<p>I’m wondering why AP Govt. is only available for seniors at my school. Shouldn’t it be taught concomitantly or before the APUSH course? Would it be of any benefit to study some topics of AP Govt. to know the inner-workings of the government, passing of bills, representation, etc.?</p>
<p>Is AP Govt. abstruse or difficult to get a 5 in?</p>
<p>The actual class of AP govt is really easy (at my school) and has a very good passing rate (with my teacher). At my school, most sophomores take the class (by force). I don’t know how hard it is to get a 5.</p>
<p>I heard it’s relatively easy to get a 5 in AP Gov.</p>
<p>^^^^ not true. the curve is REALLY harsh— last yr 6% got 5’s</p>
<p>yeah, it has a harsh curve.</p>
<p>at my school, sophomores take world history. and us history, which juniors take, is a prerequisite for ap gov. maybe your school does something similar.</p>
<p>haha…I made my post based on my school! oops…srry! :D</p>
<p>At my school, freshmen take world geography and sophomores take world history - not AP. Only in junior year can you take APUSH, and that is a prerequisite to AP Gov (at least in our school). </p>
<p>All other AP social studies (AP World, AP Euro, etc., are electives for juniors and seniors)</p>
<p>The class isn’t too hard.</p>
<p>The exam isn’t that hard either, but you have to do very well to get a 5. I only missed 3 questions MAX on the multiple choice, and I did well on the free response section, and I still got a 4. =/</p>
<p>^ wow…you only missed 3 quesitons and still gotta a 4???</p>
<p>OMG! that’s the worst curve I’ve ever seen. You can like, skip 20 questions on the Chem exam and still get a 5. </p>
<p>Just my luck. I chose to self-study the exam with the harsest curve. AH well…life still goes on</p>
<p>/semi-rant</p>
<p>Well, at my school, regular government is required and is taken by seniors, so offering AP government for seniors just goes along with that.</p>