A substantial portion of the AP® US Government & Politics exam will test your knowledge of the three branches of government—executive, legislative and judicial—and how they interact, or ‘check’, each other’s powers. So let’s take a look at the Executive Branch—commonly thought of as the presidency.
You may not have realized it, but we live in a world defined by globalization. Whether you’ve been listening to the British artist Adele, watching a soccer match taking place in South Africa, or using a blender that was made in Singapore, you have been taking part in a widespread and complex global system. It has become such an integral part of our lives that we hardly think about how this system came to be and what the historical consequences have been.
Le Chatelier’s Principle, despite its intimidating name, is actually a very simple idea and quite important to AP® Chemistry. It simply means that if a reaction at equilibrium is disturbed in a way that would shift the balance to one side, the reaction will move to restore the equilibrium.
AP® European History crash course on the Agricultural Revolution, we will explain the concept of the British Agricultural. This period of history is considered pivotal in the development of modern Europe because it allowed for the rapidly growing population to thrive in England. The actual time period over which the British Agricultural Revolution took place is debated.
The Enlightenment, otherwise known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason, took place from the 1650s through the 1780s. The Age of Enlightenment is characterized by social, economic, and political advancement of thought through reason, science, and an increase in literate skill. This AP® European History crash course on The Enlightenment will cover the core concept, explore the purpose of this age in European history, and review eventualities in which you might encounter The Enlightenment on the AP® Euro test. Continue reading for an AP® European History review of the Enlightenment!
This AP® European History crash course, covering the Russian Revolution of the early 20th century, will briefly introduce you to the concept and how it will relate to the AP® European History exam, as well as explain the background, the conflict, and the effects of this seminal moment in the development of European and, on a grander scale, World history.
The 89 years between the commencement of the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559 and the end of the Thirty Years’ War in 1648 were marred by true holy wars. The last truly dynastic war of the 1500s, the Hapsburg-Valois Wars, ended in 1559 and made way for a series of conflicts fought in a large part over religion.
If you are an AP® European History student, you should use the College Board’s AP® European History Course and Exam Description as a guide for your AP® Euro review. We looked at it and determined that one of the most important topics you should include in your AP® Euro review for the AP® European History test is the Industrial Revolution.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the motivational idea that before any person, or any other organism, can fully fulfill his or her potential, of which he or she must move through the five important steps, or important motivations, of Maslow’s hierarchy. Through this AP® Psychology crash course we will go over these aspects of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in order to achieve AP® Psychology self-actualization.
The AP® US Government & Politics exam has four FRQs, or free-response questions. You must answer all four of the FRQs, and you have 100 minutes to do so. The essays test your ability to think critically, analyze the topics studied in the course and demonstrate an understanding of the connections between the various parts of government.