Textbook for PoliSci

Read this like 6 times before I took the exam...

Main Takeaways:
1. Politics is everywhere. Whether you are looking for funding for your organization, paying sales tax when buying an ice cream, or going to school, the government is closely involved.
2. In a democratic society, it is ultimately the political action of the people that determines policy, albeit the extent of which may vary.
3. The American system has an intricate system of checks and balances that make it much harder for one person/institution to hold too much power.

Thoughts:
Considering I read an AP edition, I’m not surprised that it was boring. I find that books that center around tests are just very often extremely boring. I guess this shows how testing can ruin the joy in learning. Oh well.
Still, this book has its merits. Everything is explained relatively clearly, and if someone understands this book well, I’m sure they can do well on the AP government exam (hopefully that will be me). However, I think the book sometimes takes too many words on examples to a point where it does not help. Also, many of the pictures felt superfluous for me. The book did have some very neat diagrams and flow charts though.

They also conveyed the importance of politics and political action well.

Overall, it makes sense to read this book for AP government. Maybe the non-study/AP edition will be a more interesting read though.

Although this book is boring, like every other textbook. It is a very good resource for learning and studying AP Government

SPRING 2011 (St. Philip's College)
Federal Government
Prof. Dr. Gregory Hudspeth

Wretched. Soul-sucking. Helped me pass AP Government & Politics with flying colors. I regret every evening spent bent over this stupid book. I am so glad I had it as a resource.

SPOILERS: most of the characters die.

GUD BOOOK!!!!!!!!!

Good book. It gives thorough explanations of the way that politics work. It also has an online study site that can test you on all of the knowledge.

320.473

DNF over halfway through, it was pretty alright though. Definitely much better than I expected though.

A good textbook all in all. A good review over the US Government as a whole. I could see this as a high school text book over a college book in some ways though.

An invaluable resource, the textbook utilized in my AP Government class served as a beacon of knowledge. Its comprehensive content not only facilitated thorough note-taking but also proved instrumental in my preparation for the rigors of college placement tests.