A comparative politics course using China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom to study regimes, institutions, participation, parties, elections, citizen organizations, development, and change.
A comparative politics course using China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom to study regimes, institutions, participation, parties, elections, citizen organizations, development, and change.
Pacing
5 units, 18-28 weeks self-paced
Units
5 unit sequence
Practice
400 checked answers
Support
Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
Compare political concepts, institutions, processes, policies, and behavior across the six required course countries.
Analyze political data and text sources for patterns, differences, causes, and limits.
Write AP-ready conceptual, quantitative, comparative, and argument responses with country-specific evidence.
Course command center
Know what to study, what to repair, and where to jump next
This track is organized as a mastery loop: source study, sequenced checks, Khan report evidence, then tutor handoff only when the data shows a real stuck point.
5
Units
400
Checks
80-80/unit
Range
Mastery loop
01Study
Use linked OER and companion sources before attempting checks.
02Practice
Move through numbered PeerTutor problems without skipping failed gates.
03Mirror
Enter Khan report evidence and let the adaptive plan rank repair units.
04Handoff
Bring exact misses, notes, and one sharp question to a tutor.
The bank is intentionally mixed across facets and difficulty so high scores cannot come from one narrow question style.
Facets
Concept60
Fluency15
Application70
Analysis90
Exam Readiness55
Metacognition110
Difficulty
Foundation155
Developing65
Proficient100
Advanced80
Khan progress mirror
Mirror outside mastery into PeerTutor practice
Khan Academy progress has to be entered from the student or tutor report. Khan does not provide a supported public progress API, so this mirror stores unit status locally and uses it to target PeerTutor checks.
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Khan report mirror
Khan Academy does not provide a supported public progress API or external API keys. PeerTutor stores student-provided report evidence and maps it to original practice instead.
Practice Political systems, regimes, and governments next
0 repair units and 5 practice units need attention before extension.
Unit 1practicePolitical systems, regimes, and governments
No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.
Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.
Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 2practicePolitical institutions
No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.
Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.
Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 3practicePolitical culture and participation
No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.
Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.
Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 4practiceParty and electoral systems and citizen organizations
No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.
Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.
Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 5practicePolitical and economic changes and development
No Khan mirror data yet; this is a normal practice candidate, not a proven weakness.
Complete 12 sequenced checks and advance only after misses are corrected.
Khan 0%80 PeerTutor checks
Unit 1Political systems, regimes, and governmentsRepair before advancing
Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.
Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Political systems, regimes, and governments", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.
Mapped skills: Use state, nation, regime, government, legitimacy, authority, democracy, authoritarianism, and stability. · Apply comparative methods and political data.
Unit 2Political institutionsRepair before advancing
Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.
Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Political institutions", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.
Mapped skills: Compare parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems plus executives, legislatures, judiciaries, and bureaucracies. · Trace formal and informal power.
Unit 3Political culture and participationRepair before advancing
Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.
Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Political culture and participation", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.
Mapped skills: Explain political socialization, ideology, civil rights, civil liberties, cleavages, participation, protest, and state response. · Use country evidence without stereotypes.
Unit 4Party and electoral systems and citizen organizationsRepair before advancing
Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.
Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.
Mapped skills: Compare electoral rules, party systems, interest groups, social movements, and civil society. · Connect rules to representation and competition.
Unit 5Political and economic changes and developmentRepair before advancing
Rebuild the unit: do 12 PeerTutor checks, log every miss, then ask a tutor from the error log.
Khan evidence to mirror: percent/mastery for "Political and economic changes and development", missed skill, last activity date, and the next Khan item assigned by the teacher report.
Mapped skills: Analyze globalization, liberalization, industrialization, demographics, social policy, reform, and political change. · Complete conceptual, quantitative, comparative, and argument tasks.
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Unit sequence
Built for independent progress first, then tutor support where the student gets stuck.
01
Political systems, regimes, and governments
Use state, nation, regime, government, legitimacy, authority, democracy, authoritarianism, and stability.
Apply comparative methods and political data.
Practice: Build a six-country regime comparison and write one evidence-based claim about legitimacy or stability.
Unit work plan
1
Source study
Start with AP Comparative Government and Politics and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Use state, nation, regime, government, legitimacy, authority, democracy, authoritarianism, and stability.
2
Foundation gate
Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.
3
Transfer gate
Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Build a six-country regime comparison and write one evidence-based claim about legitimacy or stability.
4
Repair loop
Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.
5
Tutor handoff
Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Apply comparative methods and political data.
Sequenced original practice checks
Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.
Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.
Learning analysis
0/80
Tried
0
Correct
0%
Mastery
Weakest facet: Concept
Concept0/12
Fluency0/3
Application0/14
Analysis0/18
Exam Readiness0/11
Metacognition0/22
#1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext
In Political systems, regimes, and governments, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?
#2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation
Which explanation is strongest?
#3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation
Which target best matches the AP Comparative Government & Politics unit "Political systems, regimes, and governments"?
#4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation
Which practice artifact should you produce for "Political systems, regimes, and governments" before asking a tutor for help?
#5Unit targetConceptfoundation
Which target best proves readiness for "Political systems, regimes, and governments"?
#6Second targetConceptfoundation
Which second target belongs to "Political systems, regimes, and governments"?
02
Political institutions
Compare parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems plus executives, legislatures, judiciaries, and bureaucracies.
Trace formal and informal power.
Practice: Compare executive-legislative relations in two course countries and explain one consequence for accountability.
Unit work plan
1
Source study
Start with AP Comparative Government and Politics and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Compare parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems plus executives, legislatures, judiciaries, and bureaucracies.
2
Foundation gate
Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.
3
Transfer gate
Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Compare executive-legislative relations in two course countries and explain one consequence for accountability.
4
Repair loop
Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.
5
Tutor handoff
Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Trace formal and informal power.
Sequenced original practice checks
Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.
Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.
Learning analysis
0/80
Tried
0
Correct
0%
Mastery
Weakest facet: Concept
Concept0/12
Fluency0/3
Application0/14
Analysis0/18
Exam Readiness0/11
Metacognition0/22
#1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext
In Political institutions, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?
#2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation
Which explanation is strongest?
#3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation
Which target best matches the AP Comparative Government & Politics unit "Political institutions"?
#4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation
Which practice artifact should you produce for "Political institutions" before asking a tutor for help?
#5Unit targetConceptfoundation
Which target best proves readiness for "Political institutions"?
#6Second targetConceptfoundation
Which second target belongs to "Political institutions"?
03
Political culture and participation
Explain political socialization, ideology, civil rights, civil liberties, cleavages, participation, protest, and state response.
Use country evidence without stereotypes.
Practice: Analyze participation data and compare how one social cleavage shapes politics in two countries.
Unit work plan
1
Source study
Start with AP Comparative Government and Politics and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Explain political socialization, ideology, civil rights, civil liberties, cleavages, participation, protest, and state response.
2
Foundation gate
Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.
3
Transfer gate
Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Analyze participation data and compare how one social cleavage shapes politics in two countries.
4
Repair loop
Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.
5
Tutor handoff
Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Use country evidence without stereotypes.
Sequenced original practice checks
Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.
Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.
Learning analysis
0/80
Tried
0
Correct
0%
Mastery
Weakest facet: Concept
Concept0/12
Fluency0/3
Application0/14
Analysis0/18
Exam Readiness0/11
Metacognition0/22
#1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext
In Political culture and participation, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?
#2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation
Which explanation is strongest?
#3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation
Which target best matches the AP Comparative Government & Politics unit "Political culture and participation"?
#4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation
Which practice artifact should you produce for "Political culture and participation" before asking a tutor for help?
#5Unit targetConceptfoundation
Which target best proves readiness for "Political culture and participation"?
#6Second targetConceptfoundation
Which second target belongs to "Political culture and participation"?
04
Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations
Compare electoral rules, party systems, interest groups, social movements, and civil society.
Connect rules to representation and competition.
Practice: Explain how one electoral-system difference changes party strategy or representation in two course countries.
Unit work plan
1
Source study
Start with AP Comparative Government and Politics and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Compare electoral rules, party systems, interest groups, social movements, and civil society.
2
Foundation gate
Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.
3
Transfer gate
Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Explain how one electoral-system difference changes party strategy or representation in two course countries.
4
Repair loop
Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.
5
Tutor handoff
Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Connect rules to representation and competition.
Sequenced original practice checks
Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.
Start the next sequenced check: #1 Source analysis. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.
Learning analysis
0/80
Tried
0
Correct
0%
Mastery
Weakest facet: Concept
Concept0/12
Fluency0/3
Application0/14
Analysis0/18
Exam Readiness0/11
Metacognition0/22
#1Source analysisAnalysisfoundationNext
In Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations, a firsthand document from the time being studied is a what source?
#2Evidence reasoningAnalysisfoundation
Which explanation is strongest?
#3Unit readinessExam Readinessfoundation
Which target best matches the AP Comparative Government & Politics unit "Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations"?
#4Practice artifactApplicationfoundation
Which practice artifact should you produce for "Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations" before asking a tutor for help?
#5Unit targetConceptfoundation
Which target best proves readiness for "Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations"?
#6Second targetConceptfoundation
Which second target belongs to "Party and electoral systems and citizen organizations"?
05
Political and economic changes and development
Analyze globalization, liberalization, industrialization, demographics, social policy, reform, and political change.
Complete conceptual, quantitative, comparative, and argument tasks.
Practice: Write a final comparative argument using evidence from three course countries plus one data-based qualification.
Unit work plan
1
Source study
Start with AP Comparative Government and Politics and Introduction to Political Science. Take notes until you can explain: Analyze globalization, liberalization, industrialization, demographics, social policy, reform, and political change.
2
Foundation gate
Do the first sequenced checks until the definitions, vocabulary, and setup are correct without hints.
3
Transfer gate
Produce the assignment artifact, then pass the application and analysis checks tied to: Write a final comparative argument using evidence from three course countries plus one data-based qualification.
4
Repair loop
Any miss becomes an error-log entry, a clean redo, and one nearby transfer problem before advancing.
5
Tutor handoff
Bring your attempted work, the exact missed check, and one question about: Complete conceptual, quantitative, comparative, and argument tasks.
Sequenced original practice checks
Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.