The Higher Law Background of Constitutional Law | Edward S Corwin |
History of Political Philosophy | Leo Strauss |
Princeton Readings in Political Thought | Mitchell Cohen |
American Government: Readings and Cases | Peter Woll |
Common Sense, The Rights of Man | Thomas Paine |
The Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton |
American Scripture | Pauline Maier |
The U.S. Constitution: A Reader | Hillsdale College |
The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Decl. of Independence | Jack N. Rakove |
Democracy in America | Alexis de Tocqueville |
Crisis of the House Divided | Harry V. Jaffa |
Essential Supreme Court Decisions | John R. Vile |
Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process | Walter J. Oleszek |
Understanding the Presidency | James P. Pfiffner |
The Parties Versus the People | Mickey Edwards |
From Colony to Superpower | George C. Herring |
The Presidents Club | Nancy Gibbs |
Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam | Princeton Review |
American Government | Paul Soifer |
The Bottom Billion | Paul Collier |
Types of Government
The Constitution
Federalism
Jefferson vs Hamilton
US Division of Power
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Court System
US Presidents
Political Campaigns
Electoral College
Supreme Court Justices
Political Parties
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Do a survey of a course before you take it, such as reading a general history on the topic or several Wikipedia articles on the topic. This may include studying one of the many online university courses or other Top 20 Online resources such as the Khan Academy. This might also include studying an audio/visual course on the topic from your library or from The Great Courses Company (when on sale). These surveys give you a scaffolding in which to put particular facts.
Get off to a good start also by reading part of the textbook or the reading list before starting the course.
For AP Courses, review the course descriptions at www.apcentral.collegeboard.com and use review books or apps.
Develop and use flashcards from a site such as Quizlet and possibly a flashcard app for that topic.
Use study guides such as SparkNotes and review articles such as the Sunday Book Review from the New York Times.
Seek out a mentor or study group (without plagiarism) and ask questions.