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  • The College Board currently awards four types of AP Scholar Awards. Learn more about what each one signifies and how they demonstrate student success:

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    AP Scholar Awards: What You Should Know

    AP Scholar Awards: What You Should Know

    An AP Scholar Award is an acknowledgement that a student has studied several AP subjects and done well on the AP exams. Because the most important …

  • Democracy, literally meaning “rule by the people,” empowers individuals to exercise political control over the form and functions of their government. While they come in several forms, they tend to all share certain features:

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    What Is Democracy? Definition and Examples

    What Is Democracy? Definition and Examples

    A democracy is a form of government that empowers the people to exercise political control, limits the power of the head of state, provides for the …

  • Plutocracy describes a recognized type of government, such as democracy, communism, or monarchy, that either intentionally or by circumstance allows the wealthy to control most political and economic aspects of the society.

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    What Is Plutocracy? Definition and Examples

    What Is Plutocracy? Definition and Examples

    Plutocracy is a term describing a society governed either directly or indirectly by extremely wealthy people. A common characteristic of plutocracy …

  • Kleptocracy is a form of government in which the leaders, known as kleptocrats, use their political positions of power to gain or increase their personal wealth by stealing money and valuable resources from the countries they rule.

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    What Is Kleptocracy? Definition and Examples

    What Is Kleptocracy? Definition and Examples

    Kleptocracy is a form of government in which the leaders, known as kleptocrats, use their political positions of power to gain or increase their …