American Government: Stories of a Nation for the AP® Course
Product identity
- Publisher
- BFW Publishers
- Program family
- American Government: Stories of a Nation
- Edition
- 2nd Edition (©2025)
Instructional fit
- Courses
- AP United States Government and Politics; grades 9–12
- Role explanation
- Core textbook and digital curriculum for AP United States Government and Politics.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Print and digital program supported by Achieve, a document and case reader, video, AP practice, assessment, and teacher resources.
- Included components
- Hardcover student edition; teacher edition; Achieve courseware and e-book; Foundational Documents and Court Cases Reader; Supreme Court case briefs; AP Political Science Skills; AP Exam Practice; data and graphs; videos; chapter and unit assessment; full practice exam; teacher resources.
- Languages and support
- English with clear unit organization, learning targets, document commentary, guided questions, visual data, glossary support, digital accessibility, and teacher resources.
Links and notes
- Vendor product URL
- Visit publisher product page
- Curriculum notes
- The source inventory identified the first edition and Bedford, Freeman & Worth. The current BFW Publishers edition is the 2nd Edition, copyright 2025. The first-edition duplicate formerly tracked as HSS-024 was merged into this product record.
Availability
- Product availability
- Available
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
An AP U.S. Government and Politics program using real-world stories, foundational documents, required cases, political-science skills, data, policy, AP practice, and Achieve digital courseware.
American Government: Stories of a Nation for the AP® Course frames government principles through stories showing how institutions and public policy affect people. Its unit structure aligns with the AP framework and integrates foundational documents, required Supreme Court cases, political-science skills, data and graph analysis, public policy, multiple-choice and free-response practice, and a full practice exam. Achieve adds course management, assessment, e-book, and video resources.