This college-level, nonpartisan, year-long class is divided into two courses. The AP U.S. Government and Politics course analyzes and interprets the Constitution, important political documents, Supreme Court decisions, and data to better understand the American national government and the political actors who interact with it. The AP Comparative Government and Politics course defines and describes major political concepts, analyzes patterns of political processes and behavior and their consequences, and compares and contrasts political institutions and processes across the six core countries. Students enrolled in the class are also expected to take at least ONE of the corresponding AP exams in place of an end-of-the-year cumulative final.