AP Exam Study Schedule – 2014

Date / What to Study*
4/10-18 (8:00-10:30) / Voluntary Study during STAR testing – In lieu of mandatory after-school study sessions
Tuesday, 4/22 / Unit-specific studyitems/ Free Response Questions – 1999-2000
  • Read and know Chapter 5 (PR[**])
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 1-4
  • Take AP Practice Exam 1 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Wednesday, 4/23 / Unit-specificstudy items/Free Response Questions – 2001-2002
  • Read and know Chapter 6 (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 5-6 & 10
  • Take AP Practice Exam 2 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Thursday, 4/24 / Unit-specificstudy items/Free Response Questions – 2003-2004
  • Read and know Chapter 7 (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 7-9
  • Take AP Practice Exam 3 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Friday, 4/25 / Unit-specific studyitems/Free Response Questions – 2005-2006
  • Read and know Chapter 8 (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter test (PT) 8
  • Take AP Practice Exam 4 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**
Monday, 4/28 / Unit-specificstudy items/Free Response Questions – 2007-2008
  • Read and know Chapter 79 (Congress, p. 79-88) (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter test (PT) 11
  • Take AP Practice Exam 5 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Date / What to Study*
Tuesday, 4/29 / Unit-specific study items/Free Response Questions – 2009-2010
  • Read and know Chapter 9 (Presidency & the Judiciary, p. 88-102) (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 12-14
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Wednesday, 4/30 / Unit-specific study items/Free Response Questions – 2011
  • Read and know Chapter 10 (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 15-17
  • Re-review AP Practice Exam 1 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Thursday, 5/1 / Unit-specific study items: (3-N/S)
  • Read and know Chapter 11 (PR**)
  • Know definitions (FC and PR)
  • Take practice chapter tests (PT) 18-19
  • Re-review AP Practice Exam 2 (USQ)
  • Unit I Class Discussion
Ongoing Review & Study**:
Friday, 5/2 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams

Saturday, 5/3 / N/A
Monday, 5/5 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams
Mandatory after-school sessions
Date / What to Study*
Tuesday, 5/6 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams
Mandatory after-school sessions
Wednesday, 5/7 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams
Mandatory after-school sessions
Thursday, 5/8 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams
Mandatory after-school sessions
Friday, 5/9 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Review AP Test Prep Book chapters
  • Review previous year’s free response essay questions**
  • Memorize Supreme Court cases and key legislation**
  • Examine AP Gov Key Topics
  • Continue reviewing Practice Chapter Tests and AP Practice Exams
Mandatory after-school sessions
Saturday, 5/10 / TALON Study Session
Monday, 5/12 /
  • Study areas where further study is needed
  • Get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy, sugar-free breakfast
Mandatory after-school sessions
Tuesday, 5/13 / AP Exam

*Reference acronyms:

  • PR – Princeton Review Book
  • FC – Flash cards (on Website)
  • PT – Practice tests (Questions and answers on Website)
  • USQ – Unit Sample Questions (Questions and answers on Website)

**Ongoing review items (all found on Website):

  • Past free Response Questions
  • More Free Response Questions
  • Supreme Court Cases To Know
  • Summary of Court Cases
  • Key Legislation to know
  • AP Gov Key Topics
  • Web-Based Games (for Court cases)
  • Voluminous Test Bank (Huge PDF file!)

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 Reference acronyms on last page

[**] Ongoing review items are on last page.