Unit 4
AP U.S. Government and Politics Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Political values, socialization, polling, ideology, and competing views about government policy.
Topics
- 4.1American Attitudes About Government and Politics
- 4.2Political Socialization
- 4.3Changes in Ideology
- 4.4Influence of Political Events on Ideology
- 4.5Measuring Public Opinion
- 4.6Evaluating Public Opinion Data
- 4.7Ideologies of Political Parties
- 4.8Ideology and Policymaking
- 4.9Ideology and Economic Policy
- 4.10Ideology and Social Policy
Unit check
10 questions drawn from every lesson in Unit 4. Each wrong answer links back to where the idea is taught.
Labs for this unit
- Topics 4.5, 4.6 and 5.2 Graph and polling reader Change fictional response counts and a graph’s baseline, then distinguish percentage differences, visual effects and sampling limits.
- Topics 1.6, 1.8, 2.2 and 4.6 FRQ writer and rubric self-check Practice evidence and reasoning in four response formats with a timer and a point-by-point comparison after writing.