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Editorial Rob Franek, Senior VP, Publisher Mary Beth Garrick, Director of Production Selena Coppock, Senior Editor Calvin Cato, Editor Kristen O’Toole, Editor Meave Shelton, Editor Alyssa Wolff, Editorial Assistant Random House Publishing Team Tom Russell, Publisher Alison Stoltzfus, Publishing Director Ellen L Reed, Production Manager Dawn Ryan, Managing Editor Erika Pepe, Associate Production Manager Kristin Lindner, Production Supervisor Andrea Lau, Designer The Princeton Review, Inc 111 Speen Street, Suite 550 Framingham, MA 01701 E-mail: editorialsupport@review.com Copyright © 2013 by TPR Education Holdings IP, LLC Cover art © Jonathan Pozniak All rights reserved Published in the United States by Random House LLC, New York, a Penguin Random House Company, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto, Penguin Random House Companies eBook ISBN: 978-0-8041-2442-3 Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8041-2443-0 The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Board, which does not sponsor or endorse this product Editor: Meave Shelton Production Editor: Beth Hanson Production Coordinator: Blake Dennis v3.1 Acknowledgments The Princeton Review would like to give special thanks to the following individuals for their hard work on and contributions to this book: Mike Hernandez, Peter Hanink, Eliz Markowitz, Bryan Cunningham, Jennifer Amerkhanov, Kevin Kelly, David Stradley, Chris Stobart, and David Stoll Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Part I: Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score Preview: Your Expectations Knowledge, Your Guide to Using This Book How to Begin Your Diagnostic Test Diagnostic Test: Explanations Answers and Part II: About the AP U.S Government and Politics Exam The Structure of the AP Government and Politics Exam U.S How the AP U.S Government and Politics Exam is Scored How AP Exams Are Used Other Resources Designing Your Study Plan Part 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