Presidential Election Update American Government: Stories of a Nation

Presidential Election Update American Government: Stories of a Nation, 1st Edition, is a textbook designed for the AP U.S. Government and Politics course. Written by an AP teacher and exam reader, the volume aligns its units with the College Board curriculum framework and focuses on essential course concepts and practices.

Revisions prepared for this 2021 release incorporate information from the 2020 presidential election across sections addressing the presidency. The text also updates framing narratives, including a revised Chapter 7 that discusses the federal bureaucracy's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

To aid instructional pacing, the volume organizes chapters into 67 sections guided by learning targets and provides AP-style practice questions.