AP Government and Politics Help - Learn by Concept

Learn by Concept

Concepts

• AP US Government

  • Civil Rights, Amendments, and Court Cases

    • Civil Rights

      • Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and Expression

      • History and Evolution of Civil Rights

      • Other Civil Rights

      • Rights of Minority Groups

      • Rights of the Accused

      • Role of Courts in Civil Rights

      • Women's Rights

    • Constitutional Amendments

      • Constitutional Amendments

      • Impact of Constitutional Amendments

      • Interpretation of Constitutional Amendments

      • The Bill of Rights

    • Court Cases

      • Impact of Notable Court Cases

      • Interpretation of Court Case Verdicts

      • Notable Court Cases

  • Constitution and Government Foundations

    • Constructing the Constitution

      • Bill of Rights

      • Concerns and Fears

      • Constitutional Convention

      • Federalism

      • Influencing Philosophies

      • Political Figures and Constitutional Framers

      • Separation of Powers

    • Modern Impacts of the Constitution

      • Constitutional Interpretations

      • Democratic Theory

      • Elitism

      • Pluralism

  • Fundamental Political Beliefs

    • Political Ideals and Beliefs

      • Citizen Role in Politics

      • Factors That Influence Beliefs in Politics

      • Forming Political Beliefs

      • Political Education

    • Political Participation

      • Mass Political Movements and Demonstrations

      • Other Political Participation

      • Protests

      • Voting

  • National Government Institutions

    • Bureaucracy

      • Bureaucracy Procedures

      • Political Role of the Bureaucracy

      • Structure of the Bureaucracy

    • Congress

      • Congressional Procedures

      • Political Role of Congress

      • Structure of Congress

    • Federal Courts

      • Federal Court Procedures

      • Political Role of the Federal Courts

      • Structure of the Federal Courts

    • Institutional Relationships

      • Relationships Between Federal Institutions

      • Relationships with Interest Groups

      • Relationships with Media

      • Relationships with State Institutions

      • Relationships with the Public

    • Presidency

      • Political Role of the Presidency

      • Presidential Procedures

      • Structure of the Presidency

  • Political Parties and Elections

    • Elections

      • Election Laws

      • Federal Election Proceedings

      • State Election Proceedings

      • Voting and Participation

    • Political Parties

      • Advantages and Disadvantages of Political Parties

      • Campaigning and Financial Implications

      • Evolution of the Party System

      • Historic Political Parties

      • Impact on Elections

      • Impact on Political Functionality

      • Modern Political Parties

  • Public Policy

    • Formation of Policies

      • Groups Influencing Public Policy

      • Policy Agendas

    • Implementation and Impact of Policies

      • Enactment of Public Policy

      • Iron Triangle

      • Policy Networks

    • Policy Relations

      • Foreign Relations

      • Relationship with Federalism

      • Relationship with Interest Groups and Parties

  • Special Interests and Mass Media

    • Interest Groups

      • Impact of Interest Groups in Politics

      • Lobbying and Interest Groups

      • Organization of Interest Groups

      • Party Affiliation and Interest Groups

      • Political Action Committees

    • Media Influence

      • Bias

      • Campaigning and Elections in the Media

      • Influence on Public Opinion

      • Portrayal and Image of Public Figures