Preparing for the AP U.S. Government and Politics Examination: Fast Track to a 5

Benwari Singh, a teacher since 1992, is a member of the Cherry Creek High School Social Studies Department. Beginning with AP U.S. History, he now teaches both AP Comparative Government and Politics and AP U.S. Government and Politics. A reader and now a table leader for AP Examination scoring, he has written two lessons in AP Comparative Government and Politics for the College Board, and is the author of several other books. Karen K. Waples has taught since 1989. Coordinator of the Social Studies Department at Cherry Creek High School, she has taught three Advanced Placement courses - U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, and Comparative Government and Politics. In 1997 she received the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in Education. A presenter at conferences nationwide, she is an author to several other books as well. David G. Benson has been teaching since 1979. A member of the Cherry Creek High School Social Studies Department, he comes to AP U.S. Government and Politics by way of U.S. History, Humanities, Law, world History, International Relations, World Geography, and AP Comparative Government and Polities. He has been an AP examination reader for the College Board and is an author of another review book.