the course and the exam in the fall of 2005. These changes include the following:
Greater emphasis on analysis of concepts and themes
Shifting focus to coverage of six core countries: China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom (France and India were eliminated)
Emphasis on themes such as citizen-state relations, democratization, globalization, political change, and public policy
Nations examined
The countries whose politics, political institutions, policy making, and political cultures are examined are the following:
Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria)
Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran)
People's Republic of China (China)
Russian Federation (Russia)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
United Mexican States (Mexico)
Former countries on the AP exam are the following:
French Republic (France)
Republic of India (India)
Note: For testing purposes, the College Board uses the names in parentheses when making reference to these sovereign entities.
Exam
(Changed for the 2020 exam)
55 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes
50% of score
Each question will have 4 options.
There will be 2 text-based sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions.
There will be 3 quantitative sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions.
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