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.featured-image img { width: 100%; max-height: 560px; object-fit: cover; }
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/* Teen learning experience — October 2026 */
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/* Shared navigation, imagery, forms, and classroom layout */
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/* AP Gov case guides and accessible local practice tests. */
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/* Search and current-page cues */
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@media(max-width:480px){.btv-search div{flex-wrap:wrap}.btv-search input{width:100%;flex-basis:100%}}

.ap-subnav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 20px;margin:18px 0 26px;padding:16px 18px;border:1px solid var(--btv-line);border-left:4px solid var(--btv-gold);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5}.ap-subnav a{color:#101d32;font-weight:700}.flash-card{margin:14px 0;border:1px solid var(--btv-line);padding:15px 18px;background:#fff}.flash-card summary{font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}.flash-deck{margin:20px 0;padding:18px;background:#f2efe8}.flash-deck>summary{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}.entry-content textarea[readonly]{padding:14px;border:1px solid #697386;background:#fff;color:#202633;line-height:1.5}

/* Illustrated decision series */
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/* Section location and breadcrumb navigation. */
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.btv-breadcrumbs { margin: 0 0 22px; font: 13px/1.6 Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--btv-muted); }
.btv-breadcrumbs ol { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 10px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.btv-breadcrumbs li { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.btv-breadcrumbs li + li::before { content: "/"; margin-right: 10px; color: #697386; }
.btv-breadcrumbs [aria-current="page"] { color: var(--btv-ink); }