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AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 4

Unit 4 · 13–18%

Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations

Rules for converting votes into seats shape parties, and parties shape those rules in return.

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Topics

  • Single-member and proportional systems
  • Party systems
  • Election administration
  • Interest groups and social movements

Lessons

Key terms

Original practice

Marlow Works questions. If this unit does not have its own items yet, you will see other questions from the same course.

1 of 3Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments · easy · multiple choice

Which comparison of regime type is most accurate for the AP Comparative course countries?

Original Marlow Works item — not a College Board question.

Take your time—this is practice, not a test.

Review checklist

  1. 01Name the electoral rule before predicting the party system.
  2. 02Distinguish one-party, dominant-party, and multiparty patterns.
  3. 03Give one example of an interest organization in a course country.

Related resources

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    AP Comparative Government and Politics course page

    Official five-unit framework and country comparison scope.

    College Board · All rights reserved · accessed 2026-10-01

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    Introduction to Political Science

    Open political science background for institutions and behavior.

    Open Textbook Library listing · CC BY · accessed 2026-10-01

    Open source