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1217 Advanced Placement Comparative Government & Politics
Grades 11 & 12: 1 Credit
What is an effective government? How do governments define and use political power?
AP Comparative Government and Politics is a one-credit course that introduce students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes of politics in a variety of country settings. The course aims to illustrate the rich diversity of political life, to show available institutional alternatives, to explain differences in processes and policy outcomes, and to communicate to students the importance of global political and economic changes. Comparison assists both in identifying problems and in analyzing policy-making. For instance, why are some countries stable democracies and not others? Students will be regularly engaged in debate, research and analysis and problem-solving scenarios to explore and evaluate political systems around the world.
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