Course Introduction
 
AP U.S. Government and Politics provides a college-level, nonpartisan introduction to
key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that
characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students will
study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts and visuals
to gain an understanding of the relationships and interactions among political institutions,
processes, and behaviors. They will also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to
read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based
arguments. In addition, they will complete a political science research or applied civics project.