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= AP Government and Politics Exam Guide for Unit IV=

Each of the links below contain all of the Wilson Study Guides for each chapter (featuring outlines, matching, true/false, multiple choice, and SRQs) that came from the 12th edition of the Wilson workbook. The multiple choice questions found on your unit exam may be taken from this bank of questions...study and review all of them in order to prepare!

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The following SRQ (Short Response Questions) are the actual questions that were originally found in the Advanced Placement United States History Exams that have been held since 1999. Learn from the past and anticipate answering similar questions on the AP Exam this year...


 * 2004 Exam - Question 3:** Minor parties (third parties) have been a common feature of United States politics.
 * Describe the point of view expressed about minor paries in the policial cartoon located here.
 * Identify and explain how two rules of the United States electoral system act as obstacles to minor-party candidates winning elections.
 * Minor parties make important contributions to the United States political system in spite of the institutional obstacles to their candidates' success. Describe two of these contributions.


 * 2008 Exam - Question 1:** Congressional reapportionment and redistricting are conducted every ten years. When redistricting is conducted, politicians often engage in gerrymandering.
 * Define congressional reapportionment and explain one reason why it is import to states.
 * Define congressional redistricting.
 * Explain two goals of politicians when they gerrymander during redistricting.
 * Describe two limits that the United States Supreme Court has placed on congressional redistricting.

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