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Discover the ultimate resource for AP® U.S. GoPo with American Government: Stories of a Nation for the AP® Course. Known for its precise alignment with the AP® framework, this text provides students with the content and skills application they need, while providing you with a resource program that makes teaching easier. This second edition contains new AP® Exam Practice boxes, revised AP®-style questions, new Supreme Court Case Briefs, and new AP® Political Science Skill boxes for even more practice and deeper understanding. Our teacher resource and video program now has significantly more content and features. Whether you're a seasoned educator or new to the course, these resources make your classroom experience seamless.
Features
Stories that Engage Students: Every chapter starts with a real-world story that shows how government principles impact real people. Enhance students’ learning experience by spotlighting practical application.
Integrated AP® Practice & Skills: Rather than tack on an AP® section at the end of every chapter, AP® Practice and Skills are woven throughout the text, providing a more engaging and effective learning experience.
New to This Edition
What’s new in this edition:NEW! Content comprehensively covers all CED topics with a new present day narrative.
NEW! Supreme Court Case Briefs break down each required case by facts, issues, decision and holdings, and reasoning in an easily identifiable and digestible table format.
NEW! Video program includes three types of videos:
NEW! Updated Achieve courseware with new AP®-style exam questions.
American Government: Stories of a Nation
Second Edition| ©2025
Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
Achieve is a comprehensive set of interconnected teaching and assessment tools that incorporate the most effective elements from Macmillan Learning's market leading solutions in a single, easy-to-use platform.
American Government: Stories of a Nation
Second Edition| 2025
Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
American Government: Stories of a Nation
Second Edition| 2025
Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
After working as an on-street counselor for homeless adolescents in Boston, Scott received a master of curriculum and instruction and taught fourth and seventh grades in Wisconsin public schools. Hoping to learn more about the underlying systems that drove educational outcomes, Scott completed an M.P.A in domestic policy and then a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University. Scott is now an associate professor of political science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of School Choice and the Future of American Democracy and No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, both from University of Michigan Press.
Formerly a trial attorney, Karen Waples has taught since 1989 and currently teaches AP® Comparative Government and Politics and AP® U.S. Government and Politics at Holy Family High School in Broomfield, Colorado. Karen has served as a reader, table leader, question leader, and exam leader for the AP® Comparative Government and Politics Exam and as a reader for the AP® U.S. Government and Politics and AP® U.S. History Exams. She is an endorsed consultant for the College Board® and leads workshops and institutes throughout the country for both the AP® Comparative Government and Politics course and the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course. Karen was the chair of the College Board® Social Science Academic Advisory Committee and was a member of the Curriculum Re-design Committee for AP® U.S. Government and Politics. She received the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education in 1997 and was recognized as a Cherry Creek High School Teacher of the Year in 2002.
American Government: Stories of a Nation
Second Edition| 2025
Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
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Second Edition| 2025
Scott Abernathy; Karen Waples
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